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Avatar is a 2009 Americanepic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi—a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to a genetically engineered Na'vi body with the mind of a remotely located human, and is used to interact with the natives of Pandora.
Development of Avatar began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film. Work on the language of the film's extraterrestrial beings began in summer 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and fictional universe in early 2006.Avatar was officially budgeted at $237 million. Other estimates put the cost between $280 million and $310 million for production and at $150 million for promotion. The film made extensive use of cutting edge motion capture filming techniques, and was released for traditional viewing, 3-D viewing (using the RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats), and for "4-D" experiences in select South Korean theaters. The stereoscopic filmmaking was touted as a breakthrough in cinematic technology.
Actors: Emily D. Haley (actress), Diedrich Bader (actor), Nick Gomez (actor), Beau Brasseaux (actor), Justin Begnaud (miscellaneous crew), Peter Safran (producer), Evan King (actor), Rob Steinberg (actor), Angel De La Vina (miscellaneous crew), Gene Kevin Hames Jr. (actor), Kathy Chambless Oliver (miscellaneous crew), Scott Willmann (producer), Jason Friedberg (writer), Jason Friedberg (director), Aaron Seltzer (director),
Plot: Set in the most depressing corner of a postapocalyptic future, our heroine Kantmiss Evershot (Maiara Walsh) volunteers to take her manipulative younger sister's place in the seventy-fifth annual "Starving Games." In doing so, she must leave behind her smoldering just-a-friend Dale (Brant Daugherty) and team up with the geeky baker's son Peter Malarkey (Cody Allen Christian) in a fight for her life. But wait, there's more! She could also win an old ham, a coupon for a foot-long sub at a six-inch price, and a partially eaten pickle! In The Starving Games, Friedberg and Seltzer's sixth cinematic spoof of box-office hits, the prolific parody duo has its sights trained on the adventure blockbuster The Hunger Games! It's all the laughs and half the calories as they sling dozens of cock-eyed, barbed arrows at sci-fi, action and fantasy films from The Avengers and Oz the Great and Powerful to pop culture characters and celebrities like Harry Potter and Taylor Swift.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Sharon Pinkenson (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress), Jamie Kennedy (actor), Brieann Rich (miscellaneous crew), Alexa Vega (actress), Christopher Brady (composer), John Schuman (miscellaneous crew), Chris Wyatt (actor), Chris Wyatt (producer), Joel Garland (actor), Thomas Walton (actor), Adam Shapiro (actor), Stacy Rowe (miscellaneous crew), Justin Wineburgh (miscellaneous crew), Madeline Carroll (actress),
Plot: A good-hearted musician struggles to find a way to tell his beautiful barista coworker that he loves her, despite the fact that she is in a relationship. Meanwhile, regulars and customers at the café where they work have their own problems and encounters. A police officer keeps his eye on his wayward cousin, who owes money to a charismatic dealer, and a married man contemplates his relationship with a good-looking new acquaintance. However, one customer believes he is in fact the main character in a computer simulation of modern life, set in the microcosm of the café, all designed by a young girl.
Keywords: barista, free-will, omniscience, one-word-title, virtual-worldActors: Hans Fjellestad (composer), Hans Fjellestad (actor), Brad Cooper (editor), Brad Cooper (director), Roger Fojas (actor), Treiops Treyfid (director), Treiops Treyfid (actor), Michelle LaVon (actress), Treiops Treyfid (producer), Maggie Rose Lally (actress), The Little Red Writer (actor), Nichole Hanley (actor),
Plot: The aim of Plastic Incanation is to portray the realities of the current 'oil age' in which we are immersed, in deconstructed form. The film includes several performers, abstract improvised music, elaborate costumes made from recycled elements, Butoh-inspired dance, and pattern-based choreography. Created by Los Angeles artist, Treiops Treyfid.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Justin Chon (actor), Jermaine Stegall (composer), Justin Lutsky (editor), Volney McFarlin (miscellaneous crew), Erika Cervantes (writer), Ilram Choi (actor), Sasha Knezev (producer), Kaylon Hunt (producer), Jarrett Lee Conaway (producer), Jarrett Lee Conaway (writer), Jarrett Lee Conaway (director), Alice Hunter (actress), Vai Tiare (actress), Jessen Noviello (actor), David Lehre (actor),
Plot: It tells the story of Hugo Park a misspent youth whose only outlet for angst is a 4D fighting video-game called "Super Turbo Arena". When Pharaoh King, the Michael Jordan of cyber-sports, announces a tournament to determine who will join his pro-team, Hugo sets his eyes on the prize. But, Hugo isn't the only gamer who wants fame and glory. If Hugo wants to win he's going to have to beat Shamus, the all time Turbo champ at the local Pandemonium arcade, and Ruse Kapri, a feisty prep girl that knows how to win. Realizing he can't win on his skill alone, Hugo turns to his brother Tobias a former kick-boxer whose last match left him wheel-chair ridden. Together the two will mend old wounds and see if a washed up street fighter can teach a troubled teen how to become a virtual gladiator!
Keywords: fighting-game, fistfight, martial-arts, violenceActors: Murray Melvin (actor), Marc Wolff (miscellaneous crew), Bill Paxton (actor), Elmer Bernstein (composer), Roshan Seth (actor), Geoff Freeman (miscellaneous crew), Robbie Coltrane (actor), F. Murray Abraham (actor), Ben Kingsley (actor), Bruce Boa (actor), Mark Hamill (actor), Heathcote Williams (actor), Ricco Ross (actor), Terry Rawlings (editor), Gary Kurtz (producer),
Plot: In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of the hands of two police officers, planning to get the bounty himself. These in turn try to hunt the two men down.
Keywords: adventurer, airplane, airplane-crash, ammunition-seller, android, arms-smuggling, arrest, artifact, aviator, balloonActors: Heinrich Himmler (actor), Ralph Bakshi (director), Adolf Hitler (actor), Ralph Bakshi (producer), Ralph Bakshi (actor), Ralph Bakshi (actor), Ralph Bakshi (writer), Peter Hobbs (actor), Bob Holt (actor), Susan Tyrrell (actress), David Proval (actor), Mark Hamill (actor), Susan Anton (actress), Susan Anton (actress), Richard Romanus (actor),
Plot: In a post apocalyptic future that appears as a blend of World War II Europe and J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, a pint-size wizard named Avatar must save the world from a band of fascist mutants controlled by his evil twin brother, Blackwolf, who likes to confuse enemy armies by projecting films of Adolf Hitler speeches during attacks. Painted live-action footage of advancing Nazi armies contrasts with Saturday-morning-cartoon-style animation of fairies and elves as Avatar travels through various magical and radioactive realms on his quest. Aiding him are the beautiful Fairy princess Elinore, hot-blooded warrior elf Weehawk, and Peace, a misunderstood robot rebelling against his Blackwolf-controlled programming. A bizarre and psychedelic meditation on magic vs. technology, this ultimate futuristic fantastic epic cult film still finds an audience on college campuses and will prove quite rewarding to viewers in the right frame of mind.
Keywords: 2d-animation, anti-nazi, anti-technology, assassin, assassination-plot, blood-spatter, comic-relief, critically-acclaimed, cult-director, cult-film