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literature list on: Avatar (2009)
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#1
Acland, Charles R.: The crack in the electric window. In: Cinema Journal 51. 2012. No. 2. [Winter] pp. 167-171.
Description:
A philosophical examination of the term "screen".Discusses, among others, James Cameron’s use of a virtual camera for Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik: Kamera ~ Technology: Camera
Philosophie ~ Philosophy
Fenster ~ Windows
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
#2
Alexander, Jonathan: Aesthetics and artificiality from À Rebours to Avatar: Some varieties of the virtual since 1884. In: Science Fiction Studies 41. 2014. No. 3(?N). [November] pp. 502-523.
Index:
Huysmans, Joris Karl
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
À rebours (Literatur ~ Literature)
#3
Alleva, Richard: Pocahokum. In: Commonweal 137. 2010. No. 2. [?D] pp. 18-19.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#4
Alter, Ethan: Avatar. In: Alter, Ethan: Film firsts: The 25 movies that created contemporary American cinema. - Santa Barbara, California: Praeger 2014. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
USA (United States of America) ~ USA (United States of America)
#5
Anderson, John: Cameron epic unlocks door to alternative world of filmmaking In: South China Morning Post [HK], December 19, 2009. p. C10.
Description:
On Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#6
Anderson, John: Mr. Cameron gets out his toys. In: International Herald Tribune, December 15, 2009. pp. 10-11.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Spielzeuge ~ Toys*
#7
Ardoin, Nicole M. / Kamakanipakolonahe okekai Hashimoto, Jennifer / Gould, Rachelle K.: Transposing the conversation into popular idiom: The reaction to Avatar in Hawai’i. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#8
Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.)
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#9
Avatar Hurt Locker battle is out at Oscars. In: Global Times, February 4, 2010. p. 16.
Index:
Cameron, James
Bigelow, Kathryn
Avatar (2009)
Hurt Locker, The (2008)
Academy Award ~ Academy Award
#10
Avatar, Hurt Locker lead the Oscar nominations. In: China Daily, February 3, 2010. p. 10.
Index:
Cameron, James
Bigelow, Kathryn
Avatar (2009)
Hurt Locker, The (2008)
Academy Award ~ Academy Award
#11
Avatar may net US$400m for News Corp. In: South China Morning Post [HK], March 16, 2010. p. B10.
Description:
On the expected earnings for the Avatar DVD and Pay-TV-sellings.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Fernsehen ~ Television
DVD ~ DVD
#12
Avatar to revive film firm’s fortunes. In: China Daily, January 27, 2010. p. 16.
Description:
On the Japanese Arisawa Manifacturing company specialized in 3-D-technology.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
Japan ~ Japan
3-D Films
#13
Bahn, Andreas: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in literarischen und filmischen Dystopien der Gegenwart: Schwarmintelligenz und "Ubiquitous Computing" bei Philipp Kerr, Frank Schätzing und James Cameron. In: Technik in Dystopien. Hrsg. von Viviana Chilese und Heinz-Peter Preusser. Redaktion: Andreas Ammann und David Marcel Gröger. - Heidelberg: Winter 2013. (= Jahrbuch Literatur und Politik 7.) pp. 113 ff.
Description:
Discusses Philip Kerr’s Gridiron, Frank Schätzing’s Der Schwarm and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Schätzing, Frank
Kerr, Philip
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Schwarm, Der (Literatur ~ Literature)
Gridiron (Literatur ~ Literature)
Technik ~ Technology
Utopie ~ Utopia
#14
Banholzer, Bernd: Willkommen auf Pandora! Avatar - Regie: James Cameron. In: Blade Runner, Matrix und Avatare: Psychoanalytische Betrachungen virtueller Wesen und Welten im Film. Hrsg. von Parfen Laszig. - Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer 2013. pp. 407 ff.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Psychologie ~ Psychology
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
#15
Barnes, Brooks / Cieply, Michael: Hurt Locker easily beats Avatar. In: International Herald Tribune, March 9, 2010. pp. 12-13.
Description:
On the 2010 Academy Awards.
Index:
Bigelow, Kathryn
Cameron, James
Hurt Locker, The (2008)
Avatar (2009)
Academy Award ~ Academy Award
#16
Barrionuevo, Alexei: Crusader for the Amazon, by way of Hollywood blockbuster. In: International Herald Tribune, April 12, 2010. p. 8.
Description:
On James Cameron using the success of his blockbuster Avatar for supporting for environment activists in Brazil.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Kreuzzüge ~ Crusades
Hollywood ~ Hollywood
Brasilien ~ Brazil
Natur ~ Nature
Amazonas ~ Amazon
#17
Beier, Lars-Olav / Oehmke, Philipp: "All der Mist passiert passiert wirklich". In: Der Spiegel 65. 2011. No. 1. [January 3] pp. 109-112.
Description:
Interview with director James Cameron on the history and the future of Hollywood and how his new acting technique "Performance Capture", as used for Avatar, will change the process of filmmaking.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
Hollywood ~ Hollywood
#18
Beier, Lars-Olav: Und Jim erschuf den Film. In: Der Spiegel 63. 2009. No. 51. [December 14] pp. 142-143.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#19
Belton, John: Digital 3D cinema: Digital cinema’s missing novelty phase. In: Film History 24. 2012. No. 2. pp. 187-195.
Description:
Discusses, among others, James Cameron’s Avatar, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3.
Index:
Cameron, James
Burton, Tim
Unkrich, Lee
Avatar (2009)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Technik ~ Technology
3-D Films
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
#20
Bhalla, Nita: Tribe’s fight has echoes of Avatar. In: South China Morning Post [HK], March 13, 2010. p. C5.
Description:
On the Dongria Konth tribe in Northern India who fights against the exploitation of their mineral-rich holy mountain - a story they see as a real-life version of the Avatar plot.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
Indien ~ India
Exploitation ~ Exploitation
Berge ~ Mountains
#21
Bjørnvig, Thore: Outer space religion and the ambiguous nature of Avatar’s Pandora. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Weltraum ~ Space
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#22
Blade Runner, Matrix und Avatare: Psychoanalytische Betrachungen virtueller Wesen und Welten im Film. Hrsg. von Parfen Laszig. - Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer 2013.
