TRUE LIES

Screenplay by Claude Zidi, Simon Michael, Didier Kaminka, and James Cameron
Directed by James Cameron

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tom Arnold

Premiere date: July 15, 1994
R for a lot of action/violence and some language.

Harry Tasker is a special agent - although to his wife Helen he's just a boring computer salesman. When Harry's two lives unexpectedly collide, both he and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists fighting to save not only their marriage, but their lives.

1 Academy Award Nomination
Best Visual Effects

I Knew I Loved You Before I Knew You

Just yesterday I noticed that my boyfriend, who likes movies but knows next-to-nothing about the big names in the business, owns every major non-documentary James Cameron film currently available. The Terminator, Aliens, T2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic. All here.

When I tried to tell him this, amazed that someone could have an unfailing, subconscious love for the work of a single director, he just look confused and asked me, "What all has that guy done again?

Is there a director or other film figure that you loved before you knew anything about them? Who?

Watch It Here

As usual, Rope of Silicon is quick with an embed. Watch the Avatar teaser right here.

The Avatar Teaser Has Landed

I've been trying very hard to pretend that I am above all the Avatar hype. Nevertheless, I found my heart racing as I watched the first teaser, which you can find here. Apple is having issues with its version, so for now we'll have to deal with the French title cards.

(UPDATE: Apple has apparently fixed the problem. The U.S. version is now up and running.)

The Na'vi look less realistic than I was expecting, which I assume I'll get used to, but the rest of the visuals are stunning. Quite frankly, I'm a little underwhelmed. This is James Cameron we're talking about though, so I'm still fully expecting some great entertainment.

"Avatar Day" is tomorrow, so if for some reason you're interested in watching a mish-mash of footage from the film instead of waiting for the real thing to be released in December, hurry to the film's official site and get your tickets. I for one will be sitting that one out.