For a perfect example of why film directors and movie stars should never make public statements, one need look no further than James Cameron, who seems to have confused Brazil with his mythical creation, Pandora. Director James Cameron says a real-life Avatar battle is playing out in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest, where indigenous groups are trying [...]

Most tax-funded subsidies produce weird incentives that cause overuse and/or overproduction of a product or service. Witness that enormous blow-out in physiotherapy costs as soon as the subsidy effectively made visits free. But there are occasional government subsidies that are economically worthwhile. The tax subsidy that encourages overseas movie producers to film here and, especially [...]

Yes, I know this is a bit late to be a proper review, but I’ve only just found time to see it. So this is not a review, but three observations. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT. Firstly, it is visually arresting. I saw it in 3D, but I suspect that it would be an equally gorgeous visual [...]