James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ vs. ‘Titanic’

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Can “Avatar” beat “Titanic,” the highest-grossing film of all time, and does that mean anything to James Cameron, who directed both films? Los Angeles Times entertainment reporter John Horn asks the question as part of an awards season discussion with Cameron and four other top directors -- Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”), Lee Daniels (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”), Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”) and Quentin Tarantino (“Inglourious Basterds”).

Click on the video below to see what Cameron had to say, and check The Times’ movie blog every day this week for a fresh clip from the 90-minute Envelope Roundtable discussion.