Tag: Titanic
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The Alternate Ending to ‘Titanic’ Turned the Film Into an Afternoon Special
James Cameron’s Titanic is perhaps one of the most timeless epic romances in the history of cinema. Its sweeping score, spectacular special effects, and romantic heart captured many people in 1997. It became the highest-grossing film of all time for years, only to be usurped by Cameron yet again with Avatar, another epic romance. But…
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‘Titanic’ Marked the End of a Very Specific Type of Hollywood Blockbuster
Looking over the list of the highest-grossing movies in history at the worldwide box office, Titanic certainly stands out as something unique compared to the other movies dominating the top 10 on that chart. Sure, Titanic was a super-expensive movie full of groundbreaking visual effects work based on extremely well-known material that everyone young and…
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Is ‘Titanic’ Actually a Timeless Love Story?
Following Titanic‘s recent return to theaters for its 25th anniversary, and to the tune of an extra $22.3 million, the discussion floodgates (ahem) once again opened regarding the disaster-romance’s merits. Writer-director James Cameron put the door debate to bed with science, sure, but is Titanic even good? Seriously, though, isn’t it overrated? Dissecting a pop…
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Netflix Stirs Outrage for Streaming James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ After Submersible Tragedy, but the Timing Is a Coincidence
Among the handful of new titles arriving on Netflix on July 1 is James Cameron’s “Titanic,” an addition that is rubbing some people the wrong way given last week’s tragedy aboard the OceanGate Titan submersible. Five members traveling inside the Titan were killed when the submersible imploded while en route to visit the wreckage of…
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James Cameron Says Titan Submersible Deaths Are ‘Impossible to Process,’ Diving Community Had Been ‘Concerned’ About the Sub
“Titanic” director James Cameron spoke out during an ABC News interview about the tourist submersible Titan that lost contact on its way to reach the wreck of the famous passenger liner.After submarine company OceanGate released a statement on Thursday saying that the five people who went down are believed dead, Cameron gave his thoughts on…
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James Cameron on Titan submersible deaths: ‘Impossible for me to process’
Titanic film-maker discusses loss of five lives at Titanic wreck site, claiming engineering experts were ‘very concerned’ about mini-subDirector James Cameron has spoken out about the Titan submersible tragedy.The Titanic film-maker appeared on ABC News after today’s announcement that the crew are believed to have died in a “catastrophic implosion”. The five men were in…
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Why ‘Jurassic Park’ Is Better Than Its Sequels
It’s not a hot take to consider the first Jurassic Park to be the best of the franchise. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dinosaur adventure was one of the biggest movies ever released, becoming the highest grossing film of all time up to that point, only being surpassed by Titanic. It spawned one of the most lucrative…
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A ‘Titanic’ Megafan Has 1,560 Copies on VHS. He Won’t Stop Until He Has 1 Million
Within 30 seconds of meeting Jd, better known as titanicfan97 on TikTok, he’ll introduce you to Jack Dawson, i.e. a large dummy with head of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character of the same name from the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic.”“We got Jack Dawson,” he says over Zoom, pointing to an enormous shrine of the movie behind him. “And…
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Wins Seven Oscars, Is Most-Awarded Best Picture Since ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Winning best picture at the Academy Awards, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” capped off a ground-breaking awards season and became the most-awarded best picture winner since 2008’s “Slumdog Millionaire.”“Everything Everywhere” took home seven Oscars on Sunday night, including best picture, director, original screenplay, lead actress, supporting actress, supporting actor and editing.At the 2009 Oscars, Danny…