Hollywood Director James Cameron at D8: The Full, Uncut Interview

On day two of the D8 conference, Director James Cameron took the stage to talk to Walt and Kara about movies, technology, the future of the film industry and “Titanic” in 3-D. Here’s the full, uncut interview.

D8 Video: James Cameron Talks BP and the “Complicated Problem”

During his D8 appearance Wednesday evening, director James Cameron discusses the role of underwater cinematography in documenting the BP oil spill and how he assembled a global team of deep submergence and underwater film experts to do just that.

D8 Video: James Cameron Talks Movie Release Windows

“Avatar” director James Cameron answers Walt’s questions on the pre-Web release strategy that still dominates feature film releases. Walt goes deep with the underwater director on the future feasibility of on-demand and cross-device delivery.

D8 Video: Director Cameron Says “Titanic” in 3-D Coming 2012

In his D8 interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, "Avatar" director James Cameron announced that he will be re-releasing the original cut of "Titanic" in 3-D. He said the new version will come out sometime in 2012.

“Avatar” Director James Cameron at D8: 3-D or Not, It’s Still About the Story

In 1997, James Cameron made “Titanic,” the highest-grossing film ever made. Thirteen years later he did it again: “Avatar.” And as much as “Avatar” stretched the boundaries of the box office, it has stretched the boundaries of cinema as well. The 3-D film featured a staggering 2,500-plus special-effects shots, set a new standard for movie-making technology and may have ushered in a big-screen renaissance in the process.
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Welcome to Web 3.0 Redux

Last year, for the seventh D: All Things Digital conference, we wrote an essay titled “Welcome to Web 3.0″ in which we made a prediction that raised some hackles in the blogosphere. “So what’s the seminal development that’s ushering in the era of Web 3.0? It’s the real arrival, after years of false predictions, of the thin client, running clean, simple software against cloud-based data and services,” we wrote, specifically referencing the growing popularity of Apple’s iPhone as the harbinger of this important trend.