Avatar
(Blu-ray)
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox, ©2010.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ADD - MOVIE_A2 | BLU-RAY FEATURE AVA | On Shelf |
| Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks | BLU-RAY AVA | On Shelf |
| Wood Dale Public Library District - New Blu-ray Feature Film | AVA | On Shelf |
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox, ©2010.
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from container. Some blu-ray versions issued with companion dvd copy in standard format.
General Note
Blu-ray videodisc release of the 2009 motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits
Production designers, Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg ; edited by Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron ; senior visual effects supervisor, Joe Letteri ; animation supervisors, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones ; costume designers, Mayes C. Rubeo, Deborah L. Scott ; set decorator, Kim Siclair ; director of photography, Mauro Fiore ; music composed by James Horner.
Participants/Performers
Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso, Sigourney Weaver.
Description
Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life, and this changes everything.
Target Audience
Rating: PG-13; for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, widescreen; requires Blu-ray player; Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD master audio, English Dolby surround ; Spanish, French and Portuguese, 5.1 Dolby digital; copy-protected.
Language
English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese dialogue; optional Spanish or Portuguese subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio.
Awards
Oscar winner for Best Achievement in Art Direction : Rick Carter (art director), Robert Stromberg (art director), and Kim Sinclair (set decorator) ; Best Achievement in Cinematography, Mauro Fiore; Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones.
Awards
Golden Globe Awards, 2010: Best motion picture, drama ; best director, motion picture.
Awards
BAFTA Awards, 2010: Best Production Design; Best Special Visual Effects.
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cameron, J., Landau, J., Wilson, C., Kalogridis, L., Letteri, J., Carter, R., Stromberg, R., Sinclair, K., Fiore, M., Horner, J., Worthington, S., Saldana, Z., Ribisi, G., Rodriguez, M., Weaver, S., Lang, S., Moore, J. D., Pounder, C. C. H., Studi, W., Alonso, L., Rivkin, S. E., Refoua, J., Rubeo, M., & Scott, D. L. 1. (2010). Avatar (Blu-ray edition.). 20th Century Fox.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James Cameron et al.. 2010. Avatar. Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James Cameron et al.. Avatar Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cameron, J., Landau, J., Wilson, C., Kalogridis, L., Letteri, J., Carter, R. and Stromberg, R. et al (2010). Avatar. Blu-ray edn. Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cameron, James, et al. Avatar Blu-ray edition., 20th Century Fox, 2010.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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