Since the 2009 release of filmmaker James Cameron’s Avatar, audiences have been invited to explore the world of Pandora via video games, books, music, art, and a 2022 sequel, The Way of Water. These two films have broken box office… Read More ›
James Cameron
“The Terminator” 4K UHD Giveaway
Between the end of 2023 and through 2024, several beloved films in filmmaker James Cameron’s catalog have received the 4K UHD treatment. Most recently, Warner Bros. Pictures released the technohorror action The Terminator on 4K UHD for its 40th anniversary and,… Read More ›
He said he’d be back! “The Terminator” 40th anniversary arrives on 4K UHD.
James Cameron is finally releasing his backlog of game-changing films on 4K. The recent releases of Titanic (1997), The Abyss (1989), and True Lies (1994) have had varied reception but mostly praise on the painstaking process of achieving clear visuals… Read More ›
“True Lies” Digital Code Giveaway
March 12th of 2024 saw the unimaginable happen – writer/director James Cameron’s True Lies *finally* released on high definition formats to replace the DVD edition that’s sat within film-fan’s collections for decades. But that’s not just the hotly-anticipated Blu-ray edition, it’s… Read More ›
A clearer vision with a robust list of featurettes serve as great selling points for the new “Avatar: The Way of Water Collector’s Edition” 4K release.
How do you bounce back from making the highest grossing film of all time? How do you follow up to such a film with a sequel? Do you double down or do you subvert expectations and sweep the floor out… Read More ›
The world of Pandora has never looked more enhanced and beautiful than it does on the “Avatar: Collector’s Edition” 4K release.
One man, an uncharted world, romance, war, destiny. You could apply these five things to any big-budget adventure films that have been released over time. For this review, we’re discussing James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi adventure epic Avatar. The rundown: set… Read More ›
“Aliens” never looked better than in 4K!
Multigrain, harvest grain, 12 grain, whole grain, there’s a whole lot of grain for everyone. Now, if this irritates you to your core, then you’re probably happy about the reports that the James Cameron restorations look like Madame Tussauds, however,… Read More ›
The mysteries of “The Abyss” surface digitally in the new 4K UHD edition.
The last article I wrote for Elements of Madness, rather ironically, was a 4K home media review of another James Cameron film, Titanic, which hit 4K Blu-ray last month. Now, as if churning out the rest of his catalog and… Read More ›
James Cameron’s action spycraft rom-com “True Lies” finally receives the high-definition treatment it deserves.
For a certain type of film fan, there’s been a question swirling around in their minds for decades now and it’s centered on writer/director James Cameron. No, it’s not about when the next Avatar entry in the expected five-film series… Read More ›
“Titanic” embarks on home video in 4K with a large cargo of special features.
It was such a strange sensation excitedly signing up for covering Titanic’s 4K Blu-ray release. I figured that delving into such a task would be easy for me as I (sometimes ashamedly) broadcast to the world that amongst everything else… Read More ›
20th Century Studios re-releases the 2009 hit “Avatar” in a first-time 4K UHD with HDR presentation.
It’s 2009 and outside of some television and oceanic-centric films, writer/director James Cameron hasn’t had a film in theaters since 1997’s Titanic. His new project, Avatar, promises to take audiences on an incredible ride to a new planet, invaded by… Read More ›
Return to the world of Pandora with “Avatar: The Way of Water” on 4K digital and VOD now.
No less than 13 years after James Cameron introduced the world to the land of Pandora in Avatar (2009), the long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water finally saw a theatrical release in December 2022. Now, on the heels of… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “Avatar: The Way of Water” actors Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Trinity Bliss, and Jamie Flatters.
James Cameron offers another visual spectacular for the big screen with the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water. Today on Open Dialogue, Noel T. Manning II speaks with Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Trinity Bliss and Jamie Flatters about their journey… Read More ›
While not perfect, “Alita: Battle Angel” still warrants the expense of an IMAX and/or 3D viewing.
Adaptations from novel to film are notoriously difficult to pull off, with the chances of success dwindling when the adaptation includes a jump from one culture to another, often because the cultural elements of the source material are intrinsic to… Read More ›
Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 2
The latest podcast to enter the Poprika Podcast Network is The Cine-Men, hosted by Poprika founder Seed and EoM founder Douglas Davidson. The aim of the show is to discuss the films we’ve seen and those we haven’t in all the… Read More ›