The late Mike deGruy filmed iconic underwater footage that wowed audiences, drawing the admiration of David Attenborough and James Cameron. A fond documentary by his wife reveals the real man Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933180-200-diving-deep-review-the-amazing-life-of-marine-film-maker-mike-degruy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Chinese submarine reaches the deepest place on Earth
The Chinese submarine Fendouzhe has completed a months-long expedition to the deepest part of the ocean, a feat matched by only James Cameron, a hobbyist investor and the U.S. Navy. Source: https://www.livescience.com/chinese-submarine-record-dive.html
Unsubscribe: The $0-Budget Movie That ‘Topped the US Box Office’
An anonymous reader shares a report: In normal times, blockbuster movies usually dominate the box office charts. The big-budget productions, directed by the likes of James Cameron, Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott, regularly draw the biggest crowds at cinemas across the US and beyond. But on 10 June, one box office-topping movie was watched by just two people, in one cinema….
Struggling ‘Terminator’ Movie Has An Even Worse Second Weekend
“The news just keeps getting worse for Terminator: Dark Fate,” reports CinemaBlend: It had a disappointing opening last week and a sharp drop in its second weekend at the box office. It also had the worst Friday-to-Friday drop of any other Terminator sequel in the franchise… According to Forbes, it made only $2.8 million on Friday, November 8, marking a 73%…
Third ‘Terminator’ Reboot Bombs at Box Office
“Terminator: Dark Fate once again failed to avoid Judgment Day because audiences just don’t care about the Terminator as a brand, an IP or a franchise,” writes a box office pundit at Forbes. He points out the newly-released film earned just $10.6 million on its opening day: The sci-fi sequel, directed by Tim Miller, produced by James Cameron, and starring franchise…
Explorer Says He Reached the Deepest Part of the Ocean. James Cameron Disagrees.
In April, explorer Victor Vescovo claimed to have broken the record for deepest solo dive ever. But did he? Source: https://www.livescience.com/did-explorer-reach-deepest-part-ocean.html
‘Avengers’ Surpasses ‘Avatar’ as Highest-Grossing Film of All Time
Disney’s presentation of Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” has officially surpassed “Avatar” to become the world’s highest-grossing film of all time, several months after the film obliterated opening weekend records. From a report: The feat underscores Disney’s position as the king of the box office. Disney has had the top grossing movie every year since 2012 and been the top grossing studio since…
Can James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger Revive The ‘Terminator’ Franchise?
“The Resistance’s war against Skynet rages on with the sixth installment of the Terminator series,” reports Variety, adding that the James Cameron-produced film “serves as a direct sequel to the first two movies in the franchise, relegating the events of the intervening films to alternate timelines.” Or, as ET Online: puts it, “Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and James Cameron are together…
American Explorer Completes Deepest Submarine Dive In History
schwit1 quotes the maritime industry news site gCaptain: A private equity investor from Dallas, Texas and his team of explorers have completed a series of record-breaking dives to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, commonly known as the deepest place on earth. The initial record-setting dive took took place on April 28 when American, Victor Vescovo, a retired U.S. Navy officer,…
Watch Six New Short Alien Films: Created to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Film
Alien came out 40 years ago this month, not that its age shows in the least. The terror of the ever-diminishing crew of the Nostromo trapped on their ship with the merciless extraterrestrial monster of the title remains as visceral as it was in 1979, and the dank, pre-digital confines of its setting have taken on a […]
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