Ground breaker. Game changer. The King of the World. Director James Cameron went from cult sci-fi rising star to box-office dominator at faster than light speed.
As much a technical innovator as he is a visionary artist, Cameron has proven himself the master of his own cinematic destiny. His methods have often been controversial, but the results are undeniably impactful.
Taking in his scrappy early days, his impressive breakthrough withThe Terminator, his colossal triumph withTitanic, his real-life adventures in planet Earth's most extreme environment, and his astonishing world-building success withAvatar, this is a truly essential guide to Cameron's stellar filmography.
Dan Jolin is a film journalist and contributing editor to
Empire, the world's biggest movie magazine. He also writes for
Screen Internationaland
Time Out, and is the editor and co-founder of
Senetmagazine, about the craft and culture of board gaming.