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11 Memorable Facts About 'Hereditary'
11 Memorable Facts About 'Hereditary'
The most memorable scene in 'Hereditary' was almost even more disturbing. Here are more facts about Ari Aster's feature film debut.
2023-05-23 22:31
Why does LaMelo Ball wear a neck bandaid?
Why does LaMelo Ball wear a neck bandaid?
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has begun wearing a neck bandaid, and it's not due to injury. It's to satisfy league rules the NBA believes he is violating.
2023-11-20 22:16
Xbox Game Pass: Full List of July 2023 Releases
Xbox Game Pass: Full List of July 2023 Releases
What does Microsoft has in store for us this month? Here's the full list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in July 2023.
2023-07-07 05:04
How to Secure Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac With Lockdown Mode
How to Secure Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac With Lockdown Mode
The average iPhone owner should not have to worry about a coordinated cyberattack against them.
2023-06-05 20:30
Inside Titanic director James Cameron's obsession with the deep ocean
Inside Titanic director James Cameron's obsession with the deep ocean
Public interest in the deep ocean went into a frenzy this week as the search for the doomed Titan submarine played out – and Oscar-winning film director has made no secret of the fact that he is obsessed with the subject. Since it emerged on 22 June that the Titan was destroyed in what US authorities called a “catastrophic implosion”, Cameron has been telling media outlets that he knew what the five-man crew’s fate was since Monday, four days earlier. After calling up his “contacts in the deep submersible community” Cameron said he had already ascertained that the vessel had been destroyed in an implosion. “I felt in my bones what had happened.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter But why does Cameron know so much about the ocean depths? Titanic, Avatar and The Abyss First of all, Cameron has made a lot of films about the bottom of the sea. His 1997 film, Titanic, won 11 Oscars and was the first movie to earn more than $1bn worldwide, and Cameron went deep on his research – literally. The filmmaker has visited the real-life wreck of the Titanic 33 times, making his first trip in 1995 to shoot footage for the film. One of those dives even involved getting trapped with the wreck for 16 hours, with currents of water holding the director’s submarine at the bottom of the ocean. He has even written a book about his experiences, Exploring The Deep, which includes details of his dive journey, photos and maps from his own explorations of the wreck. He told ABC News: “I actually calculated [that] I've spent more time on the ship than the captain did back in the day.” Long before Titanic, Cameron directed The Abyss in 1989. The premise of the film is that an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean – sound familiar? That prompts a search and recovery team to race against Soviet vessels to recover the boat. Meanwhile, the last movie in Cameron’s famous Avatar franchise, The Way of Water, is set on the aquatic ecosystems of a world 25 trillion miles from Earth. "Some people think of me as a Hollywood guy … (but) I make 'Avatar' to make money to do explorations," Cameron told The Telegraph. Going even deeper In 2012, Cameron went a step further, plunging nearly 11km down to the deepest place in the ocean, the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific. The filmmaker made the solo descent in a submarine called the Deepsea Challenger, and it took more than two hours to reach the bottom. The submarine he used was years in the making, designed by Cameron himself with a team of engineers. The trip was only the second manned expedition to the Mariana Trench. The first was in 1960, when US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard descended to the ocean floor. “It was absolutely the most remote, isolated place on the planet,” Cameron said in a later interview. “I really feel like in one day I've been to another planet and come back.” He was even underwater when 9/11 happened His obsession with the ocean goes back to age 17, he told the New York Times, when he learned to scuba dive, when he said he felt like he had discovered the "keys to another world”. And between making Titanic in 1997 and Avatar in 2009 Cameron didn’t make a feature film. But he did make documentaries about sea exploration. One of those, 2003’s Ghosts of the Abyss, showed Cameron's travels to the Titanic, while the other, 2005’s Aliens of the Deep, saw Cameron team up with NASA scientists to explore the sea creatures of mid-ocean ridges. Cameron’s fascination even meant he was inside a submersible vessel exploring the Titanic on 11 September 2001, when terrorists flew two passenger jets into the World Trade Centre. It was only after the now-68-year-old director and his crew finished their expedition and returned to the main ship that Cameron learned what had happened. “What is this thing that’s going on?” Cameron asked the late actor Bill Paxton, who played treasure hunter Brock Lovett in the film. “The worst terrorist attack in history, Jim,” Paxton said. Cameron realised he “was presumably the last man in the Western Hemisphere to learn about what had happened,” he told Spiegel in 2012. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-23 20:07
Ole Smoky Distillery Launches New Orange Shinesicle Cream Moonshine and Banana Whiskey
Ole Smoky Distillery Launches New Orange Shinesicle Cream Moonshine and Banana Whiskey
GATLINBURG, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 20, 2023--
2023-06-20 20:50
Super Mario RPG Remake Release Date
Super Mario RPG Remake Release Date
When do get to kick the Smithy Gang's butt?
2023-06-22 01:23
The Best Prime Day Deals on Echo Pop Smart Speakers, Fire Tablets, and Other Amazon Devices
The Best Prime Day Deals on Echo Pop Smart Speakers, Fire Tablets, and Other Amazon Devices
With these Prime Day deals, you can save up to 55 percent on select Amazon devices, including Kindles, Luna wireless controllers, Ring video doorbells, and other top-rated finds.
2023-07-12 03:40
South32 takes $1.3 billion hit against Hermosa; Q4 output steady
South32 takes $1.3 billion hit against Hermosa; Q4 output steady
By Navya Mittal and Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) -Australian diversified miner South32 on Monday said it will take an about $1.3
2023-07-25 14:39
When Does the NFL Season End?
When Does the NFL Season End?
The NFL season ends in January.
2023-08-17 23:28
'RHONY' alum Bethenny Frankel exposes Bravo for cast's disturbing behaviour amid racism allegations against Ramona Singer
'RHONY' alum Bethenny Frankel exposes Bravo for cast's disturbing behaviour amid racism allegations against Ramona Singer
Bethenny Frankel's revelations come after Ramona Singer was accused of using the N-word with a Black 'RHONY' crew member
2023-10-31 09:44
'Creepiest man on earth': Howard Stern draws flak after sexist comments on show resurface
'Creepiest man on earth': Howard Stern draws flak after sexist comments on show resurface
In one of the clips, the ‘Howard Stern Show' host can be seen grilling Lisa Marie Presley about her underpants
2023-05-17 19:40