I was ready to be underwhelmed by my experience with the first Blu-ray 3D title to be released to stores Tuesday (June 22), Sony's "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The picture on both the Samsung LED 3D TV fed by a Samsung Blu-ray 3D player … [Read more...]
ESPN 3D scores via DirecTV
June 11, 2010 By 1 Comment
DirecTV helped ESPN 3D get off to an impressive start shortly after 6:30 a.m. this morning (Friday, June 11), providing a dedicated channel (106) for the daily World Cup matches from South Africa (Comcast was to do the same, while AT&T U-Verse is charging a $10 premium). Although I have … [Read more...]
The death of 3D? Give me a break!
June 4, 2010 By 4 Comments
Let's see if I have this straight: "Shrek Forever After" didn't open as as strong as hoped; therefore that proves that 3D is doomed; the fad-ish fascination is over. It's the beginning of the end of the road for 3D. Also, some people may have physical problems with 3D, and therefore that will … [Read more...]
Sorority Girls 3D eye-popping bad
May 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The producers hit all the right marketing buttons with the titilating title of "Sorority Girls" and the hot trend of 3D with the upcoming June 8 release of "Sorority Girls 3D" (DVD, $19.98). . But "B" movie veteran Fred Olen Ray's ("Inner Sanctum," "Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers") Retromedia … [Read more...]
Alexi on “Two Escobars”
May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of the most high-profile stars of the historic 1994 World Cup soccer tournament in the U.S., Alexi Lalas, was just a few days from heading to South Africa for the debut of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa when he stopped by ESPN Zone Wednesday (May 19) to watch a media preview of the … [Read more...]
Network names meaningless
May 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
While walking around the show floor at this week's Cable Show in Los Angeles, I was reminded again of a pet peeve I have had for years about cable network names. My peeve: network names have come to mean nothing at all. As I walked past the booth for TV Guide Channel promoting all its … [Read more...]
I hate Ebert hating 3D
May 1, 2010 By 11 Comments
First of all, thanks to Roger Ebert for joining my warnings to the industry about their approach to 3D in his recent posting for Newsweek. But while I agree to a certain extent with some of Ebert's specific concerns, I do not agree with his overall premise that 3D is being over-used and I do not … [Read more...]
Misleading eye-popping 3D ads
April 17, 2010 By 4 Comments
If Hollywood filmmakers and TV producers are going to insist on having the latest wave of 3D push only behind the screen rather than popping out, then they need to alert advertising people. Is there any ad you've seen yet for 3D TVs or, really, anything else 3D, that doesn't show stuff coming … [Read more...]
Slam Dunk 3D in theaters
April 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There's a lot of 3D to take in at theaters these days. Within just a few hours on Saturday night at a single Krikorian theater in Monrovia, California, I saw the first Final Four game in 3D, the big-screen world premiere of the We are the World 25 for Haiti music video in 3D, and "Clash of … [Read more...]
I like pre-movie 3D stuff
March 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Is it just me or does anyone else get as impacted by the pre-movie branding logos in 3D as I do? For some time now I have been telling people I go to the movies with to be sure to watch the IMAX visual and audio countdown before each film (actually, you can't miss it). I still think those … [Read more...]
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