James Cameron
☼ Born on 16 December 1954, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Biography
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and had his first experience as a director with a two week stint on Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) before being fired.
He then wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It was a low budget independent film, but Cameron's superb, dynamic direction made it a surprise mainstream success and it is now regarded as one of the most iconic pictures of the 1980s. After this came a string of successful, bigger budget science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). In 1990, Cameron formed his own production company, Lightstorm Entertainment. In 1997, he wrote and directed Titanic (1997), a romance epic about two young lovers from different social classes who meet on board the famous ship. The movie went on to break all box office records and earned eleven Academy Awards. It became the highest grossing movie of all time until 12 years later, Avatar (2009), which inv
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ented and pioneered 3D film technology, and it went on to beat "Titanic", and became the first film to cost two billion dollars until 2019 when Marvel took the record.
James Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. In 2000, he married actress Suzy Amis, who appeared in Titanic, and they have three children.
In the role of actor
Score: A Film Music Documentary (09/06/2017)
The art of the music of films are examined in Score: A Film Music Documentary. Since the beginning, music has been an important part of cinema. Starting off with piano or organ accompaniment to silent films, film scores evolved to involve full orchestras. Many of the film composers working today, including Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, […]
In the role of director
True Lies – Premium Classics (15/07/2024)
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The Abyss: Special Edition (07/12/2023)
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Avatar: The Way of Water (16/12/2022)
We return to the world of Pandora in Avatar: The Way of Water. It has been 13 years since Jake Sulley (Sam Worthington) was permanently transferred into his Navi Avatar and became the leader of the Omaticaya along with his mate Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). Together they have three biological children, Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), Lo’ak (Britain […]
Terminator: Dark Fate (03/11/2019)
Sarah Connor returns in Terminator: Dark Fate. Even though she helped stop Judgement Day and the rise of Skynet, the life of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is struck by tragedy when one many T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Terminators sent back finds and kills her son John. More than two decades later, a new threat emerges in […]
Alita: Battle Angel (17/02/2019)
Writer/producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez brings the manga series to the big screen with Alita: Battle Angel. It is the year 2563 and an event known as “The Fall” has left Earth devastated, save for the wealthy sky city of Zalem, which floats above the desolate Iron City. While savaging parts is a scrapyard, Dr. […]
Score: A Film Music Documentary (09/06/2017)
The art of the music of films are examined in Score: A Film Music Documentary. Since the beginning, music has been an important part of cinema. Starting off with piano or organ accompaniment to silent films, film scores evolved to involve full orchestras. Many of the film composers working today, including Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, […]
Independence Day: Resurgence (25/06/2016)
The alien invaders return to Earth two decades after the original attack in Independence Day: Resurgence. Twenty years has passed since the “War of 1996,” during which humanity barely survived an alien invasion. However, in the decades following the war, humanity has come together as one and they have used their combined strength and alien technology […]
Blindspot: The Terminator (26/06/2012)
I don’t know what prevented me from seeing The Terminator earlier. I suppose, like all the films on my ever-growing watchlist, it was a combination of a lack of availability and a lack of time. I’m not usually one to buy DVDs of films I haven’t seen unless they are sale (and indeed that is how […]
Sanctum (06/02/2011)
The movie marketing machine has been heavily using executive producer James Cameron‘s name in the promotion of the film (to the point that I’m sure that there are some people who think he directed the film). I would guess that Cameron’s greatest contribution to the film was the use of his patented 3D system, which […]
Avatar (19/12/2009)
It was over a decade since James Cameron last directed a feature film. Was it worth the wait? I will not say that Avatar will go down as the best of James Cameron’s films, I still thought that it was very good. If nothing else, it was visually spectacular and it definitely needs to be […]