3-D Film Rarities (3-D Film Archive) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

3-D RARITIES 

A Collection of 22 Ultra-Rare and Stunningly Restored 3-D Films

It has taken over 30 years for the 3-D Film Archive to assemble and restore the material in 3-D Rarities, an eye-popping collection of ultra-rare and long-lost movies, which Flicker Alley and the 3-D Film Archive are proud to present here for the first time on Blu-ray. 

Selections include Kelley's Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; Lumière s L Arrivée d un Train, first shown at the Academie des Sciences in Paris; New Dimensions, the first domestic full color 3-D film originally shown at the World s Fair in 1940; Thrills for You, a promotional film for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Around is Around, a 3-D animated gem by Norman McLaren; Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, the only 3-D newsreel; Stardust in Your Eyes, a hilarious standup routine by Slick Slavin; trailer for The Maze, with fantastic production design by William Cameron Menzies; Doom Town, a controversial anti-atomic testing film mysteriously pulled from release; puppet cartoon The Adventures of Sam Space, presented in widescreen; I ll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years; Boo Moon, an excellent example of color stereoscopic animation...and more! 

Presented in high-quality digital 3-D, all films have been stunningly restored and mastered direct from archival materials. Meticulously aligned shot by shot for precise registration of the original left/right elements, these historic 3-D motion pictures have never before looked this good. 

The date of the first documented exhibition of a 3-D film occurred on June 10, 1915. 3-D Rarities commemorates the centennial of 3-D motion pictures! 

Bonus Materials Include: 
- Introductions by Leonard Maltin and Trustin Howard. 
- Essays by Julian Antos, Hillary Hess, Thad Komorowski, Donald McWilliams, Ted Okuda, Mary Ann Sell and Jack Theakston. 
- 3-D photo galleries - Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), New York World's Fair (1939), Sam Sawyer View-Master reels (1950) and 3-D Comic Books (1953). 
- 3-D footage directed by Francis Ford Coppola from The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962). 
- Commentary tracks by Thad Komorowski and Jack Theakston. 

TO WATCH THE 3-D VERSIONS OF THESE FILMS, YOU NEED: 
- 3D HDTV 
- COMPATIBLE 3D GLASSES 
- BLU-RAY 3DTM PLAYER OR PLAYSTATION 3 SYSTEM* 
- HIGH-SPEED HDMI CABLE 

This Edition Is Also Viewable in 2D, Playable on Your Standard Blu-ray Player