One of the biggest surprise theatrical releases of the year, "Gnomeo & Juliet," will be released on Blu-ray 3D by Disney May 24. The British computer-animated production featuring classic Elton John hits that was converted to 3D and has grossed nearly $100 million will be available as either … [Read more...]
IMAX 3D Wild vs Disney Cats
April 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Every filmmaker and studio executive should be required to watch the Disneynature film "African Cats" (opening Earth Day, April 22) followed by a screening of the new IMAX 3D documentary "Born to be Wild" (opening Friday, April 8). Maybe then they will all understand what is missing from … [Read more...]
Sucker Punch packs IMAX wallop
March 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
I was sucker punched by "Sucker Punch." Not being a big fan of action-fantasy movies in general or specifically Zack Snyder's digital-heavy movies like "300" and "Watchmen" (though I admired "Legend of the Guardians" fairly well), I was not expecting to like "Sucker Punch" much at all. Boy, do I … [Read more...]
“Mars” IMAX 3D impact at JPL
March 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
"Mars Needs Moms," the latest performance-capture 3D movie from producer Robert Zemeckis and Walt Disney Studios, opens Friday, March 11, on more than 256 IMAX screens, including 211 in the U.S. The clever and fun film about a young boy (Seth Green) who secretly climbs aboard a spaceship to try to … [Read more...]
Jackass cast-crew in Blu-ray
March 9, 2011 By 2 Comments
Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing "Jackass 3" in 3D this week but not in the new industry HiDef 3D standard for Blu-ray. The anaglyph 3D version will make the movie available to play in 3D on any TV but only on DVD. The Blu-ray version will offer an unrated version of the movie, 29 … [Read more...]
Megamind first Dolby TrueHD Blu
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
DreamWorks and Paramount may be holding back the 3D on the new Blu-ray Disc version of "Megamind" but the animated comedy features the world premiere of Dolby TrueHD Blu-ray, the home version of Dolby Surround 7.1 introduced in theaters last year.. A few days ago at Dolby Laboratories in Burbank, … [Read more...]
IMAX pushes Number Four to #2
February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
IMAX presentations of DreamWorks' "I Am Number Four" accounted for a very strong 13% of the film's $19.5 mil. in opening weekend box office grosses, pushing the movie distributed by Disney to a strong second place finish, not far behind Warner Bros.' thriller "Unknown." IMAX was responsible for … [Read more...]
“Number Four” in 228 IMAX Friday; trailer
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
"I Am Number Four," from producer Michael Bay, will open on 228 IMAX screens domestically this Friday (Feb. 18). The DreamWorks Studios suspense thriller distributed by Walt Disney Studios and directed by D.J. Caruso will also be released to at least 96 IMAX screens internationally, with nine … [Read more...]
Bieber 3D rivals Sandler, Aniston
February 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Never say never to Justin Bieber and the power of his fans. The 3D "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" topped $30 million at the box-office this weekend, only slightly edged out of the top spot for now but in a virtual tie with the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy "Just Go With It." That … [Read more...]
Tron: Legacy 3D/Classic Tron, Blu-ray 4/5
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Disney's long-awaited plans for the release strategy of "Tron: Legacy" and its 1982 predecessor "Tron" call for releasing both at the same time on April 5 in all sorts of configurations, including a $99.99 gift set featuring the first HiDef version of the original and a Blu-ray 3D edition of the new … [Read more...]
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