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	<title>Rope of Silicon &#187; Avatar</title>
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		<title>What Does It Mean to Have &quot;Good&quot; 3-D?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-does-it-mean-to-have-good-3-d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-does-it-mean-to-have-good-3-d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions for the Audience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Amazing Spider-Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<i>The Amazing Spider-Man</i> debuted new footage and a new 3-D trailer recently and it's already earning kudos and compliments that it looks good in 3-D. This makes me wonder, what makes a good 3-D movie?]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood Has Sci-Fi On the Mind: Are They Risking Audience Fatigue?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/hollywood-has-sci-fi-on-the-mind-are-they-risking-audience-fatigue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/hollywood-has-sci-fi-on-the-mind-are-they-risking-audience-fatigue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Blumeyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions for the Audience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elysium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gravity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Logan's Run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oblivion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prometheus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=38065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A scene from Avatar Photo: 20th Century Fox As one of RopeofSilicon&#039;s news contributors, I spend a lot of time scouring the web for casting news and updates on the progress of in-development projects to post in one of my news roundups. Something I&#039;ve noticed over the past six months or so is a massive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remix: Inspiring &#039;Avatar,&#039; &#039;Kill Bill,&#039; &#039;Star Wars&#039; and Others</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/remix-inspiring-avatar-kill-bill-star-wars-and-others/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/remix-inspiring-avatar-kill-bill-star-wars-and-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fan Made Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=36362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today feels like a tremendously lazy day for me, what with the Stanley Kubrick compilation, posting the Captain America poster and now a pair of independently produced gems. First we have a segment of Kirby Ferguson&#039;s &#034;Everthing&#039;s a Remix&#034; video series taking a look at a variety of films and the films that paved the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#039;re Giving Away Two (2) Copies of the &#039;Avatar: Collector&#039;s Edition&#039; On DVD</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/were-giving-away-two-2-copies-of-the-avatar-collectors-edition-on-dvd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/were-giving-away-two-2-copies-of-the-avatar-collectors-edition-on-dvd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=33685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Fox Home Entertainment I don&#039;t do a lot of giveaways around here so maybe this is seen as a big deal, but today I am offering up two (2) copies of the DVD edition of the recently released Avatar: Collector&#039;s Edition. If you&#039;re wondering just exactly what this set includes, here&#039;s a taste: Disc [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>Christopher Nolan to be Honored by Visual Effects Society</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christopher-nolan-to-be-honored-by-visual-effects-society/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/christopher-nolan-to-be-honored-by-visual-effects-society/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Cameron]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Visual Effects Society will unveil their winners for 2010&#039;s best visual effects on January 28 and at the same time they are set to award Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight) with the Society&#039;s inaugural VES Visionary Award. As reported by The Envelope, the award is designed to honor &#034;an individual who has uniquely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: November 16, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-week-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-november-16-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-week-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-november-16-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[This Week On DVD and Blu-ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats and Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metropolis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mutiny on the Bounty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Kids are All Right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Last Airbender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Lottery Ticket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Night of the Hunter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=33300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DVD LINKS: DVD NEWS &#124; RELEASE DATES &#124; NEW DVDS &#124; REVIEWS &#124; RSS FEED The Complete Metropolis CORRECTION: Only the DVD edition comes out this week. The Blu-ray will be released next week. I have the Blu-ray edition of this, but haven&#039;t had the time to watch it yet, but will over the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pair of Clips from the &#039;Avatar&#039; Extended Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/pair-of-clips-from-avatar-extended-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/pair-of-clips-from-avatar-extended-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sidebar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=33096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Fox Home Entertainment The Avatar (Collector&#039;s Edition) DVD and Blu-ray arrive next Tuesday and in advance Fox has started doing a little publicity for the release with the following two clips. For more information on the DVD release click here and for the Blu-ray click here. You can also click here to preorder the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Cameron Commits to Directing &#039;Avatar 2&#039; and &#039;3&#039; as His Next Films</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/james-cameron-commits-to-directing-avatar-2-and-3-as-his-next-films/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/james-cameron-commits-to-directing-avatar-2-and-3-as-his-next-films/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sequel Round-Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar 3]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=32594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in Avatar Photo: 20th Century Fox Fox announced today James Cameron will write and direct Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 for the studio with tentative expectation to film them back-to-back with an anticipated release schedule starting in December 2014 followed by the third film in December 2015. Cameron&#039;s goal is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#039;Avatar&#039; Extended Blu-ray and DVD Set for November, but Will You Buy It?