Budd Boetticher directed some interesting westerns.
His 1953, Wings of the Hawk, filmed in 3-D, was not one of them.
What does work, however, is the 3-D, which has been nicely handled, albeit slightly less dark than a bat's groin at midnight in projection, when viewed through the requisite...
Tommy Wiseau's The Room has become a famous "so bad it's good" fan favorite since its release in 2003. It's a strange mess of a film in many ways. One of the odd things that happened behind the scenes: it was shot simultaneously on 35mm film and digital video on a side by side camera mount...
Here's an article about it: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/fandangonow-oculus-3d-movies-vr-go-quest-1202176602/
FandangoNOW is a streaming service region-locked to USA, so can't offer my thoughts on their 3D selection nor encode quality. Might peek at it with a VPN sometime...
Anyway, if...
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I recently picked up an Oculus Quest and have found incredible value in this wireless HMD (Head-Mounted Display) as a 3D virtual cinema.
Having ripped a couple Blu-Ray's, the free SkyBox app coupled with its AirScreen desktop program allows to wirelessly stream local media to...
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Saw this on the Amazon Germany web site and, because I thoroughly enjoy the movie, thought I'd chance picking up this new 3-D release. I am not completely bummed by it, but it sure ain't THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Whoever converted this film needed to spend more time and money doing it right. As it is...
"The BIG 3-D Attraction That's Worth Waiting For!"
It's not often that you have an opportunity to interview a living legend AND solve a mystery which has lingered in the technological history of motion pictures for more than half a century. Hillary Hess accomplishes both in her wonderfully...
It is one of the most highly-requested Golden Age 3-D titles. You will be amazed with our next restoration.
http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/the-maze
William Cameron Menzies' THE MAZE is coming soon to 3-D Blu-ray from our good friends at Kino Lorber Studio Classics!
Todd Erwin
Dredd UHD Review
Years before Deadpool and Logan broke the R-rated comic book movie barrier, there was Dredd, a second attempt at bringing the comic book character Judge Dredd to the big screen. Although movie audiences largely ignored this film, it has become a cult classic and...
Todd Erwin
Passengers (2016) UHD and 3D Blu-ray Review
Passengers was promoted with an interesting premise, a man and a woman are awakened from hibernation 90 years too early on a journey to another planet as their ship begins to malfunction. The resulting movie tries to be several...
Whatever happened to 3-D without glasses? It was supposed to be the next big thing about 5 years ago. I saw it demonstrated many years ago but the screen size was only half the size of a mobile.
Todd Erwin
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk UHD & 3D Blu-ray Review
Ang Lee's experimental Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk will likely be remembered more for it's use of extreme high frame rate and 3D cinematography more than anything else. The story is not all that engaging, with the...
In August 2014, we found this lost 3-D short buried deep in the vaults of the British Film Institute.
Directed by Lewis Gilbert (as Byron Gill) and photographed by A.E. Jeakins in March 1953, it sat on the shelf until the end of 1954 when it was finally released flat.
This delightful 27 minute...
todd-erwin
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call UHD and 3D Blu-ray Review
Never has a movie received so much hostility and hatred from the internet, particularly from those who hadn't even seen it yet, than Paul Feig's remake/reboot of Ghostbusters. It was as if the pink slime from Ghostbusters 2...
todd-erwin
Wonders of the Arctic UHD and 3D Blu-ray Review
Wonders of the Arctic is a serviceable documentary short produced for IMAX theaters about arctic wildlife and the impact global warming has on them. The visuals are beautifully photographed, and translate to UHD quite nicely, but...
todd-erwin
Humpback Whales UHD and 3D Blu-ray Review
Shout Factory continues to release some noteworthy films created for IMAX screens in the UHD disc format, and MacGillivray Freeman's Humpback Whales is no exception, and makes for another terrific demo disc for the new format.
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There are currently 13 3-D from the 1950s that have been restored and are in DCP format. We know there's a few more at least coming from Paramount and possibly Universal. Give it a few more years and there may be enough of these to do World 3-D Film Expo 4!
If you want to see this film on 3-D Blu-Ray, make sure to contact Russell Cowe at Panamint and ask them to consider licensing this film for distribution. The 3-D Film Archive can do scanning and restoration as soon as a 3rd party is willing to release it...
todd-erwin
The Angry Birds Movie UHD and 3D Blu-ray Review
Adapting video games to the big screen has not had a stellar track record, and Angry Birds just may be the first mobile game to be adapted to the big screen. The result is a much better film than expected, but parents may find some...
ken_mcalinden In their first step towards expanding their stable of DC superhero properties into a common cinematic universe, Warner Bros. pits their two biggest franchise characters against each other in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This 3D Ultimate Edition Blu-ray release includes...
todd-erwin Many forget that IMAX was best known for its beautiful documentary short subjects. Flight of the Butterflies was like a trip down memory lane, meshing beautiful cinematography with two compelling stories told simultaneously. The 4K UHD looks incredible, but the real bonus is the...