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While handheld coverage will be used to augment the 3D production of the Games, the bulk of the action will likely be shot on rigs using Grass Valley cameras, contrary to the marketing disseminated by Olympics sponsor Panasonic. 3Ality rigs form part of the 3D equipment set-up to be produced by Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) [...]

YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. CBBD +6.94% , China’s leading national Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VOD) platform, announced today that it has signed a distribution deal with 3net, the leading U.S. 3D television channel and global production studio, for Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) in China. In [...]

Despite the bleak predictions from last summer, the European TV market seems to have jumped on the 3D bandwagon and started buying into everything that’s 3D and 3DTV related. The adoption rate the company expects for 2012 is around 122% as far as 3DTVs are concerned. This is almost triple the adoption rate of Smart TV, which is expected [...]

Note: This post originally ran after the Titanic 3D sneak preview on Valentines Day. Weve since updated it with the latest reactions from around the net. On Tuesday night, as a Valentines Day treat, Paramount hosted special advance screenings of the new 3D version of James Camerons Titanic. Although I have my issues with the idea of a [...]

My name is Bond…..James Bond — the name that stirs many a nostalgic memory for both old time as well as the new flock of film lovers. So far as action film noir goes, James Bond movies have always held center stage. The film titled Goldfinger where the action takes place in Fort Knox and [...]

There has been a rush of re-releases of classic movies such as the Beauty and the Beast, the Titanic and the Star Wars Episode I, all in 3D since this technology has taken the world by storm. Now there is Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park that is also being prepared for a 3D treatment. The date [...]

It is 3D TV sets and Smartphones that LG is banking on as its main products to create its market presence. Every product that they have been launching has been well accepted by the people given its features and distinct factors. The first quarter earnings of LG is therefore being speculated as substantial by market [...]

Ericsson has been selected as the service provider for broadcasting 3D content for television channels across China. The selection has been confirmed by China Central Television (CCTV), which is the sate-owned television broadcaster of the country. A total of 113 billion homes are expected to receive the content for which Ericsson is applying an advances [...]

Storytelling conference was recently held at the Ravensbourne College in London. The difference was that it was all about 3D and what would be the future story of this technology. While the main follow through of the conference was an indication of doubt about the technology and its future, there have been many innovative ideas [...]

There has not been much to cheer about so far as 3D TV goes for the year just gone by. The lack of suitable content has been adjudged the usual culprit by experts in this field for this dump of interest, though that’s not all for there is also the technology factor involved as well. [...]

A survey commissioned by the well-known International 3-D Society revealed a substantial market for 3D movies. According to their figures, about 60 percent of all adults still have to see a 3D movie – a huge potential for the 3D movie industry. Given these facts, there is certainly a wealth of significant opportunities for 3D [...]

These are the movies coming out in 3D in the next few years. via MarketSaw – 3D Movies, Gaming and Technology: UPDATED CONSTANTLY: List of Upcoming 3D Movies !.

The following is a list of North American 3D Movie Theaters using RealD technology (Effective August 1st, 2008 unless otherwise posted). The International listings are effective June 19th, 2008. via MarketSaw – 3D Movies, Gaming and Technology: Wow! They Are Popping Up Everywhere! Here’s A Current List Of 3D Theaters In North America AND The [...]

In a brilliant move, International Creative Management (ICM) has signed on 3ality Technica and will represent them in the marketplace. Yes, ICM is one of the biggest talent agencies in the world so this is a big deal for both them and for 3D as an industry. As you probably know already, ICM bundles talent [...]

Consumer electronics companies such as Samsung and Sony are producing their own 3D content. YouTube has more than 10,000 3D videos, and close to a half-dozen dedicated 3D channels are available in the United States. But all this positive news on the content side doesn’t mean the consumer electronics industry will hit a “critical mass” [...]

Twentieth Century Fox believes that glasses-free 3D TV technology and poor real-time 2D to 3D conversion are doing more harm than good when it comes to showing off 3D. Danny Kaye, executive vice president, Global Research and Technology Strategy at Fox told a conference in London that 3D will thrive as a format but consumers [...]

ABCD or ‘Any Body Can Dance’ is a 3D movie from the Indian subcontinent which would, as the name suggest, be based on a dance theme. The star cast boasts of such names as Prabhu Deva who is a well famed choreographer in the country. Then there is Lauren Gottlieb who topped the global TV talent hunt [...]

According to a new market research report, “Three-Dimensional (3D) Technology Market (2011 – 2016) by Products (3D IC, 3D Printer, 3D Display – HMD, 3D Smartphone, 3D TV, 3D Digital Signage), Applications (3D Animation, 3D Printing, 3D Medical Imaging, 3D CAD, 3D Gaming, 3D Cinema) & Technology (Stereoscopy, Auto-Stereoscopy, Volumetric) Focus, Global Forecast & Analysis [...]

Gary Ross Says HUNGER GAMES Sequel CATCHING FIRE Won’t Be 3D.

Yesterday the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards Oscars were announced. See details on this Wikipedia page. Hugo, widely regarded as the best 3D film of all times, leads with eleven nominations. But how did 3D fare overall? And did Stereoscopic Native 3D beat converted 2D to 3D?Overall, 3D films received a total of 23 [...]

We are currently experimenting an interesting phase on the 3D TV “hype cycle” with a few very promising statistics coming from Asia and Middle East.In a few European countries 3D seems to be taking off slower than expected. This week the news that Canal+ is ceasing its 3D channel has shocked various stakeholders in the [...]

