2012 Articles

Mark Robson's Earthquake in Los Angeles An acquaintance of an acquaintance of a friend claims he has predicted several catastrophes in the not-too-distant past: the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Japanese earthquake, the George W. Bush election and reelection, the near-collapse of the international banking system. His latest claim: the Big One will shake and rattle Los Angeles next December 25. Talk about a memorable Christmas [...]

James Cameron's Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox) (top); Roland Emmerich's 2012 (Columbia TriStar Marketing Group) (middle); J.J. Abrams' Star Trek (Industrial Light & Magic / Paramount) (bottom) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 2010 Academy Awards. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: Avatar District [...]

Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Jaap Buitendijk / Warner Bros.) (top); Sam Worthington in Avatar (WETA / 20th Century Fox) (middle); Kirsten Stewart, Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Kimberley French / Summit Entertainment) (bottom) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, was the biggest worldwide box-office hit in 2009, grossing $929.4 [...]

Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Jaap Buitendijk / Warner Bros.) (top); Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Kimberley French / Summit Entertainment) What were the biggest international box-office hits of 2009? Below are a couple of samples: David Yates' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, had the [...]