Tag: 3D cinema
Will laser projection see 3D films finally be a success?
Phantom Menace may be the only 3D Star Wars film
Despite the pleas of hardcore fans, George Lucas just can't stop himself from tinkering with his beloved Star Wars franchise. From special editions to countless different re-releases on DVD and (this Christmas) Blu-ray, he's re-packed the films every which way…
Is the US tiring of 3D cinema?
Box Office takings suggest so…
The geekiest of them all: Now you can watch 3D films with a Transformers 3D mask
Let's face it, you were never going to look cool with those silly 3D glasses they give you at the cinema. So you might as well take the power back and geek out in style – yes, by wearing…
Star Wars movies getting 3D cinema makeover
Lucasfilm have officially confirmed that the Star Wars movie saga will be getting a 3D makeover and hitting cinema screens in 2012. Both the prequels and classic trilogy will have stereo conversion applied to the films, released year by year,…
UK Review: Toy Story 3 3D
I have to admit to being a little bit sceptical about the need for another Toy Story film when it was first announced a year or so ago. The first two films are, in my opinion, classics, capturing all…
FIFA World Cup 2010, Jimi Hendrix coming to 3D Blu-ray
UK viewers may not be able to get World Cup games in 3D broadcasted live, but it's been revealed today that you'll be able to look forward to all the best coverage from the tournament on 3D Blu-ray later this…
Odeon/UCI to expand digital and 3D cinemas across Europe
In case you hadn’t realised by now, analogue media is on its way out across the board, which is why Odeon and UCI Cinemas has announced that it plans to increase the number of DCI-compliant digital cinemas to 111 locations out of 200 across Europe.
As part of this upgrade, the number of 3D digital screens will be tripled, with a proud statistic that over 70% of Odeon/UCI cinemagoers will be within half-an-hour’s drive of a 3D screen. All digital cinemas will be kitted out with 2k digital projectors and servers…
3D films are the next big thing again
Just like they were in the 1970s and again for a while in the 1980s. This renewed optimism for 3D films is, of course, down to everyone making a whole load more money out of it all.