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-extended-blu-ray-and-dvd-set-for-november-but-will-you-buy-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-extended-blu-ray-and-dvd-set-for-november-but-will-you-buy-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Video News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=31827</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo: Fox Home Entertainment NOTE: You can preorder the Avatar: Collector&#039;s Edition from Amazon right now by clicking here. The DVD is currently priced at $22.99 and the Blu-ray for $35.99. After being released on December 18, 2009 James Cameron&#039;s Avatar went on to make over $749 million domestically before it ended that theatrical run [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#039;Avatar&#039; DVD and Blu-ray to Include an Even Longer Cut of the Film</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-dvd-and-blu-ray-to-include-an-even-longer-cut-of-the-film/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-dvd-and-blu-ray-to-include-an-even-longer-cut-of-the-film/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Video News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=30584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend Avatar returns to theaters with an additional 9 minutes of new footage with what is being dubbed Avatar: Special Edition. The film is expected to make its way into over 700 traditional and IMAX 3D theaters around the country, and I actually hope to catch it as I never did get a chance [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Latest MPAA Ratings: BULLETIN NO: 2133</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2133/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2133/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Ratings Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[127 Hours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha and Omega]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Swan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buried]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easy A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inside Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piranha 3D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resident Evil: Afterlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Town]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Virginity Hit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=30141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the new MPAA ratings from BULLETIN NO: 2133. 127 Hours Rated R For language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images. Release Date: November 5, 2010 Alpha And Omega Rated PG For rude humor and some mild action. Release Date: September 17, 2010 Avatar Special Edition Re-Release Rated PG-13 For intense epic battle sequences [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Oscar Rules Deem Motion Capture &#039;Not an Animation Technique&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-oscar-rules-deem-motion-capture-not-an-animation-technique/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/new-oscar-rules-deem-motion-capture-not-an-animation-technique/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=29012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Zoe Saldana in Avatar Photo: 20th Century Fox Last year I wrote an editorial headlined &#034;Should &#039;Avatar&#039; Be Considered for Best Animated Oscar?&#034; I asked this based on the fact it was using motion capture techniques such as those used in Disney&#039;s A Christmas Carol, which was one of the 20 animated films to make [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>UPDATED: &#039;Avatar&#039; Extended Edition Ready to Hit Theaters in August</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-extended-edition-ready-to-hit-theaters-in-august/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-extended-edition-ready-to-hit-theaters-in-august/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Release Date Roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=29001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: I have added four new paragraphs to the bottom of this article with updates to the questions I sent Fox regarding this re-release. We already knew this was coming, but now 20th Century Fox has announced a date and August 27 will mark the return of James Cameron&#039;s Avatar to Digital 3D and IMAX [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>My, Sort of, &#039;Avatar&#039; Blu-ray Review</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/my-sort-of-avatar-blu-ray-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/my-sort-of-avatar-blu-ray-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVD and Blu-ray Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Video News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=26854</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I received my review copy of Avatar on Blu-ray one day after its April 22 street date. I watched it that night and am rolling out this semi-review/commentary just over four days later. In the movie world four days has quickly become an eternity and the multi-billion dollar box-office juggernaut has once again made an [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>More &#039;Avatar&#039; Coming in August, Plus Sequel Will Take to the Waters of Pandora</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/more-avatar-coming-in-august-plus-sequel-will-take-to-the-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/more-avatar-coming-in-august-plus-sequel-will-take-to-the-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming Up Next]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Cameron]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=26671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A scene from Avatar Photo: 20th Century Fox Avatar hits DVD and Blu-ray this Thursday, April 22, and James Cameron is still promoting the film as The Los Angeles Times has yet another interview with the director talking about an upcoming theatrical re-release as well as what we can expect from the now inevitable sequel. