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    The Dark Knight didn't *really* inspire grim blockbusters.

    MAY 21, 2012 2:40PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: amazing spider-man, avatar, batman begins, chris nolan, comic book, essay, harry potter, iron man, joss whedon, star trek, the avengers, the dark knight, the dark knight rises, twilight saga, movies, entertainment, politics

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    • 33 Ratings
    • 3195 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling: Kathryn Bigelow's Triumph

    FEBRUARY 2, 2010 3:14PM

    By Nelle Engoron


    Topics: movies, oscar women, hollywood, film, feminism, women, academy awards, awards, nominations, oscars, avatar, the hurt locker, james cameron, kathryn bigelow, directors, directing, directors guild of america, dga

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2012 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Oscar: And the Nominees Are. . .

    FEBRUARY 2, 2010 8:54AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: oscar, 2009 oscar, 82nd annual academy awards, a single man, an education, the blind side, inglourious basterds, the lovely bones, the last station, the messenger, up, invictus, nine, up in the air, crazy heart, julie and julia, the hurt locker, a serious man, disctric 9, avatar, precious, academy of motion picture arts and sciences, film, entertainment, oscar oversight, oscar nominations, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 7065 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Who Gets the Oscar in the Divorce?

    JANUARY 27, 2010 2:52AM

    By Nelle Engoron


    Topics: feminism, women directors, the hurt locker, avatar, james cameron, kathryn bigelow, directors guild award, dga, directors, oscars, academy awards, movies, film

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 10567 Views
    • 66 Comments
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    The Dark Side of Inspiration: Avatar’s Suicide Hotline

    JANUARY 26, 2010 1:31PM

    By Living with Caer


    Topics: belief/religion, fiction, movies, news, avatar, depression, suicide, star wars, camelot, king arthur, pandora, dalai lama, belief and religion, pink floyd, the wall, stephen lang

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    • 7 Ratings
    • 4907 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Avatar: anti-capitalist, not anti-military

    JANUARY 13, 2010 4:30PM

    By Dragonfly


    Topics: military, capitalism, avatar, politics, movies

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1969 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Open Salon weekend box office in review (01/10/10)

    JANUARY 11, 2010 3:10AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: youth in revolt, twilight saga, sherlock holmes, scott mendelson, reviews, nine, news, new moon, movies, leap year, invictus, daybreakers, crazy heart, box office, avatar, alvin and the chipmunks, 3d

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 4857 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Better late than never - The best movies of 2009.

    JANUARY 7, 2010 1:30PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: zombieland, whip it, up in the air, up, the hurt locker, the hangover, state of play, scott mendelson, pixar, observe and report, news, movies, james cameron, i love you man, henry selick, food inc, coraline, avatar, 3d, 2009

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1962 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    The Blank Slate Hypothesis

    JANUARY 7, 2010 2:31PM

    By Arthur Aringdale


    Topics: halo, titanic, chud, devin faraci, terminator salvation, world's greatest dad, coraline, adventureland, harry potter and the half blood prince, district 9, up, reservoir dogs, james cameron, avatar, movies

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2500 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Open Salon box office in review (01/03/10)

    JANUARY 4, 2010 11:19AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: 3d, avatar, box office, christmas carol, entertainment, iron man 2, james cameron, movies, news, politics, princess and the frog, reviews, robert downey jr, scott mendelson, sherlock holmes, titanic, up in the air

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1899 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Open Salon weekend box office in review (12/27/09)

    DECEMBER 28, 2009 11:30AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: up in the air, titanic, sherlock holmes, scott mendelson, robert downey jr, reviews, princess and the frog, politics, news, movies, james cameron, iron man 2, entertainment, christmas carol, box office, avatar, 3d

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 12820 Views
    • 170 Comments
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    What Does Avatar Tell Us About Masculinity and Disability?

    DECEMBER 23, 2009 8:23PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: movies, avatar, ghetto nerds, guest blogger

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 4073 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Open Salon box office in review (12/20/09)

    DECEMBER 21, 2009 10:36AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: 3d, avatar, box office, christmas carol, entertainment, iron man 2, james cameron, movies, news, politics, princess and the frog, reviews, robert downey jr, scott mendelson, sherlock holmes, titanic, up in the air

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2852 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Before There Was Cameron's Avatar . . .

    DECEMBER 16, 2009 11:11PM

    By Douglas Moran


    Topics: salon, stephanie zacharek, film, movies, cinema, avatar, james cameron, fred pohl, clifford d. simak, man plus, deserter, money, technology

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 10878 Views
    • 70 Comments
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    Open Salon review: Avatar: The 3D IMAX Experience (2009)

    DECEMBER 16, 2009 1:47AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: scott mendelson, reviews, oscar, news, movies, james cameron, avatar

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1904 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Open Salon box office in review (12/13/09)

    DECEMBER 13, 2009 7:04PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: 2d, a single man, avatar, blind side, box office, brothers, cartoons, clint eastwood, coraline, crazy heart, disney, george clooney, invictus, james cameron, jeff bridges, jonas brothers, lovely bones, matt damon, morgan freeman, new moon, news, oscar, peter jackson, princess and the frog, sandra bullock, scott mendelson, sherlock holmes, transylmania, twilight, up, up in the air, whip it

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1635 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Open Salon box office in review (11/08/09)

    NOVEMBER 8, 2009 7:03PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: avatar, james cameron, saw vi, the men who stare at goats, george clooney, fantastic mr. fox, pirate radio, roland emmerich, 2012, frank langella, the box, richard kelly, donnie darko, cameron diaz, the fourth kind, tyler perry, oprah winfrey, precious, couples retreat, this is it, michael jackson, paranormal activity, elf, jim carrey, robert zemeckis, imax, 3d, a christmas carol, scott mendelson, box office, news, movies

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 2155 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Open Salon weekend box office in review (11/01/09)

    NOVEMBER 1, 2009 5:05PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: where the wild things are, tyler perry, titanic, this is it, the box, star wars episode one the phantom menace, scott mendelson, saw vi, reviews, precious, peter jackson, paranormal activity, oprah winfrey, nikki finke, news, movies, michael jackson, mendelson's memos, law-abiding-citizen, king kong, james cameron, hillary swank, couples retreat, christmas carol, cameron diaz, box office, avatar, amelia

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 4074 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    When the Coming Attractions are the Main Attraction...

    AUGUST 20, 2009 11:19AM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: two towers, trailers, tim burton, thirteen days, the siege, the lost world, the lion king, the dark knight, terminator 2, teasers, steven spielberg, star wars episode one the phantom menace, scott mendelson, rugrats the movie, return of the king, previews, news, movies, men in black, lord of the rings trilogy, jurassic park, james cameron, i am legend, hook, godzilla, forrest gump, fellowship of the ring, et, enemy of the state, coming attractions, batman returns, batman begins, batman, avatar, arnold schwarzenegger

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