IMAX’s Titanic 3D experience
The re-release of “Titanic” in 3D, especially on the biggest of IMAX screens, feels like a refreshing throwback to the era when going to the movies was an event and the movies were usually substantial in scope and story. Perhaps because it requires such a commitment and because the running time of 3-hours and 15-minutes, plus a 15-minute intermission, at least at the Universal City AMC IMAX theater, doesn’t allow for as many daily … [Read the full story]
3D, IMAX lift MiB3 past Avengers
IMAX and 3D contributed to a $70 million domestic opening four-day holiday weekend and more than $200 mil. overall globally in the first week of release for Sony's Columbia Pictures' "Men in Black 3," which uses both formats to significant visual advantage. Another value-add is a six-minute teaser of the July 3 release of "The Amazing Spider-Man," also in IMAX 3D, that precedes "MiB3" in IMAX theaters. In addition to impressive effects … [Read the full story]
Sonnenfeld cheers 3D conversion
“Men in Black 3” director Barry Sonnenfeld says James Cameron’s looking-through-a-window-into-a-world approach to the use of 3D makes sense because, “that is exactly the definition of Jim Cameron. ‘If it were up to Jim, he would live seven miles underwater in the Mariana trench – it’s about living underwater and viewing the world through a window,” Sonnenfeld said. “In my case, I don’t even swim.” Sonnenfeld, who … [Read the full story]
Sonnenfeld cheers 3D conversion
“Men in Black 3” director Barry Sonnenfeld says James Cameron’s looking-through-a-window-into-a-world approach to the use of 3D makes sense because, “that is exactly the definition of Jim Cameron. ‘If it were up to Jim, he would live seven miles underwater in the Mariana trench – it’s about living underwater and viewing the world through a window,” Sonnenfeld said. “In my case, I don’t even swim.” Sonnenfeld, who … [Read the full story]
Smurfs 3D Blu-ray new extras
What could be more fitting than the colony of blue Smurfs on Blu-ray? Sony's 3D Blu-ray of "The Smurfs" ($45.99) offers a very good 3D representation of the computer-animated movie that generated more than half-a-billion dollars in theaters worldwide last summer. Once again the 3D on the home version is perhaps even more vibrant and visually dynamic than in theaters. <Story continues following the 3-minutes of video highlights below from … [Read the full story]
3D Blu Bolt leads Chicken, Robinsons, G
On the heels of the recent quality Blu-ray 3D release of the 2006 theatrical 3D conversion of "A Nightmare Before Christmas," Disney, one of the earliest and most pro-active studios in 3D and Blu-ray, is releasing a quartet of its earliest theatrical 3D films to Blu-ray this week (Nov. 8): * "Bolt 3D" ($49.99 four-disc combo) is not only the best of this group but also the best Disney animated movie in nearly a decade when it was released in … [Read the full story]
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