May 2010
1 post
Pirates 4 walking the plank in 3D →
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be release on May 20th 2011.
April 2010
6 posts
Ridley Scott Talks Alien in 3D and Confirms Two... →
A Debate about the quality of 3D Conversion →
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return for 3D 'Men... →
Despite the fact that MIB 3-D is still awaiting a script, Sony will look to fast-track the film for a summer 2011 release, afterSpider-Man 4 was cancelled.
Oh my! Disney's 'Wizard of Oz' prequel would be in... →
More info is emerging on “The Great Powerful,” the Wizard of Oz prequel that’s being developed at Disney. The project is aiming to shoot in 3-D, with the idea that plenty of Oz set-pieces could benefit from the z-axis treatment, just as they did in “Alice.”
Hollywood To Host First "3D Technology Awards" →
The International 3D Society was created by Jon Landau, Jim Chabin, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, all of whom have significant commercial interest in the 3D industry. Like anyone who devotes a lot of time to a specific industry, they want to award themselves.
The technical awards ceremony will be held on October 5 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
'Resident Evil: Afterlife' Trailer Promises More... →
RE4 was shot with the niftiest 3-D technology on the planet (filmed with the James Cameron/Vincent Pace Fusion Camera system) — which means it will not be the chintzy “conversion process 3-D” that you recently suffered through on Clash of the Titans.
Clash of the 3D movies at the box office →
‘Titans’ will battle against ‘Dragon,’ ‘Alice’
March 2010
2 posts
Not enough 3D Screens →
February 2010
6 posts
Odeon backs down, will carry 'Alice' →
AMC also agrees to play Disney’s ‘Wonderland’
European Cinemas reject 'Wonderland,' Disney's 3D... →
Odeon cinema group has refused to show Disney’s latest 3D movie, Alice in Wonderland, at its theatres in Ireland, Italy and the UK, because the film will be out on DVD soon.
Odeon objects to Walt Disney’s decision to release the film on DVD just 12 weeks after it is first shown in theatres. The usual period between cinema and DVD release is 17 weeks.
With firmware updates, new Sony Blu-ray players... →
Today Sony announced a new $200 Blu-ray player, the BDP-S470, that will be capable of handling 3-D discs with a firmware update available this summer.
Burberry To Screen Fashion Show Live In 3-D →
Burberry is set to live stream its fall runway show in 3-D in New York, Paris, Dubai and Tokyo, WWD reports.
Stretch Armstrong 3-D: Twilight and New Moon star... →
To be produced by Brian Grazer, the movie will be released in 2012 in 3-D.
'Priest' Gets 3D Treatment, New Release Date →
It will open on its new release date of January 14, 2010.
January 2010
9 posts
The Grammys' 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson →
Tonight’s Grammy Awards (8pm ET/PT) will show a never-before-seen 3-D film created for Jackson’s environmentally conscious tune “Earth Song.” That short film, which requires special 3-D glasses (available at Target outlets), was supposed to have made its debut in London during the ill-fated “This Is It” concerts.
‘Avatar’ Faces Traffic Jam at 3-D Screens →
'Caligula' director to make 3D porn film →
Next "Harry Potter" movies coming in 3D →
JVC launches 2D to 3D converter →
The JVC IF-2D3D1 image processor.
Leonardo DiCaprio will narrate IMAX Hubble 3D →
Leonardo DiCaprio will narrate the Hubble 3D film set to debut March 19, Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Corp.announced Wednesday.
Sony's 3D Blu-ray player coming this summer →
3D Blu-ray is one of the big stories at CES 2010, and it’s no surprise that Sony is a major player in Blu-ray’s next incarnation. Sony announced its first standalone 3D Blu-ray player, the BDP-S770, which also manages to integrate the best features of its current Blu-ray players.
CES: Bargain TV maker Vizio unveils 3-D wireless... →
The Irvine, Calif.-based company today announced its “XVT Pro” series of LED sets in four sizes — 47 inches, 55 inches and 72 inches, plus a 58-inch “cinema wide” model that displays content in a 21 by 9 format. They’ll go on sale in August.
The 47-inch model will list for $1,999, the 55-incher is $2,499 and the 72-incher is $3,499.
ESPN To Launch 3D Network In June - USATODAY.com →
December 2009
7 posts
Air Force to unveil 3-D commercial →
3D Cut short at Cowboys' game →
Watching a game live and in 3D in a theater or bar could be cool, but not when you’re actually at the event when it is in 3D in front of you already.
