A movie studio famous for its “mockbuster” B-movie spoofs of Hollywood hits has set its sights on James Cameron’s epic love story, Titanic. The Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet-assisted smash captivated audiences in 1997 and until this year, held the distinction as the world’s highest-grossing film of all-time. Ah — sounds like the perfect target for the comedic [...]
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DiCaprio says he had more luck with girls before ‘Titanic’
July 22nd, 2010 |
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American actor Leonardo DiCaprio has said that he had better luck with meeting the ladies before he shot to fame with the 1997 romantic ‘Titanic’. “I had better success meeting girls before ‘Titanic’,†DiCaprio told The Rolling Stone. “My interactions with them didn’t have all the stigma behind it, not to mention there wasn’t a [...]
‘Titanic’ to be re-released in 3D, says James Cameron
March 16th, 2010 |
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Director James Cameron has revealed that he will re-release his 1997 hit ‘Titanic’ in 3D.
The movie may hit screens in 2012, to mark 100 years since the sinking of the ship.
“We”re targeting spring of 2012 for the release (of a 3D version of Titanic), which is the 100 year anniversary of the sailing of [...]
Leonardo DiCaprio says friends keep him grounded
February 18th, 2010 |
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Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that his friends keep him grounded.
The ‘Titanic’ star said that stardom has a negative effect on a lot of good actors.
“Just because you”ve done a good performance once, doesn”t mean you”re always going to be good. That’’s why some of the greatest actors in the world have gone a little bit [...]
“Avatar†World’s Highest-Grossing Movie; Blue Aliens Sink “Titanic†With $1.859 Billion
January 26th, 2010 |
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The Titanic just hit an iceberg called Avatar.
James Cameron’s computer-animated blockbuster Avatar has officially topped the lenman’s 1997 period drama Titanic to become the world’s highest grossing movie ever, distributor 20th Century Fox said Tuesday.
The film — which stars Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, and Zoe Saldana as blue creatures from a Utopian world called Pandora [...]
Avatar poised to overtake Titanic at global box-office
January 25th, 2010 |
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James Cameron’’s ‘Avatar’ is all set to beat Titanic at the box office.
The 20th Century Fox sci-fi spectacle is number 1 in the US for the sixth weekend in a row with 36 million dollars.
The film lifted its domestic total to 552.8 million dollars, according to studio estimates.
Avatar raised its worldwide total to 1.841 billion—that [...]
“Avatar†Hits $1 Billion Mark
January 4th, 2010 |
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James Cameron’s Avatar has reached the $1 billion mark at the international box office — making it the Titanic director’s second film to reach the milestone.
The 3D epic — which has earned $352 million in North America — hit the mark after only 17 days in release.
There have only been a handful of films that [...]
Sept. 30, 1861: A Novelist With a Nose for Disaster
September 30th, 2009 |
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1861: American novelist and short-story writer Morgan Robertson is born. His 1898 novel, Futility, eerily foretells one of the 20th century’s great man-made disasters: the sinking of the Titanic
The similarities between Futility and subsequent actual events are startling, beginning with the names of the ships. Morgan Robertson called his liner Titan, which is just a [...]
“Titanic†3D Theatrical Release
September 23rd, 2009 |
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Titanic is ready to sail its way back into theaters — in 3D! James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster, which saw a young Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as unlikely lovers and grossed $1.8 billion at the international box office, will soon be re-released in 3D, according to The Hollywood Reporter.