3D filmmaking is a rapidly growing trend in Hollywood, with many claiming that James Cameron's AVATAR will revolutionize the industry when it is released in December. THE NEW YORKER published an extensive profile on the director. He discusses his latest the movie and the unique filmmaking experience surrounding it (read more).

Movie blog "The House Next Door" published a series of articles on the celebrated animation studio Pixar. These aren't your usual puff pieces. Some include the politics of Pixar films, Pixar's utilization of cutting-edge technology and a history of the company (read more).

Thanks to Ben Stiller and other Hollywood actors, a documentary on the Japanese annual salughter of dolphins called THE COVE will be screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival despite initial resistance (read more).

The Austin Film Festival announced late that their line-up would include some bigger titles, including the adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel THE ROAD and the Nick Hornby film AN EDUCATION (read more).

While the new film COUPLE'S RETREAT is a hit at the box-office, critics have had very few positive words to say about it. Vince Vaughn's shtick may still have audiences rolling with laughter, but film critic Betsy Sharkey of the LOS ANGELES TIMES believes Vaughn has stalled as an actor. She's even compiled a list of the ten things she hates about him (read more). He use to be "so money."