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: April 20, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-week-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-april-20-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/this-week-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-april-20-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[This Week On DVD and Blu-ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Battleship Potemkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crazy Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minority Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peacock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer Hours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Lovely Bones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Young Victoria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=26611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DVD LINKS: DVD NEWS &#124; RELEASE DATES &#124; NEW DVDS &#124; REVIEWS &#124; RSS FEED Avatar This one doesn&#039;t hit store shelves until Thursday, April 22nd, and even though neither the DVD nor the Blu-ray comes with a single special feature, this still remains the release of the week. This past weekend Avatar was still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is 3D Legit? A Money Grab? A Battle Against Piracy? All of the Above?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/is-3d-legit-a-money-grab-a-battle-against-piracy-all-of-the-above/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/is-3d-legit-a-money-grab-a-battle-against-piracy-all-of-the-above/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions for the Audience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clash of the Titans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arjuna, a regular reader and frequent commenter, emailed in with an editorial idea as a follow-up to my &#034;Will You Pay to Upgrade to a 3D TV?&#034; post wondering how much 3D has affected film piracy. The question as Hollywood appears to be turning to 3D for more and more of their blockbuster releases, many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;The Hurt Locker&#039; Tops the 2010 Oscars Taking Home Six Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-hurt-locker-tops-the-2010-oscars-taking-home-six-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-hurt-locker-tops-the-2010-oscars-taking-home-six-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christoph Waltz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crazy Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inglourious Basterds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandra Bullock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blind Side]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We can finally close the book on 2009. The Oscars have come and gone and The Hurt Locker has triumphed, winning Best Picture and five more awards including Best Director and Original Screenplay. I started tracking this season&#039;s Oscar contenders way back in July of 2009 and it has been a long road and each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final 2010 Oscar Predictions for All 24 Categories</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/final-2010-oscar-predictions-for-all-24-categories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/final-2010-oscar-predictions-for-all-24-categories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Prophet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crazy Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inglourious Basterds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Trek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blind Side]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Secret in Their Eyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The White Ribbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Young Victoria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up In the Air]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Photo: AMPAS Last year I went 16 for 21 in my Oscar predictions. I nailed all the top categories (which pretty much everyone always does) and missed Best Makeup, Score, Sound Editing and Mixing and Foreign Language Film. However, looking back, I would have gotten both Score and Makeup correctly if I had gone more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Avatar&#039; and &#039;Up&#039; Trounce Competition at Visual Effects Society Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-and-up-trounce-competition-at-visual-effects-society-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-and-up-trounce-competition-at-visual-effects-society-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[District 9]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherlock Holmes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced their awards for excellence in visual effects in 2009 and no big surprise, Avatar and Up were the big winners, but Sherlock Holmes and District 9 did squeeze their way in to two of the categories. Sherlock won for Supporting Visual Effects, a category Avatar was not nominated in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DVD Details: &#039;Avatar&#039; Triple-Dip? Details on Blu-ray 3D and Criterion Titles for May</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/dvd-details-avatar-triple-dip-details-on-blu-ray-3d-and-criterion-titles-for-may/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/dvd-details-avatar-triple-dip-details-on-blu-ray-3d-and-criterion-titles-for-may/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DVD/Blu-ray Release Dates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Christmas Carol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monsters vs. Aliens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stagecoach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walkabout]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just as the Internet gets excited for a 3D Blu-ray release of Avatar this November, Fox Home Entertainment comes along to shut down that excitement&#8230; for now. Yesterday director James Cameron told The Wall Street Journal to expect a bare bones DVD and Blu-ray release of Avatar on Thursday, April 22, which coincidentally enough also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: The Preferential Vote of the Big Ten and Complete Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-update-the-preferential-vote-of-the-big-ten-and-complete-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-update-the-preferential-vote-of-the-big-ten-and-complete-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inglourious Basterds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My, what a mighty big Oscar you have Photo: The Weinstein Co. / Universal Pictures I have been holding on to this story for a while now seeing how I knew my personal predictions wouldn&#039;t be changing much in the weeks leading up to the big show on March 7. The topic is preferential voting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Prediction Update: &#039;Basterds&#039; for Best Pic? Plus Editing and Art Direction Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-prediction-update-basterds-for-best-pic-plus-editing-and-art-direction-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-prediction-update-basterds-for-best-pic-plus-editing-and-art-direction-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inglourious Basterds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherlock Holmes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hangover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First for a quick bit of news as IFC has made available the Oscar-nominated screenplay for In the Loop. Written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche, you can download the script in .PDF format right here. I don&#039;t see it winning as I imagine Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner&#039;s script for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready for a 24 Hour, Ten Film, Best Picture Marathon?