Index:
Scott, Ridley
Wachowski, Andy
Wachowski, Larry
Cameron, James
Blade Runner (1982)
Matrix, The (Filmreihe)
Avatar (2009)
Psychologie ~ Psychology
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
#23
Blockbuster rakes in $1b worldwide. In: China Daily, January 5, 2010. pp. 1-2.
Description:
On the commercial success of James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#24
Box office pantheism. In: Christianity Today 54. 2010. No. 3. [March] p. 53.
Description:
On spirituality in James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#25
Cameron hits the spot with Avatar, lifting news corp. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 13, 2010. p. B5.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#26
Cameron, James / Fitzpatrick, Lisa: Avatar: Die Entdeckung einer neuen Dimension. Einleitung von Peter Jackson. Vorwort von Jon Landau. Nachwort von James Cameron. Text von Lisa Fitzpatrick. Aus dem Englischen von Ulrike Kretschmer. - München: Knesebeck 2010.
First edition:
[The art of Avatar.]
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#27
Cameron linkens Amazonian plight to Avatar. In: South China Morning Post [HK], April 14, 2010. p. A13.
Description:
On the director*s support for environment activists in Brazil.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Brasilien ~ Brazil
Natur ~ Nature
Amazonas ~ Amazon
#28
Carlson, Elaine: Misogyny under the Dome. In: Journal of Religion and Film 14. 2010. No. 1. [April] pp. 1-4.
Description:
On religious issues in James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#29
Chen Limin: Avatar bonanza for animation firms. In: China Daily, January 15, 2010. p. 14.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Animation ~ Animation
China ~ China
#30
Chinnock, Chris: 3D Avatar fails to deter piracy. In: China Daily, January 5, 2010. p. M1.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
3-D Films
China ~ China
#31
Chow, Vivienne: Avatar is lost in translation for many. In: Sunday Morning Post [HK], December 27, 2009. p. 3.
Description:
On the anger about the missing English subtitles for the Pandorans speech parts in the Hong Kong cinema version of James Cameron’s blockbuster.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Hongkong ~ Hong Kong
#32
Chow, Vivienne: Avatar’s success sparks local filmmaker’s interest in a 3D hub. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 15, 2010. p. C3.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
3-D Films
Hongkong ~ Hong Kong
#33
Christie, Ian: Clash of the wonderlands. In: Sight and Sound NS 21. 2011. No. 11. [November] pp. 36-38.
Description:
On the increasing audience fatigue and critical scepticism on 3D films two years after the enormous success of James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
3-D Films
#34
Chung, Hye Jean: Media heterotopias: Digital effects and material labor in global film production. - Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press 2018.
Index:
Cameron, James
Kosinski, Joseph
Nolan, Christopher
Avatar (2009)
Oblivion (2013)
Interstellar (2014)
Technik: Spezialeffekte ~ Technology: Special Effects
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
Technik ~ Technology
#35
Cieply, Michael: Fix hedges its bets on the big-budget Avatar. In: International Herald Tribune, November 10, 2009. p. 15.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#36
Cieply, Michael: Worlds apart. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 30, 2010. p. C8.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#37
Clover, Joshua: The struggle for space. In: Film Quarterly 63. 2010. No. 3. [Spring] pp. 6-7.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik: Spezialeffekte ~ Technology: Special Effects
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
#38
Collins, Marsha S.: Echoing romance: James Cameron’s Avatar as ecoromance. In: Mosaic 47. 2014. No. 2. [?D] pp. 103-119.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
#39
Conrad, Dean: "So what’s your story?": Morphing myths and feminizing archetypes from The Terminator to Avatar. In: The films of James Cameron: Critical essays. Edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh. - Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland 2011. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Terminator, The (1984)
Avatar (2009)
Mythologie ~ Mythology
Frauen ~ Women
#40
Dargis, Manohla: A new world of film is dawning. In: International Herald Tribune, January 6, 2010. p. 10.
Description:
On how digital technology changes film aesthetics. Discusses especially James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
Technik ~ Technology
#41
Dargis, Manohla: Avatar triumphs as a high-tech Eden. In: International Herald Tribune, December 19-20, 2009. p. 18.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#42
Delaney, Tim / Reed, Ellen: A Marxist look at Avatar. In: Marxism and the movies: Critical essays on class struggle in the cinema. Edited by Mary K. Leigh and Kevin K. Durand. - Jefferson, North Carolina; London: McFarland 2013. p. ?P.
Index:
Marx, Karl
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Politik ~ Politics
#43
Depraz, Nathalie: Avatar: Je te vois: Un expérience philosophique. - Paris: Ellipses 2012. (= Culture pop.)
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Philosophie ~ Philosophy
#44
Detweiler, Craig: James Cameron’s Cathedral: Avatar revives the religious spectacle. In: Journal of Religion and Film 14. 2010. No. 1. [?D] pp. 1-5.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#45
Distelmeyer, Jan: Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora. In: EPD Film 27. 2010. No. 1. [January] p. 34.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#46
Dorey, Jim: James Cameron interview! Talks Avatar re-release, sequels, 3D conversions, and working with Del Toro [2010]. In: James Cameron: Interviews. Edited by Brent Dunham. - Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi 2011. (= Conversations with filmmakers.) pp. 207 ff.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
3-D Films
#47
Duncan, Jody / Fitzpatrick, Lisa: Avatar: Der Film - das Making of. Aus dem Englischen von Ulrike Kretschmer. - München: Knesebeck 2010.
First edition:
[The making of Avatar.]
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#48
Duncan, Jody: The seduction of reality: Avatar. In: Cinefex 2010. No. 120. [January] p. ?P.
