Cinema News: How 'Avatar' sequel takes its technology underwater

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January 3, 2023

How 'Avatar' sequel takes its technology underwater for an immersive experience

The film's visual effects teams push the ability to capture facial expressions, and to film the various ways of water.

Abcarian: Nepo babies beware! You didn't hit a triple if you were born on third base

Nepotism only gets your foot in the door, the nepo babies say. But in Hollywood, getting in the door is the crucial step to success.

Rapper Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia dies at 43

DJ Paul shared a tribute post to the late Gangsta Boo on social media. Both musicians were part of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia.

Actor Jeremy Renner in critical condition after snow-plow accident

Jeremy Renner, star of Marvel's "Hawkeye" series, was airlifted to a hospital after the accident. The location was not disclosed, but his property near Lake Tahoe has been inundated by snow.

Queen's Brian May celebrates knighthood: 'Thank you and much love from Sir Bri'

Astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May announced he is now officially "Dr Sir Brian Harold May, CBE," "if you want to be formal."

Review: 'Broadway Rising,' 'White Noise,' 'Matilda' and more movies to watch at home

"Broadway's" pandemic revival, a UFO sighting in Zimbabwe, a Vietnamese head-transplant martial arts flick, plus Netflix's "White Noise" and "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical" are all available for viewing.

Looted sarcophagus more than 2,000 years old is returned to Egypt from the U.S.

An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined that it was looted years ago, Egyptian officials said.

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