Show Notes
“Gentlemen, it’s been a privilege playing with you tonight… but I have to go listen to a historical retrospective on James Cameron’s entire filmography that dives into the writing, filming, editing, and reception of movies like The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Titanic, Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water, and further speculates on the future of the Avatar franchise.” --------------------------------------- Listen on Youtube: https://linktr.ee/TheDirectorDossiers --------------------------------------- Danny’s Instagram: @danny_barker @zatheband --------------------------------------- CHAPTERS:
0:00 – Intro 0:27 – Early Life 7:45 – Xenogenesis 11:59 – Roger Corman and Piranha II 17:20 – The Terminator 37:42 – Aliens 1:02:55 – The Abyss 1:22:22 – Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1:52:09 – The Crowded Room & Strange Days 1:54:46 – True Lies 2:16:48 – Spider-Man 2:21:07 – Titanic 2:47:15 – Documentaries and TV 3:00:49 – Avatar 3:20:04 – After Avatar 3:25:05 – Avatar: The Way of Water 3:46:43 – Avatar 3, 4, 5… 6 & 7? 3:51:16 – Funny Outro --------------------------------------- RESOURCES:
James Cameron YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkhiZW2Zi4nhsNvFPrljayCCqLNW5oRoB&si=y-wt-fiVP_pFmi0j
Books: The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan: https://a.co/d/bLjV3Ln Titanic and the Making of James Cameron by Paula Parisi: https://a.co/d/cMOPz3H The Art of Avatar: James Cameron’s Epic Adventure by Lisa Fitzpatrick: https://a.co/d/8vgTjNH James Cameron’s Titanic by Jain Lemos: https://a.co/d/5x5TOpI
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