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BLOCKBUSTER wins 2nd Podcast of the Year Award from Adweek
Blockbuster has won its 2nd consecutive honor for Creativity Podcast of the Year.
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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Lakeshore Records releases first Original Podcast Score with BLOCKBUSTER
Fernando Arroyo Lascurain's music to the award-winning podcast celebrates two decades of film music, from Star Wars to Titanic LOS...
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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Episode 10: The Titan (Finale)
BLOCKBUSTER: THE STORY OF JAMES CAMERON. The Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year and NYF Radio Awards Best Miniseries. 🎧...
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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James Cameron Gave Up His Share of Titanic's Profit to Save His Vision
As he did with his first movie, The Terminator, James gave everything he could to save his film. When Bill Mechanic knocked on James...
Aug 18, 20202 min read
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Finale of Blockbuster Season 2 To Reveal James Cameron’s Anxiety About His Career
At the time, Titanic's massive budget paired with the studio's insistence that the film would be worth it led much of the media to...
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Matthew McConaughey, Gwyneth Paltrow Auditioned for Titanic’s Lead Roles
The now-iconic duo of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet could have been a handful of other beloved actors. Titanic was an epic love...
Aug 15, 20202 min read
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Bonus Interview with Bill Mechanic
BLOCKBUSTER: THE STORY OF JAMES CAMERON. The Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year returns for Season 2. 🎧 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE:...
Aug 14, 20201 min read
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Chaos On Set: The Mystery of the PCP-Laced Soup Filming Titanic
What happened on set that led to hallucinations, conga lines, and James Cameron being stabbed with a pen? It was August 1996, and James...
Aug 13, 20202 min read
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Episode 9: All Or Nothing
BLOCKBUSTER: THE STORY OF JAMES CAMERON. The Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year and NYF Radio Awards Best Miniseries. 🎧...
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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Leonardo DiCaprio Originally Thought James Cameron’s Titanic Screen Test Was "A Bit Light” For Him
DiCaprio would be catapulted to superstardom from the role, despite having reservations about it early on James Cameron had a green light...
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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James Cameron Asked Composer James Horner To Return for Titanic
Cameron and Horner clashed on the music for Aliens — for which Horner had just hours to write some music, yet earned Horner his first...
Aug 10, 20202 min read
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Bonus Interview with Al Giddings
BLOCKBUSTER: THE STORY OF JAMES CAMERON. The Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year returns for Season 2. 🎧 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE:...
Aug 7, 20201 min read
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James Cameron’s Dive to Titanic: Where No Director Has Gone Before
James Cameron's most ambitious idea yet was diving to the ocean floor on a near-freezing journey that almost ended in disaster. James...
Aug 6, 20202 min read
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Episode 8: Diving Deep
BLOCKBUSTER: THE STORY OF JAMES CAMERON. The Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year and NYF Radio Awards Best Miniseries. 🎧...
Aug 5, 20201 min read
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How James Cameron Pitched Titanic to 20th Century Fox
James Cameron's hardest pitch to a film studio was also the shortest. James Cameron was deeply inspired. After creating several of the...
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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Scotland, Sci-Fi and Scuba Lessons: The Curiosities of Young James Cameron
Young James Cameron gravitated toward adventure — whether nature, comic books or science-fiction Young Cameron had grown up near one of...
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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Bonus Interview with Bill Wisher (Pt. 2)
BLOCKBUSTER: THE STORY OF JAMES CAMERON. The Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year returns for Season 2. 🎧 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE:...
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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James Cameron’s Strained Relationship With His Father Fueled His Perfection
Philip Cameron felt James was making a mistake going into film, and urged his son to finish his college classes to get his degree. Philip...
Jul 30, 20202 min read
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Episode 7: The Action Movie Guy
BLOCKBUSTER: THE STORY OF JAMES CAMERON. The Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year and NYF Radio Awards Best Miniseries. 🎧...
Jul 29, 20201 min read
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Aliens’ Oscar Snub Frustrated James Cameron — and Drove His Determination
Friend Randy Frakes recalls James' ambition being renewed by failing to be recognized by his peers for the 1986 masterpiece Aliens. It...
Jul 28, 20202 min read
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