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Overdue Reviews takes a critical look at tech-centric films that are well-loved, well-loathed or eye-rollingly obscure. When Kathryn Bigelow's 'Strange Days' was released in 1995, it didn't even break $8 million at the box office; with a production budget of $42 million, it was by all accounts a commercial disaster. Even the critically panned 'Johnny Mnemonic' pulled in $19 million, and ...

During an address at CinemaCon in Las Vegas yesterday, James Cameron introduced what he considers to be the next frontier in filmmaking: faster film projection rates. It may not sound quite as sexy as some other cinematic techniques that Cameron has pioneered, but, according to the 'Avatar' director, faster frame rates could dramatically enhance image quality across all film genres. Today, ...

Is it just us, or did 2010 seem like an abnormally long year? Of course, it was no longer than any other year in history. But, from a tech perspective, at least, this year saw more seismic changes and game-altering developments than any other in recent memory. From Android to Zuckerberg, 'FarmVille' to Foursquare, iPad to iPhone 4, 2010 certainly wasn't short on memorable moments. Here are 15 ...

'Avatar' was one of the most (over-)hyped and talked-about films of the year, so it's only appropriate that, to round out 2010, the James Cameron blockbuster finds itself atop a list of the most pirated films of the year. 'Avatar' has been torrent-downloaded 16,580,000 times, quite a lot more than last year's most pirated film, 'Star Trek,' which was shared about 11 million times. Perhaps most ...

James Cameron enjoyed making 'Avatar' so much, he's decided to do it again. And again. According to Deadline, the director has just inked a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to produce two brand new 'Avatar' films over the next five years. Cameron says the second and third installments will be "self-contained stories that also fulfill a greater story arc," and that they'll be jam-packed with the ...

James Cameron certainly isn't one to rest on his laurels, or his Oscars. The inventive and oceanic-obsessed director frequently harbors lofty aspirations, and a new Cameron plan apparently involves the development of revolutionary undersea technology. According to Moviefone, Cameron has enlisted Australian engineers to help design a submersible craft capable of withstanding unprecedented levels ...

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. We've been watching the University of Pennsylvania's quadrotor autonomous helicopter project for the past few months with increasing levels of dread. Now, the terrifying thing has learned to fly through thrown hoops. [From: YouTube] Steve Martin, wild and crazy guy, has joined ...

The neo-Mephistopheles of cinema, James Cameron, just gave an interview to Popular Mechanics about the current consumer backlash to 3-D. Pop Mech was able to ask four simple questions (if you count "That's an interesting point" as a question), to which the director responded with his typically overblown bravado. Follow along as we translate Cameron's responses for those who can't speak ...

James Cameron might not have had the chance to film his famed blockbuster 'Titanic' in three dimensions, but a research team is set to do the next best thing: create a 3-D map of the wreck. On August 18th, an assemblage of scientists, including archaeologists and oceanographers, will embark on an expedition to map the ship's wreckage and debris field in 3-D. Expedition leader David Gallo told ...

There is a new national crisis, far more important than securing our borders or battling terrorism. Two of the biggest dangers to art and intellect on Earth, James Cameron and the Black Eyed Peas, are teaming up to bring us what can only be described as the anti-'Last Waltz.' It appears that Cameron, of 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' infamy, has signed on to direct a 3-D tour documentary about the ...

After having conquered the box office record books with 'Titanic,' and then doing it again with 'Avatar' 13 years later, world-renowned nutjob James Cameron will once again attempt to climb the mountain of over-the-top cinema, by re-releasing 'Titanic' in 3-D. At the D8: All Things Digital Conference yesterday, Cameron took some time out of his busy schedule of money counting to sit down with ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Yelp Yack is an adorable new blog (if you care for a side of spite) by San Francisco-based illustrator Jessica Wassill. She happens to think that angry Yelp reviews ...

King of the World James Cameron has simply become a force for 3-D. According to the AP, James Cameron fought for the inclusion of a 3-D camera on the Mars rover Curiosity, which launches next year. Cameron told the Pasadena Star-News, "[The scientists are] going to answer a lot of really important questions about the previous and potential future habitability of Mars." This is the second ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. We're not quite sure how we missed this last year, but Segway tours now have a competitor for sheer nerdiness. The ElliptiGo 8S is the world's first elliptical bike, ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... CTIA has released the results of its semi-annual wireless survey, and every usage statistic continues to escalate. The most astronomical figure, of course, relates to text messaging, as carriers reported an incredible total of 1.5 trillion text messages sent during 2009. That breaks down to 5 billion texts per day. [From: CTIA] ...