Description:
On the special effects by Weta Digital, Industrial Light & Magic, Framestore, Frantic Films, Hybride, Weta Workshop and the Stan Winston Studio.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Verführung ~ Seduction
Frantic Films [Firma] ~ Frantic Films [Company]
Weta [Firma] ~ Weta [Company]
Technik: Spezialeffekte ~ Technology: Special Effects
Stan Winston Studio [Firma] ~ Stan Winston Studio [Company]
ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) ~ ILM (Industrial Light and Magic)
Hybride [Firma] ~ Hybride [Company]
Framestore CFC [Firma] ~ Framestore CFC [Company]
#49
Erb, Cynthia: A spiritual blockbuster: Avatar, environmentalism, and the new religions. In: Journal of Film and Video 66. 2014. No. 3. [Fall] pp. 3-17.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
Natur ~ Nature
#50
Everschor, Franz: Avatar - Fortsetzungen rücken näher. In: Film-Dienst 66. 2013. No. 24. [November 21] p. 7.
Description:
On plannings for a sequel to James Cameron’s blockbuster.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#51
Everschor, Franz: Die Welt nach Avatar: Rasante Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet des 3D-Fernsehens. In: Film-Dienst 63. 2010. No. 3. [February 4] pp. 64-65.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
Fernsehen ~ Television
3-D Films
#52
Fast zwei Milliarden: James Camerons Avatar hat Camerons Titanic überrundet. In: EPD Film 27. 2010. No. 3. [March] p. 5.
Description:
On the box office success for both films.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Titanic (1997)
#53
Ferber, Michael P. / Haluza-Delay, Randolph / Wiebe-Neufeld, Tim: Watching Avatar from "AvaTar Sands" land. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#54
Fore, Dana: The tracks of Sully’s tears: Disability in James Cameron’s Avatar. In: Jump Cut 2011. No. 53. [Summer] p. 42.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Behinderung ~ Disability
#55
Fuchs, Andreas: Alice und Avatar in San Diego. In: Filmecho/Filmwoche 63. 2009. No. 31. [July 31] p. 35.
Description:
On new film productions at the 2009 "Comic Con" convention.
Index:
Burton, Tim
Cameron, James
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Avatar (2009)
Animation: Comics ~ Animation: Comics
Animation ~ Animation
#56
Gajic, Alexander: Spektakuläre Bilder. In: EPD Film 26. 2009. No. 10. [October] p. 6.
Description:
On the promotion campaign for James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#57
Geraci, Jovita L.: Imagining the end: Apocalyptic imagery in visual media. - Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D. 2012. [Abstract in: Dissertation Abstracts International A 74. 2013. No. 3. (September.]
Description:
On the representation of the apocalypse in film and computer games.
Discusses, among others, the Matrix trilogy, the Terminator series and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Wachowski, Andy
Wachowski, Larry
Cameron, James
Matrix, The (Filmreihe)
Terminator (Filmreihe)
Avatar (2009)
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
Religion: Apokalypse ~ Religion: Apocalypse
Religion ~ Religion
#58
Gerle, Jörg: Avatar. In: Film-Dienst 62. 2009. No. 19. [September 10] p. 4.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#59
Gerle, Jörg: Avatar: Extended Version. In: Film-Dienst 63. 2010. No. 19. [September 16] p. 4.
Description:
On several DVD and Blu-ray editions.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
DVD ~ DVD
Blu-Ray Disk ~ Blu-Ray Disc
#60
Görlich, Teresa: Zwischen Beziehung und Beziehungslosigkeit: Der Film Avatar theologisch gewürdigt. - Saarbrücken: AV Akademikerverlag 2015.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#61
Grabiner, Ellen: I see you: The shifting paradigms of James Cameron’s Avatar. - Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company 2012.
Reviews:
Cutler, Jody B.: [untitled.] In: Science Fiction Film and Television 7. 2014. No. 1. [Spring] pp. 133-135.
Description:
Philosophical examination of the relation between human and technology.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
Philosophie ~ Philosophy
#62
Greenberg, Joy H.: Avatar and Artemis: Indigenous narratives as neo-romantic environmental ethics. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Romantik ~ Romanticism
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#63
Guo Qiang: Mountainous debate over Avatar name. In: Global Times, January 29, 2010. pp. 1-2.
Description:
On the critical debate in China over the renaming of a mountain in Hunan province where parts of James Cameron’s film were shot.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
Berge ~ Mountains
#64
Hamen, Susan E.: How to analyze the films of James Cameron. - Edina, Minnesota: ABDO Publishing 2011. (= Essential critiques.)
Description:
Includes chapters on Aliens, The Terminator, Titanic and Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Aliens (1986)
Terminator, The (1984)
Titanic (1997)
Avatar (2009)
#65
Hawk, L. Daniel: Indigenous helpers and renegade invaders: Ambivalent characters in Biblical and cinematic conquest narratives. In: Journal of Religion and Film 20. 2016. No. 3. [October] pp. 1-27.
Description:
Discusses, among others, James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
Ethnie ~ Ethnicity
#66
He Huifeng: Confucius no match for blue aliens. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 26, 2010. p. A6.
Description:
On the Chinese government’s attempt pushing the patriotic epos to prevail over James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar.
Index:
Hu Mei
Cameron, James
Confucius (2010)
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
Aliens ~ Aliens
#67
Heath Justice, Daniel: Afterword: Considering the legacies of Avatar. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#68
Heumann, Joseph K. / Murray, Robin L.: That’s all folks? Ecocritical readings of American animated features. - Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press 2011.
Reviews:
Samanci, Özge: [untitled.] In: Journal of Film and Video 66. 2014. No. 3. [Fall] pp. 57-59.
Willoquet-Maricondi, Paula: [untitled.] In: ISLE 19. 2012. No. 3. [?D] pp. 602-603.
Description:
Discusses, among others, Disney’s Bambi, Andrew Stanton’s WALL-E, James Cameron’s Avatar and George Miller’s Happy Feet.
Index:
Disney, Walt
Hand, David
Stanton, Andrew
Cameron, James
Miller, George
Bambi (1942)
WALL-E (2008)
Avatar (2009)
Happy Feet (2006)
USA (United States of America) ~ USA (United States of America)
Disney ~ Disney
Animation ~ Animation
#69
Hillis, Ken: From capital to karma: James Cameron’s Avatar. In: Postmodern Culture 19. 2009. No. 3. [?D] p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Wirtschaft ~ Economy
#70
Hirsbrunner, Stefanie: Sorry about colonialism: Weiße Helden in kontemporären Hollywoodfilmen. - Marburg: Tectum-Verlag 2012.
