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What gives the film an extra touch of surrealism is that the soldiers are stationed in the bombed-out palace of Saddam's playboy son Uday. It's a bizarre oasis in the midst of chaos, complete with putting green, a circular bed in Uday's love shack and a swimming pool. Tucker narrates his documentary, but for the most part lets the soldiers speak for themselves. "Gunner Palace" isn't a particulary violent movie. But every moment is fraught with the potential for violence. "For y'all this is just a show," says Spc. Richmond Shaw, "but we live in this movie." The tricky part is, it's not one he's seen before--and he can't guess the ending.--David AnsenJames Cameron In 1997, he was the king of the world. Then he literally went off the deep end. "Titanic" director James Cameron's second ocean-life documentary is an IMAX production called "Aliens of the Deep." NEWSWEEK's Devin Gordon asked the Oscar winner about the big picture.