3D coming to the Cowboys Stadium big screens... →
The Cowboys will host the first ever public demonstration of HDlogix real rime conversion of 2D HDTV Video into 3D, to be followed by the first live 3D broadcast on Cowboys Stadium’s giant Mitsubishi video boards.
At halftime and during the Cowboys-San Diego Chargers game, the Cowboys will use HDlogix technology to power the live 3D broadcast.
WatchBeginning Friday and running through Dec. 17, Larger Than Life in 3D collects shows by Dave Matthews from the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas; Ben Harper and the Relentless7 during Denver’s Mile High Music Festival; and gypsy punks Gogol Bordello during the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey.
Trailer can also be seen here, on Wired.com.
Avatar’s Imax 3D Poster →
USA Today: 'Avatar' game aims to be a 'landmark'... →
THR: In-Three, Reliance ink 3D deal
November 2009
3 posts
Zemeckis wants to adapt THE NUTCRACKER using 3D... →
Dave Matthew Band Concert in Stereoscopic 3D →
InConcert3D, AEG Live, Action 3D Productions, and RealD have partnered up to bring the latest concert of the Dave Matthews Band nationwide in stereoscopic 3D using some new technology that brings the production costs down significantly.
Roger Rabbit Sequel Will Use 3D and Motion Capture →
October 2009
1 post
3D Web Series ‘13 Minutes to Midnight’ Jumps Out... →
Happy Halloween!
September 2009
1 post
'Hubble 3D' set for Imax release for March 19,... →
We can’t wait!!!
ABOVE: Omega Centauri
Colorful Stars Galore Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope snapped this panoramic view of a colorful assortment of 100,000 stars residing in the crowded core of a giant star cluster.
July 2009
14 posts
Jon Favreau Talks 3D, IMAX For Iron Man 3 →
During Comic Con Jon Favreau told MTV that he wanted to use 3D for ‘Iron Man 2,’ but that it didn’t work out, and that he’d like to do it for the next film. He also said that IMAX was a great option and seemed to imply that an IMAX blowup could be a solution for ’Iron Man 2.’
Trailer for "Toy Story" 3-D Re-Release →
‘Toy Story’ and ‘Toy Story 2’ will be a double-feature for two weeks starting on October 2nd. ‘Toy Story 3’ will then hit theaters on June 18th, 2010.
VARIETY: LORAX JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED FOR... →
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment are joining forces to turn the Dr. Seuss book “The Lorax” into a 3-D CG animated feature. The picture is targeted for a March 2, 2012, release.
Disney Reveals Details On Re-Rendered 'Beauty and... →
The new version of Beauty and the Beast will debut in theaters on Valentine’s Day 2010.
‘G-Force’ Takes Cake →
“Around 56 percent of G-Force’s gross came from 3D presentations, which accounted for 1,604 or 43 percent of the total number of sites. That was a slightly greater 3D share than Up and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs had in their debuts. According to distributor Walt Disney Pictures’ exit polling, 75 percent of the audience was parents and their children, while 52 percent was...
3-D wins day at Comic-Con →
VARIETY: Hollywood has essentially rolled out the red carpet for exhibitors around the world to get them to embrace 3-D. At Comic-Con on Thursday studios took the campaign to the masses.
YouTube Experimenting With 3D Web Videos →
Jonas Brothers The 3D Concert Experience Blu-ray... →
If you care…
Disney Announces Comic-Con Schedule — First Ever... →
(ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™ on March 5, 2010.)
Animation greats Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter and directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will take part in their first ever Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 23-24.
HDROOM: No 3D for Monsters vs Aliens Blu-ray →
Dreamworks will be releasing Monsters vs Aliens on Blu-ray Disc and DVD without 3D despite approximately 58% of box office ticket sales coming from 3D screenings. The reasons are purely technical. It cannot be done… yet.
VARIETY: Vertigo to unleash 3-D horror 'Elfie' →
Vertigo Films is producing what it claims will be the U.K.’s first 3-D horror pic, “Elfie Hopkins and the Gammons.”
Spain's Xpand to distribute 3-D pics →
With offices in California, Slovenia and Israel, Xpand was the official 3-D digital system provider at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Xpand technology is used on more than 800 3-D screens worldwide.
'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' Opens Today in... →
The film opens today to mixed reviews. Will you see it?
Michael Jackson Filmed 3-D Video Before His Death →
One of the last projects that Michael Jackson completed before his death last Thursday was an elaborate 3-D video, dubbed the “Dome Project,” that was presumably intended for use during his upcoming string of London concerts, the Associated Press reports.