Description:
Discusses, among others, Roland Emmerich’s Stargate, James Cameron’s Avatar and Neill Blomkamp’s District 9.
Index:
Emmerich, Roland
Cameron, James
Blomkamp, Neill
Stargate (1994)
Avatar (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Politik ~ Politics
Hollywood ~ Hollywood
Helden ~ Heros
#71
Holben, Jay: Conquering new worlds. In: American Cinematographer 91. 2010. No. 1. [January] pp. 32-47.
Description:
On Mauro Fiore’s camera work for James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Fiore, Mauro
Avatar (2009)
Technik: Kamera ~ Technology: Camera
#72
Holtmeier, Matthew: Post-Pandoran depression or Na’vi sympathy: Avatar, affect, and audience reception. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#73
Hyland, Robert: Going Na’vi: Mastery in Avatar. In: Cineaction 2010. No. 82/83. [?D] pp. 10-16.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#74
Istoft, Britt: Avatar fandom, environmentalism, and nature religion. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#75
Itzkoff, Dave: Avatar has a little something for everyone with an ax to grind. In: International Herald Tribune, January 21, 2010. pp. 1, 4.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#76
Ivakhiv, Adrian: What can a film do? Assessing Avatar’s global affects. In: Moving environments: Affect, emotion, ecology, and film. Edited by Alexa Weik von Mossner. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2014. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
#77
James, John / Ue, Tom: "I see you": Colonial narratives and the act of seeing in Avatar. In: The films of James Cameron: Critical essays. Edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh. - Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland 2011. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#78
Jeserich, Florian: Spirituality as anti-structure in James Cameron’s Avatar. In: Journal of Religion and Film 14. 2010. No. 1. [April] pp. 1-2.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#79
Kanda, L. Leann / Wagner, Rachel:: "I See You": Na’vigating the bridge between scientific observation and religious apprehension in Avatar. In: Journal of Religion and Film 14. 2010. No. 1. [April] p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#80
Kang Juan: Confucius squeezes out Avatar: Award-winning blockbuster to disappear from China’s non-3D screens. In: Global Times, January 21, 2010. pp. 1-2.
Index:
Hu Mei
Cameron, James
Confucius (2010)
Avatar (2009)
3-D Films
China ~ China
#81
Kapell, Matthew Wilhelm / Narminio, Elisa: Between Aliens and Avatar: Mapping the shifting terrain of the struggle for women’s rights. In: The films of James Cameron: Critical essays. Edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh. - Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland 2011. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Aliens (1986)
Avatar (2009)
Frauen ~ Women
#82
Kaufman, Roger: Terminators, aliens, and avatars: The emergence of archetypal homosexual themes in a filmmaker’s imagination. In: The films of James Cameron: Critical essays. Edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh. - Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland 2011. p. 167-185.
Index:
Cameron, James
Terminator, The (1984)
Aliens (1986)
Avatar (2009)
Sexualität: Homosexualität ~ Sexuality: Homosexuality
Sexualität ~ Sexuality
Aliens ~ Aliens
#83
Kawin, Bruce: Three endings. In: Film Quarterly 65. 2011. No. 1. [Fall] pp. 14-16.
Description:
On computer generated special effects in recent cinema. Discusses especially James Cameron’s Avatar, Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
Index:
Cameron, James
Nolan, Christopher
Herzog, Werner
Avatar (2009)
Inception (2010)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Technik: Spezialeffekte ~ Technology: Special Effects
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
Technik ~ Technology
#84
Kirsner, Inge: Avatar - Simulationen der Freiheit. In: Handbuch Theologie und populärer Film. Hrsg. von Thomas Bohrmann, Werner Veith und Stephan Zöller. Band 3. - Paderborn: Schöningh 2012. pp. 169 ff.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#85
Klassen, Chris: Becoming the "noble savage": Nature religion and the "other" in Avatar. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Gewalt ~ Violence
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#86
Kleber, Reinhard: Amsterdam im Avatar-Fieber. In: Filmecho/Filmwoche 63. 2009. No. 27. [July 3] pp. 21-23.
Description:
On James Cameron’s film at the Amsterdam Cinema Expo.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#87
Kleiner, Felicitas: Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora. In: Film-Dienst 63. 2010. No. 1. [January 7] pp. 24-25.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#88
LaFranier, Sharon: For Beijing, philosophy beats sci-fi. In: International Herald Tribune, January 20, 2010. p. 18.
Description:
On the Chinese government’s decision to ban James Cameron’s Avatar from non-3D movie theatres.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Philosophie ~ Philosophy
Peking ~ Beijing
3-D Films
China ~ China
#89
LaFraniere, Sharon: For Beijing, philosophy beats sci-fi. In: International Herald Tribune, January 20, 2010. p. 18.
Description:
On the rivaltry between Hu Mei’s Chinese history epic Confucius and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Hu Mei
Cameron, James
Confucius (2010)
Avatar (2009)
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Philosophie ~ Philosophy
Peking ~ Beijing
Geschichte ~ History
China ~ China
#90
LaFraniere, Sharon: In Chinese movie theaters, Avatar outplays the government regulator. In: International Herald Tribune, February 1, 2010. p. 18.
Description:
On the rivaltry between Hu Mei’s Chinese history epic Confucius and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Hu Mei
Cameron, James
Confucius (2010)
Avatar (2009)
Geschichte ~ History
China ~ China
#91
Landay, Lori: The mirror of performance: Kinaesthetics, subjectivity, and the body in film, television, and virtual worlds. In: Cinema Journal 51. 2012. No. 3. [Spring] pp. 129-136.