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/are-you-ready-for-a-24-hour-ten-film-best-picture-marathon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/are-you-ready-for-a-24-hour-ten-film-best-picture-marathon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marathon time! AMC is doing it again and this year they have a lot more to offer as the Academy has nominated ten films for Best Picture, which means their Best Picture marathon is getting two Saturdays in most cities, but in New York City (Empire 25), Los Angeles (Block 30), Chicago (River East 21) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Dear John&#039; Topples &#039;Avatar&#039; at the Friday Box-Office by $7 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/dear-john-topples-avatar-at-the-friday-box-office-by-7-million/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/dear-john-topples-avatar-at-the-friday-box-office-by-7-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crazy Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear John]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Paris With Love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I guess this shouldn&#039;t surprise me as much as it does, considering when my sister got her Amazon Kindle on Christmas Day the first book she bought was Nicholas Sparks&#039;s &#034;Dear John&#034; and practically had it finished by the end of the day. I mention this because Dear John, the filmed adaptation of Sparks&#039;s book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Avatar&#039; is Now King of the Domestic Box-Office</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-is-now-king-of-the-domestic-box-office/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-is-now-king-of-the-domestic-box-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice in Wonderland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Titanic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been adjusting the above graphic used for our weekly box-office prediction and wrap-up articles for quite some time now, but that&#039;s all over. Box-Office Mojo now lists Avatar as the #1 all-time film at the domestic box-office with $601.1 million, passing Titanic&#039;s record of $600.7 million. Even more interesting is the fact Avatar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Reaction: Few Surprises in the 2010 Oscar Nominations</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-reaction-few-surprises-in-the-2010-oscar-nominations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-reaction-few-surprises-in-the-2010-oscar-nominations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reactionary Causes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian McKay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Morton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blind Side]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker as both earn nine nominations each Photo: Summit Entertainment / 20th Century Fox Wow, even though all of my predictions didn&#039;t come true, most of them did as this morning saw the 2010 Oscar nominees announced. As for my predictions that fell short, the nominees that took their place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions: Any Surprise Predictions Before Tomorrow&#039;s Nominations?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-any-surprise-predictions-before-tomorrows-nominations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-any-surprise-predictions-before-tomorrows-nominations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invictus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Damon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blind Side]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s hard to believe the Oscar nominations are finally upon us, but what&#039;s even harder to believe is we are still over a month away from the actual award show. I don&#039;t know about you, but having the Oscar awards a month and a half after the final major awards show (SAG Awards on January [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Avatar&#039; Makes It Seven, Holding Off &#039;Darkness&#039; By Nearly $2 Million On Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-makes-it-seven-holding-off-darkness-by-nearly-2-million-on-friday/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/avatar-makes-it-seven-holding-off-darkness-by-nearly-2-million-on-friday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday Estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edge of Darkness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[When in Rome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What will probably surprise people most about these Friday box-office estimates provided by Deadline.com is not that Avatar is going to make it seven straight weekends in a row, but that newcomer Edge of Darkness is performing so poorly. Avatar earned an estimated $7.5 million on Friday, which will most likely translate into another $26 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Box-Office Oracle: Jan. 29 &#8211; Jan. 31, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-jan-29-jan-31-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/box-office-oracle-jan-29-jan-31-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laremy Legel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box-Office Oracle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edge of Darkness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[When in Rome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[#1 movie predicted correctly: 13 Weeks in a Row 1. Avatar Seven straight weekends! I&#039;ve put it at a 22 percent dip, actually worse than last weekend. I think Edge of Darkness cuts into it around four percent. Still, it will hit $2b at the box office, and that&#039;s not too shabby, is it? Estimate: [...]]]></description>
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