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3D movie stories: 8 news summaries

 TV to Go 3D in 2010 

Manufacturers have the tech, but broadcasters lag

Sep 18, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - HDTV is about to become old hat. Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and JVC all intend to debut new 3D television sets next year. The manufacturers are likening the move to the standard-to-high-def switch—or even the shift from black-and-white to color. “TV finally becomes real,” a Panasonic VP tells... More »

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television • ESPN • HDTV • Sony • Mitsubishi • Panasonic • 3D movie • 3D television • JVC

(Newser) - Though "the task is ridiculous," Brendon Connelly has come up with 10 films from the last decade that will prove influential 20 years down the road. Slashfilm has the list:
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: "On the list for kick-starting green-screen mania."
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film • The Bourne Ultimatum • Wes Anderson • Judd Apatow • 3D movie • The Matrix • influential • Children of Men • Coraline • green screen

(Newser) - For filmmakers on the cutting edge, moviemaking has become a technological dance on an increasingly virtual stage, Wired reports. Producers now have virtual worlds built before shooting starts and routinely blur the difference between animation and live action. And though glasses are still required, 3-D cartoons are rapidly advancing from... More »

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James Cameron • film • virtual reality • 3D movie • movies • 3-D

 3D in the Comfort of Home 

Pushes failed in the 50s, 70s, but experts think we're ready to enter a new dimension

Jan 5, 09 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Twice before, the entertainment industry has tried to get people excited about watching 3D movies and sporting events in their own living rooms. The idea fizzled both times, but this time it has a chance, reports the Los Angeles Times. At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, manufacturers... More »

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entertainment • television • technology • consumer electronics • Consumer Electronics Show • 3D movie

movie review

 3-D Doesn't Ensure 
 an Exciting Journey 

Generic visual tricks bore critics

Jul 11, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 3-D adventure flick Journey to the Center of the Earth is generating tepid reviews. The Brendan Fraser vehicle is “rambunctious and ridiculous,” though some younger moviegoers might enjoy it, writes Jan Stuart in the LA Times. Aimed at “kids of an age group more conversant with... More »

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film • movie review • 3D movie • Jules Verne • Brendan Fraser

 IMAX Stars in
 Hollywood Comeback 

With transition to digital helping trim cost, high-end movie business looking up

May 7, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - IMAX, the format synonymous with a high-end, big-screen movie experience, is poised for a Hollywood comeback as spectacular as anything in theaters, USA Today reports. With new digital projectors trimming costs dramatically, IMAX will increase North American venues 80% by the end of 2009—and movie studios are getting on... More »

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Hollywood • SEC • AMC • DreamWorks • The Dark Knight • 3D movie • IMAX • Richard Gelfond • Bradley Wechsler • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • digital projection • Allen & Co. • Speed Racer

Smurftastic Comeback in Works

Movie, DVD releases aim to bring blue elves to new generation

Feb 21, 08 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - At age 50, and after a decade in exile, the Smurfs are planning a comeback, NPR reports, with the original series coming out on DVD and a 3-D movie expected next year. Though today’s kids have more sophisticated options than watching the repair of mushroom houses, “the Smurf... More »

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pop culture • animation • cartoon • Smurfs • 3D movie • comeback

Cyrus: 'I Really Have to Be Good'

'Hannah Montana' shows she's just a regular teen

Feb 4, 08 4:55 PM CST
(Newser) - As their 3D concert film's weekend box office domination shows, the craze for Hannah Montana and alter ego Miley Cyrus isn't even close to slowing down. In a Q&A with the AP, Cyrus talks about the pressures of performing on tour: "I really have to be good. Especially... More »

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Disney • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Billy Ray Cyrus • 3D movie

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