Description:
[GA:] [End GA] Discusses, among others, James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Spiegel ~ Mirror
Körper ~ Bodies
Fernsehen ~ Television
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
Martial Art ~ Martial Art
Action ~ Action
#92
Landis Barnhill, David: Spirituality and resistance: Avatar and Ursula Le Guin’s The Word for World is Forest. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Le Guin, Ursula K[roeber]
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Word for World is Forest, The (Literatur ~ Literature)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#93
Laskowski, Christine: Avatar to soar at box office. In: China Daily, January 5, 2010. pp. 1-2.
Description:
On the commercial success of James Cameron’s Avatar in China.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
#94
Lawtoo, Nidesh: Avatar simulation in 3Ts: Techne, trance, transformation. In: Science Fiction Studies 42. 2015. No. 1(?N). [March] pp. 132-150.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
#95
Lawtoo, Nidesh: The mimetic e-motion: From The Matrix to Avatar. In: Mimesis, movies, and media. Edited by Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, and Joel Hodge. - New York; London: Bloomsbury Academic 2015. (= Violence, desire, and the sacred 3.) p. ?P.
Index:
Wachowski, Andy
Wachowski, Larry
Cameron, James
Matrix, The (Filmreihe)
Avatar (2009)
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
#96
Leblanc, Amanda: Making love, making violence Avatar-style: Hyperreal connection and deconstructive identification. In: Simulation in media and culture: Believing the hype. Edited by Robin DeRosa. - Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books 2011. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Gewalt ~ Violence
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
#97
Li, Raymond: Censor denies cutting back Avatar showings. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 21, 2010. p. A4.
Description:
On the conflicts over James Cameron’s blockbuster in mainland China.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Zensur ~ Censorship
China ~ China
#98
Li Shuang / Xuyang Jingjing: Case against Avatar dismissed. In: Global Times, March 8, 2010. Section MetroBeijing, p. 1.
Description:
On Beijing author Zhou Shaomou who blames James Cameron for plagiating his science fiction novel Tale of the Blue Crows.
Index:
Cameron, James
Zhou Shaomou
Avatar (2009)
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Peking ~ Beijing
#99
Liebe, Michael: Digital Me. In: EPD Film 26. 2009. No. 12. [December] pp. 34-37.
Description:
On the avatar in film and in computer games. Discusses especially James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
Cyberspace ~ Cyberspace
#100
Lin Meilian: Avatar movie scene gives Chinese mountain a new name. In: Global Times, January 26, 2010. p. 7.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
Berge ~ Mountains
#101
Linnitt, Carol: The sacred in James Cameron’s Avatar. In: Journal of Religion and Film 14. 2010. No. 1. [April] p. 1-3.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#102
Littleton, C. Scott: Gonzalo Guerrero and the Maya resistance to the Spanish Conquistadors: A sixteenth century "Avatar" of Avatar. In: The films of James Cameron: Critical essays. Edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh. - Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland 2011. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Guerrero, Gonzalo
Avatar (2009)
Spanien ~ Spain
Maya ~ Maya
#103
Liu Wei: Avatar hand for US-China 3D blockbuster. In: China Daily, April 29, 2010. p. 18.
Description:
On the production of Michael French’s Empires of the Deep which is partly produced in China and supported by Avatar virtual camera operator Anthony Arendt.
Index:
French, Michael
Cameron, James
Arendt, Anthony
Empires of the Deep (2010)
Avatar (2009)
USA (United States of America) ~ USA (United States of America)
Technik: Kamera ~ Technology: Camera
3-D Films
China ~ China
#104
Liu Wei: Avatar pulled for commercial reasons: Official. In: China Daily, January 21, 2010. p. 2.
Description:
On the rivaltry between Hu Mei’s Chinese history epic and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Hu Mei
Cameron, James
Confucius (2010)
Avatar (2009)
Geschichte ~ History
China ~ China
#105
Liu Wei: Avatar sees box office high amid cold. In: China Daily, January 9/10, 2010. p. 1.
Description:
On the commercial success of James Cameron’s fantasy epos in China.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Fantasy ~ Fantasy
China ~ China
#106
Liu Wei: Opening Pandora’s box. In: China Daily, December 8. 2009. p. 18.
Description:
Interview with James Cameron on Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#107
Lyden, John: Avatar. In: Journal of Religion and Film 14. 2010. No. 1. [April] p. 1-2.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#108
Macdonald, Michael B.: Knowing Pandora in sound: Acoustemology and ecomusicological imagination in Cameron’s Avatar. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Musik ~ Music
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#109
MacLennan, Bruce: Calling the Na’vi: Evolutionary Jungian psychology and nature spirits. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Jung, Carl Gustav
Avatar (2009)
Psychologie ~ Psychology
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#110
Magerstädt, Sylvie: Illusions for life: On the importance of illusions for our life and the role of cinema in creating these illusions. - London: University of Westminster (United Kingdom), Ph.D. 2011. [Abstract in: Dissertation Abstracts International C 73. 2011. No. 8.]
Description:
Discusses, as examples, Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings series, Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Jackson, Peter
Petersen, Wolfgang
Cameron, James
Lord of the Rings (Filmreihe)
Troy (2004)
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#111
Mao Renjie: 3D film competition heats up in China: Alice unlikely to meet Avatar. In: Global Times, March 25, 2010. p. 17.
Index:
Burton, Tim
Cameron, James
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Avatar (2009)
3-D Films
China ~ China
#112
Mao Renjie: Stunning Avatar. In: Global Times, December 25, 2009. p. 16.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#113
Marubbio, M. Elise: Decolonizing the western: A revisionist analysis of Avatar with a twist. In: The post-2000 film western: Contexts, transnationality, hybridity. Edited by Marek Paryz. - Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2015. pp. 167-190.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Western-Filme ~ Western Films
#114
Mathison, Dirk / Wilhelm, Maria: Avatar: A confidential report on the biological and social history of Pandora. - New York: Itbooks / HarperCollins 2009.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#115
Mathison, Dirk / Wilhelm, Maria: James Camerons Avatar: Der Survival-Guide für Pandora. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Karlheinz Dürr und Helmut Dierlamm. - München: Riva 2010.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#116
McGowan, Michael W.: A View from the inside: James Cameron’s Avatar. In: Journal of Religion and Film 14. 2010. No. 1. [April] p. ?P.
