Studio 360 meets three directors vying for Academy Awards. Kurt Andersen talks with James Cameron ("Avatar"), Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker"), and Jason Reitman ("Up in the Air"). Best-actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe describes the challenges of playing the title role in "Precious." And Studio 360 has trailers for 3-D movies Hollywood ought to make.
George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a man with corporate wanderlust, in “Up in the Air,” a Paramount Pictures release.
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The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow is only the fourth woman ever to be nominated for the Best Director Oscar. "The Hurt Locker," follows a three-man Explosive Ordnance Disposal team around Baghdad in 2004, as the insurgency was cresting – and the tension doesn't let up for a minute. Bigelow ...
Precious
In the film, "Precious," the heroine fantasizes about escaping the horrors of her life as an abused teenager and walking down a red carpet. Now the actress who plays her, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, gets to walk down that red carpet for real — she's up ...
Up in the Air
Oscar-nominated film, "Up in the Air," tells a story made for the recession. George Clooney plays a corporate grim reaper, flying all over the country to lay off his clients' employees. Director Jason Reitman ("Juno") based it on the 2001 novel by
Alec Baldwin Gets the Keys
Alec Baldwin will be co-hosting the Oscars this weekend. What gig could top that? Guest-hosting Studio 360, of course. Kurt calls Alec to ask him to host it the weekend of March 27-28, 2010.
Avatar
"Avatar" cost nearly $400 million to make and broke box-office records. It's up for nine Oscars. Kurt asked director James Cameron how he tackled this insanely ambitious project and how he took 3-D technology to a new level.
Everything's Better in 3-D
We proudly present "sneak previews" of 3-D movies in development - we wish! Studio 360's Eric Molinsky produced this satire.
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