Posts Tagged ‘ james cameron ’

avatar \/\/ the inevitable backlash begins (began)

February 3, 2010
By tyler re
avatar \/\/ the inevitable backlash begins (began)

There’s something called the “Tall Poppy Syndrome”.  If you’re avant-garde enough to live outside the States, then you might have heard of it.  It’s a term most commonly used in the Commonwealth countries, so you wouldn’t really be that avant-garde.  Everyone’s lived in a Commonwealth country. (The term does originate from Aristotle, if that...
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the only end o’ decade list that matters

December 23, 2009
By tyler re
the only end o’ decade list that matters

I’m gripped by a fascination with hands.  Maybe it stems from being an art student and spending so much time handling brushes, cameras, and tools (and, lost in thought, staring at my hands).  Back when I was a kid, a cousin showed me how she could make a vein in the back of her...
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michael biehn \/\/ birthing badass babes

November 25, 2009
By tyler re
michael biehn \/\/ birthing badass babes

A film actor for the past three decades, Michael Biehn has appeared in over 70 movies and television shows.  Frequently collaborating with writer/director James Cameron, a young and lithe Biehn had an enviable decade from 1984-1993 when he starred in Terminator, Aliens, the Abyss, and Tombstone.  Not surprisingly, most of his roles since playing appearing in Terminator have been...
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