Description:
[GA:] [KoDeu] [End GA] v
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
#117
McGowan, Todd: Maternity divided: Avatar and the enjoyment of nature. In: Jump Cut 2010. No. 52. [?D] p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
#118
McReynolds, Leigha: Animal and alien bodies as prostheses: Reframing disability in Avatar and How to Train Your Dragon. In: Disability in science fiction: Representations of technology as cure. Edited by Kathryn Allan. - Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2013. pp. 115-127.
Index:
Cameron, James
Deblois, Dean
Sanders, Chris
Avatar (2009)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Tiere ~ Animals
Körper ~ Bodies
Behinderung ~ Disability
Aliens ~ Aliens
Technik ~ Technology
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Krankheit ~ Illness
Psychologie ~ Psychology
#119
Mulrooney, Jonathan: The sadness of Avatar. In: Wordsworth Circle 42. 2011. No. 3. [?D] pp. 201-204.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#120
Munday, Pat: The Na’vi as spiritual hunters: A semiotic exploration. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Jagd ~ Hunt
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#121
Ng Tze-wei: Blockbuster Avatar strikes a chord qith mainland’s evictees. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 7, 2010. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#122
Norton, Steven: Autochthons and extra-terrestrials: A postcolonial, poststructuralist, psychoanalytic examination of the self and other in three texts. - Laramie, Wyoming: University of Wyoming, M.A. 2011. [Abstract in: Masters Abstracts International 49. 2011. No. 5. (October)]
Description:
Discusses, among others, Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Blomkamp, Neill
Cameron, James
District 9 (2009)
Avatar (2009)
#123
Norton, Steven: How the other is not allowed to be: Elision and condensation in Avatar. In: Arizona Quarterly 69. 2013. No. 2. [?D] pp. 131-44.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#124
Oscars beckon for Avatar after big wins. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 19, 2010. p. A10.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Academy Award ~ Academy Award
#125
Osmond, Andrew: Avatar. In: Sight and Sound NS 20. 2010. No. 3. [March] pp. 48-49.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#126
Overdorf, Jason: Illusions of grandeur. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 18, 2010. p. C5.
Description:
On the recent success of Indian special effects companies ant their work for blockbusters like James Cameron’s Avatar or Chris Weitz’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
Index:
Cameron, James
Weitz, Chris
Avatar (2009)
Twilight Saga, The: New Moon / New Moon (2009)
Technik: Spezialeffekte ~ Technology: Special Effects
Indien ~ India
#127
Peaks’ name change "not due to Avatar". In: China Daily, January 28, 2010. p. 6.
Description:
On the critical debate in China over the renaming of a mountain in Hunan province where parts of James Cameron’s film were shot.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
Berge ~ Mountains
#128
Pheasant-Kelly, Frances: Shock and awe: Terror, technology, and the sublime nature of Cameron’s Avatar. In: Pheasant-Kelly, Frances: Fantasy film post 9/11. - New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2013. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
Natur ~ Nature
Angst ~ Fear
Fantasy ~ Fantasy
Politik ~ Politics
#129
Pike, Deidre M.: Enviro-toons: Green themes in animated cinema and television. - Jefferson, North Carolina; London: McFarland & Company 2012.
Reviews:
Rust, Stephen: [untitled.] In: ISLE 20. 2013. No. 2. [?D] pp. 441-442.
Description:
Discusses, among others, Disney’s Bambi, David Silverman’s The Simpsons Movie, Andrew Stanton’s WALL-E, James Cameron’s Avatar, the TV series Futurama and South Park, and the films of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.
Index:
Disney, Walt
Hand, David
Silverman, David
Stanton, Andrew
Cameron, James
Bambi (1942)
Simpsons Movie, The (2007)
WALL-E (2008)
Avatar (2009)
Futurama (TV)
South Park (TV)
Japan ~ Japan
Fernsehen ~ Television
Disney ~ Disney
Animation ~ Animation
Natur ~ Nature
#130
Pilkington, Ace G.: Fighting the history wars on the big screen: From The Terminator to Avatar. In: The films of James Cameron: Critical essays. Edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Stephen McVeigh. - Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland 2011. p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Terminator, The (1984)
Avatar (2009)
Krieg ~ War
Geschichte ~ History
#131
Qin Danfeng: Avatar versus Confucius. In: Global Times, January 19, 2010. p. 2.
Description:
On the rumours that the Chinese authorities banned James Cameron’s blockbuster from non-3D-cinemas in order to guarantee the success of Hu Mei’s patriotical biopic.
Index:
Cameron, James
Hu Mei
Avatar (2009)
Confucius (2010)
3-D Films
China ~ China
#132
Qin Zhongwei: City writer planning to sue Avatar director. In: China Daily, March 4, 2010. p. ?P.
Description:
On Beijing author Zhou Shaomou who blames James Cameron for plagiating his science fiction novel Tale of the Blue Crows.
Index:
Cameron, James
Zhou Shaomou
Avatar (2009)
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
Peking ~ Beijing
#133
Read, Rupert J.: The fantasy of absolute safety through absolute power: The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Avatar. In: Read, Rupert J.: A film-philosophy of ecology and enlightenment. - New York: Routledge 2018. (= Routledge research in aesthetics 6.) p. ?P.
Index:
Jackson, Peter
Cameron, James
Lord of the Rings (Filmreihe)
Avatar (2009)
Philosophie ~ Philosophy
Natur ~ Nature
Fantasy ~ Fantasy
#134
Richmond, Scott C.: On learning to fly at the movies: Avatar and How to Train Your Dragon. In: Journal of Narrative Theory 46. 2016. No. 2. [?D] pp. 254-283.
Index:
Cameron, James
Deblois, Dean
Sanders, Chris
Avatar (2009)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Pädagogik ~ Paedagogy
#135
Rieder, John: Race and revenge fantasies in Avatar, District 9 and Inglourious Basterds. In: Science Fiction Film and Television 4. 2011. No. 1. [Spring] pp. 41-56.
