Jurassic 3D no longer parked in 1993
The wizards at 2D-to-3D conversion house Stereo D, which delivered the 3D version of "Titanic," have done it again with the much older "Jurassic Park," now available for further and sometimes enhanced enjoyment on Blu-ray 3D (Universal, $49,98). "Jurassic Park" was groundbreaking on multiple fronts when it was initially released in theaters 20 years ago in 1993 and later for home video. We all shared the weak-kneed feeling portrayed by Sam … [Read the full story]
DisneyToons Planes flying to theaters
Two years after announcing that DisneyToons would produce a made-for-Blu-ray "Cars" spin-off called "Planes," that the studio was still touting on last December's Blu-ray 3D release of "The Little Mermaid" as a spring 2013 Blu-ray 3D debut, the movie is now scheduled for a theatrical release on Aug. 9 in 3D and RealD 3D. A full-page ad in today's Los Angeles Times features the poster at right... This isn't the first time this has … [Read the full story]
Monsters Inc. best Pixar 3D yet Feb. 19
It's too bad the disappointing box-office performance of the 3D version of "Monsters Inc." in December prompted Disney-Pixar to scuttle plans for future 3D conversions of their animated classics, beginning with the withdraw of the announced 3D version of "The Little Mermaid" in theaters Sept. 16. It's too bad because the 3D in "Monsters Inc." actually works very effectively, probably more-so than any other Pixar 3D movie, especially the thrilling … [Read the full story]
Gatsby’s Great $51 mil; Iron Man $1 bil.
Despite lukewarm reviews and the stiffest competition yet this year from week two of Disney's "Iron Man 3," Baz Lurhman's extravagant native stereo 3D version of Warner's "The Great Gatsby" enjoyed a swinging $51 million on its opening weekend. But even that wasn't close to competing with another $72 mil. for the converted "Iron Man 3." That was down more than a staggering $100 mil. from its opening weekend, but still leaves a two-week total … [Read the full story]
Top Gun 3D top notch IMAX and Blu-ray
Converting Paramount's "Top Gun" for 3D was no easy feat, especially since none of the aircraft or ship sequences were digital. But the surprisingly hardest footage to convert, according to Legend3D founder Dr. Barry Sandrew, is the scenes with nothing but actors in a room. Tiny details like reflections in their eyes must be converted to show depth or else the eyes look dead, he told attendees of a special early look at 20 minutes of the IMAX 3D … [Read the full story]
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Gatsby’s Great $51 mil; Iron Man $1 bil.
Despite lukewarm reviews and the stiffest competition yet this year from week two of Disney's "Iron Man 3," Baz Lurhman's extravagant native stereo 3D version of Warner's "The Great Gatsby" enjoyed a swinging $51 million on its opening weekend. But even that wasn't close to competing with another $72 mil. for the converted "Iron Man 3." That was down more than a staggering $100 mil. from its … [More ... ]
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