Epic Films (Film Guide) - Avatar (2009 Film), 2001: A Space Odyssey (Film), Ben-Hur (1959 Film), the Wizard of Oz (1939 Film), the Hobbit (Film (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 175. Chapters: Avatar (2009 film), 2001: A Space Odyssey (film), Ben-Hur (1959 film), The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Hobbit (film series), War Horse (film), 300 (film), The Lord of the Rings (film series), Che (film), Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Last Airbender, Forrest Gump, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, The King's Speech, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Lawrence of Arabia (film), Schindler's List, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, The Golden Compass (film). Excerpt: Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi-a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to a genetically engineered Na'vi body with the mind of a remotely located human, and is used to interact with the natives of Pandora. Development of Avatar began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film. Work on the language of the film's extraterrestrial beings began in summer 2005, and Cameron began developing the screenplay and fictional universe in early 2006. Avatar...