Index:
Cameron, James
Blomkamp, Neill
Tarantino, Quentin
Avatar (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Ethnie ~ Ethnicity
Politik ~ Politics
#136
Rosenfeld, Kimberly N.: Terminator to Avatar: A postmodern shift. In: Jump Cut 2010. No. 52. [Spring] p. 21.
Index:
Cameron, James
Terminator, The (1984)
Avatar (2009)
Postmoderne ~ Postmodern
#137
Ross, Sara: Invitation to the voyage: The flight sequence in contemporary 3D cinema. In: Film History 24. 2012. No. 2. pp. 210-220.
Description:
Discusses especially William A. Wellman’s Wings, James Cameron’s Avatar and How to Train Your Dragon by Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders.
Index:
Wellman, William A.
Cameron, James
Deblois, Dean
Sanders, Chris
Wings (1927)
Avatar (2009)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Technik ~ Technology
3-D Films
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
#138
Rust, Stephen: Avatar: Ecorealism and the blockbuster melodrama. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#139
RW: Traum in blau. In: EPD Film 27. 2010. No. 2. [February] p. 9.
Description:
On the Box office success for James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Traum ~ Dreams
#140
Schramm, Michael: Der unterhaltsame Gott: Theologie populärer Filme. 2. erweiterte Auflage. - Paderborn; München; Wien; Zürich: Schöningh 2011.
First edition:
[2008]
Description:
Includes chapters on the Star Trek, Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings series, James Cameron’s Avatar, Titanic, The Terminator and Terminator II, M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs, Robert Zemeckis’s Contact, Sebastian Niemann’s Das Jesus Video, Rupert Wainwright’s Stigmata, Frank Darabont’s The Green Mile, Agnieszka Holland’s The Third Miracle, Ron Howard’s The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Jonas McCord’s The Body, the Matrix trilogy by Andy and Larry Wachowski, Tom Shadyac’s Dragonfly and Wolfgang Petersen’s Enemy Mine.
Index:
Lucas, George
Jackson, Peter
Cameron, James
Shyamalan, M. Night
Zemeckis, Robert
Niemann, Sebastian
Wainwright, Rupert
Darabont, Frank
Holland, Agnieszka
Howard, Ron
McCord, Jonas
Wachowski, Andy
Wachowski, Larry
Shadyac, Tom
Petersen, Wolfgang
Star Trek (Filmreihe)
Star Wars (Filmreihe)
Lord of the Rings (Filmreihe)
Avatar (2009)
Titanic (1997)
Terminator (Filmreihe)
Terminator, The (1984)
Terminator II - Judgement Day (1991)
Signs (2002)
Contact (1997)
Jesus Video, Das (2001)
Stigmata (1999)
Green Mile, The (1999)
Third Miracle, The (1999)
Da Vinci Code, The (2006)
Angels & Demons (2009)
Body, The (2001)
Matrix, The (Filmreihe)
Dragonfly (2002)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Religion ~ Religion
#141
Schuller, Kyla: Avatar and the movements of neocolonial sentimental cinema. In: Discourse 35. 2013. No. 2. [?D] pp. 177-193.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#142
Schulte Eickholt, Swen: Sehnsucht nach der Immanenz: James Camerons Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora als Utopie des göttlichen Menschen. In: Religion und Literatur im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert: Motive, Sprechweisen, Medien. Hrsg. von Tim Lörke und Robert Walter-Jochum. - Göttingen: V&R unipress 2015. pp. 495 ff.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Utopie ~ Utopia
Religion ~ Religion
Literatur ~ Literature
#143
Scott, A. O.: 3-D: A revolution, or a craze? In: International Herald Tribune, May 7, 2010. p. 9.
Description:
Discusses especially James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
3-D Films
#144
Scott, A. O.: Avatar rides a trend: An anguished turncoat becomes the hero. In: International Herald Tribune, February 9, 2010. pp. 10-11.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Helden ~ Heros
#145
Scott, A. O.: Oscar showdown: Big vs. small. In: International Herald Tribune, March 6-7, 2010. p. 17.
Description:
On the rivalry between James Cameron’s Avatar and Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker.
Index:
Cameron, James
Bigelow, Kathryn
Avatar (2009)
Hurt Locker, The (2008)
Academy Award ~ Academy Award
#146
Seegert, Alfred: Cybercultural ecologies: Interfacing nature, virtuality, and narrative. - Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah, Ph.D. 2010. [Abstract in: Dissertation Abstracts International A 72. 2012. No. 8. (February)]
Description:
Discusses, among others, David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cronenberg, David
Cameron, James
eXistenZ (1998)
Avatar (2009)
Literatur ~ Literature
#147
Sheppard, Si: "The merchant is become the sovereign". In: Film International 13. 2015. No. 2. [June] pp. 41-66.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#148
Sideris, Lisa H.: I see you: Interspecies empathy and Avatar. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#149
Sörlin, Sverker / von Heland, Jacob: Works of doubt and leaps of faith: An Augustinian challenge to planetary resilience. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Augustinus, Aurelius
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#150
Spiegel, Simon: Das blaue Wunder: Naturalisierung, Verfremdung und digitale Figuren in James Camerons Avatar. In: Fremde Welten: Wege und Räume der Fantastik im 21. Jahrhundert. Hrsg. von Lars Schmeink und Hans-Harald Müller. - Berlin; Boston, Massachussetts: De Gruyter 2012. pp. 203 ff.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Wunder ~ Miracles
Technik: Computer ~ Technology: Computer
Natur ~ Nature
#151
Starosielski, Nicole: "Movements that are drawn": A history of environmental animation from The Lorax to FernGully to Avatar. In: International Communication Gazette 73. 2011. No. 1/2. [February 1] pp. 145-163.
Index:
Pratt, Hawley
Kroyer, Bill
Cameron, James
Lorax, The (1972)
Ferngully... The Last Rainforest (1992)
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Animation ~ Animation
#152
Sultanik, Aaron: Cinemulacrum: A secret history of film / video, 1960-2010. - Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America 2012.
Description:
Discusses, among others, William Wyler’s Ben Hur and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Wyler, William
Cameron, James
Ben Hur (1959)
Avatar (2009)
Video ~ Video
#153
Sun Yuqing: Avatar is little help to indigenous people. In: China Daily, January 9/10, 2010. p. 4.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
#154
Tait, Andrew: 2D Avatar fights on: Some Beijing theaters refuse to give in. In: Global Times, February 1, 2010. Section MetroBeijing, p. 2.
Description:
On the Chinese government’s failed attempt pushing Hu Mei’s patriotic epos Confucius to prevail over James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar by banning the film from non-3D-cinemas.
Index:
Hu Mei
Cameron, James
Confucius (2010)
Avatar (2009)
Peking ~ Beijing
3-D Films
China ~ China
Aliens ~ Aliens
#155
Taylor, Bron: Epilogue: Truth and fiction in Avatar’s cosmogony and nature religion. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#156
Taylor, Bron: Introduction: The religion and politics of Avatar. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Politik ~ Politics
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#157
Taylor, Bron: Prologue: Avatar as Rorschach. In: Avatar and nature spirituality. Edited by Bron Taylor. - Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2013. (= Environmental humanities.) p. ?P.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Psychologie ~ Psychology
Natur ~ Nature
Religion ~ Religion
#158
Thaer, Annika: James Camerons Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora: Ecocriticism im dystopischen Science Fiction-Film. - München: GRIN Verlag 2018.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Utopie ~ Utopia
Science Fiction ~ Science Fiction
#159
Theweleit, Klaus: Menschliche Drohnen: Avatar, nominiert für neun Oscars, ist ein perverser Film. In: Der Spiegel 64. 2010. No. 9. [March 1] pp. 132-133.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Academy Award ~ Academy Award
#160
Tryon, Chuck: Reboot cinema. In: Convergence 19. 2013. No. 4. [November] pp. 432-437.
Description:
On 3-D films.Discusses, among others, James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
3-D Films
#161
Tsao, Natalie: Secret of Avatar’s success. In: Global Times, February 8, 2010. Section MetroBeijing, p. 12.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#162
Wang Wen: Avatar juggernaut crushes opposition to US soft power. In: Global Times, January 29, 2010. p. 9.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#163
Wang Xiaotian: Avatar paves the way for boomtime at the cinema. In: China Business Weekly, January 18, 2010. p. 13.
Description:
On the commercial success of James Cameron’s film in China.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
#164
Weetch, Owen: Images in depth: Spectacle, narrative and meaning construction in contemporary 3d cinema. - Coventry: University of Warwick (United Kingdom), Ph.D. 2013. [Abstract in: Dissertation Abstracts International C 74. 2013. No. 6.]
Description:
Discusses, among others, the 3-D-versions of James Cameron’s Avatar and Joe Dante’s Hole, The Hole.
Index:
Cameron, James
Dante, Joe
Avatar (2009)
Hole, The / Hole in 3D, The (2009)
Technik ~ Technology
3-D Films
#165
Wei Na: Avatar attire. In: Global Times, January 20, 2010. p. 10.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#166
Werner, Jochen: Das Versprechen. In: F.LM - Texte zum Film. Online edition, December 2009.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#167
Werner, Jochen: Uncanny Planet. In: F.LM - Texte zum Film. Online edition, August 2009.
Description:
On a screening of James Cameron’s Avatar at a Berlin IMAX cinema.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
IMAX ~ IMAX
Berlin ~ Berlin
Angst ~ Fear
#168
Wyland, Sara: James Cameron interview: Avatar Blu-ray; also talks Titanic 3D and Avatar 2 [2010]. In: James Cameron: Interviews. Edited by Brent Dunham. - Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi 2011. (= Conversations with filmmakers.) pp. 200 ff.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
3-D Films
Blu-Ray Disk ~ Blu-Ray Disc
#169
Xu Fan: Avatar a dream come true for ticket scalpers. In: China Daily, January 11, 2010. p. M1.
Description:
On the commercial success of James Cameron’s fantasy epos in China.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Fantasy ~ Fantasy
China ~ China
#170
Ye Yun: Bad reaction to Avatar. In: China Daily, January 20, 2010. p. 19.
Description:
On alleged negative medical side-effects by watching James Cameron’s blockbuster in 3D-cinemas.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Krankheit ~ Illness
3-D Films
#171
Zeitvogel, Karin: Speaking Na’Vi. In: Sunday Morning Post [HK], January 3, 2010. Section Sight&Sound, p. 9.
Description:
On the artificial "language" of the Pandorans in James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#172
Zhang Hui: Avatar frenzy. In: Global Times, January 11, 2010. p. 1.
Description:
On the enormous box-office success of James Cameron’s film at the starting weekend in China.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Wirtschaft ~ Economy
China ~ China
#173
Zhang Yizhong: Don’t be paranoid about a harmless foreign fairytale. In: Global Times, January 29, 2010. p. 9.
Description:
On the controversal discussion in China over James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Märchen ~ Fairy Tales
China ~ China
#174
Zhao Kun: James Cameron’s blue movie Avatar. In: Global Times, January 7, 2010. p. 5.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#175
Zhou, Raymond: Confucius loses his way. In: China Daily, January 29, 2010. p. 18.
Description:
On the rivaltry between Hu Mei’s Chinese history epic and James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Hu Mei
Cameron, James
Confucius (2010)
Avatar (2009)
Geschichte ~ History
China ~ China
#176
Zhou, Raymond: The fourth dimension. In: China Daily, January 8, 2010. p. 18.
Description:
On James Cameron’s Avatar.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
#177
Zhuang Pinghui: Tourism officials take heat over Avatar claim. In: South China Morning Post [HK], January 29, 2010. p. A8.
Description:
On the critical debate in China over the renaming of a mountain in Hunan province where parts of James Cameron’s film were shot.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
China ~ China
Berge ~ Mountains
#178
Zito, Giuseppe: Avatar, l’umanizzazione tecnologica. In: La Civiltà cattolica 161. 2010. No. 3835. [?D] pp. 56-61.
Index:
Cameron, James
Avatar (2009)
Religion ~ Religion
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