Delving into the 3D TV Technology Dispute through 3D Glasses. Hello, I’m Yoo-chul Kim and I am in charge of software and global R&D strategy in the CTO Technology Strategy Team. What did you think of my last post, ‘Delving into the 3D TV Technology Dispute through Picture Quality’. Following that post, Today, we are [...]

A 3D horror movie set in a public toilet block is part of a revolution underway in the Asian film industry as low-budget 3D productions take on the big studios at their own game.At the 16th Busan International Film Festival BIFF, audiences have been lining up to see the likes of multi-million dollar 3D productions [...]

Passive 3D TVs come with up to 4 pairs of inexpensive glasses, but a new shoot-out says active 3D TVs, which use expensive shutter glasses, perform worse.Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET A new study comparing the two current types of 3D TVs available for sale, active and passive, finds that passive 3D TVs had superior image quality [...]

Brands believe this method of approaching promoting 3D permits buyers to choose whether or not they wish to utilise the feature when they’re ready, while convincing them that their newly purchased television is future-proofed. This gives customers the appearance of having the choice to utilize a feature already present in a purchase that they made, [...]

The 3D Entertainment Summit® brings together thought leaders from around the globe to analyze 3D in all platforms – theatrical, home entertainment, gaming, advertising, and alternative content. As further testimony to 3D’s broadening influence, ESPN 3D, the first to announce in the United States an exclusive 3D network in January 2010, is Title Sponsor of [...]

North American 3-D Movie Box Office Revenue Nearly Doubles in 2010 El Segundo, Calif., March 4, 2011—Box office revenue generated by three dimensional (3-D) movies in North America nearly doubled in 2010, as more screens were upgraded to 3-D capability and studios delivered more 3-D motion pictures, new IHS Screen Digest research indicates. North American [...]

Movies in 3D Release Schedule, Release Dates for 3-D Movies, Disney 3-D.

Viewers Choose Passive 3D Over Active 3D TV Sets To many people, a 3D TV set is a 3D TV set. But it’s not, there are two distinct systems being sold right now. Active and passive 3DTV are fighting it out to win the 3D format crown, and LG have released data showing that passive [...]

Active 3D vs. Passive 3D Which 3D TV technology will come out on top? We put three 3D sets side by side to see which 3D tech is the right choice. By Patrick Miller and Tim Moynihan, PCWorld    Apr 14, 2011 6:00 pm 2010 was supposed to be the Year of the 3D TV. [...]

Passive 3D TV Buyers Guide for 2011 3D LED/LCD HDTVs: BigPictureBigSound. Passive 3D TV sets work a bit differently from active 3D TVs. Instead of requiring expensive battery-powered active shutter LCD glasses, passive 3D TVs use light, inexpensive polarized 3D glasses to create the 3D image.  It’s similar to how we watch 3D movies in [...]

Director James Camerons upcoming feature film is based on the Japanese manga series BATTLE ANGEL ALITA by Yukito Kishiro focusing on a cyborg in the distant future. The movie combines the first three books, Ido, Alita, and Hugo. Cameron will film using the same 3D technology used in his previous large format projects GHOSTS OF [...]

LONDON, February 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Using the Panasonic AG-3DA1 3D camera combined with a 3D monitor BT-3DL2550 provided by Top Teks and grip equipment by Alphagrip, Real Property Tours Real Impact Productions completed their first 3D filming test of a prestigious Crown Estate property in The Regents Park in December.Managing Director Lee Helliar said, [...]

PES 2011 3D will be region locked, Konami has this afternoon confirmed at a question and answer round table presentation at Nintendos 3DS preview event in Amsterdam.This week Nintendo told Eurogamer there is a “possibility” 3DS games from one region wont work when played by a 3DS from another region.Nintendos statement has caused some confusion [...]

Toy making giant Hasbro is all set to unveil a budget accessory that will enable iPhone and iPod touch users to jump aboard the 3D revolution. Called the Hasbro My3D, it’s a binocular-shaped device with a slot for your iDevice. Peering through the goggles gives a 3D-like effect, and there are going to be dedicated [...]

Nintendo 3DS: Asda has cheapest deal yet Asda has moved quick to announce itself as the UK’s cheapest retailer of the forthcoming new Nintendo 3DS, due for release in the UK 25 March. Nintendo revealed its plans for the new handheld earlier this month at a press event in Amsterdam, announcing the games and applications [...]

Sky 3D video gives glimpse behind the curtain Sky has put up a behind the scenes video of how it films 3D, as it celebrates getting the Sky 3D channel into 70,000 homes. Aside from major movies, Sky is also producing sports, entertainment, documentary and arts content for Sky 3D, as the company looks to [...]

Pro gamers find 3D on 3DS a turn off Pro Japanese gamers taking part in a Dead or Alive: Dimensions tournament this month preferred to play Nintendo 3DS with the 3D turned off. Edge reports that some of Japan’s leading professional gamers are not that interested in ‘visual depth’ when it comes to quick-twitch game-winning [...]

3D royal wedding plans ruled out The upcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton will not be shot in 3D, it has been revealed. The press secretary to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, Patrick Harrison, quashed rumours that 3D would be used in the filming of the ceremony for [...]

CableLabs® announced today that it has published a new specification as a guide for producers, programmers and aggregators of stereoscopic 3D programming. This new specification, called Content Encoding Profiles 3.0 Specification (OC-SP-CEP3.0-I01-100827), can be found on the CableLabs website, www.cablelabs.com, under OpenCable™ Specifications. This new specification details exact requirements for formatting or “panelizing” the 3D content into [...]

Coming soon to a cinema near you, the world’s most popular opera, Georges Bizet’s CARMEN – for the first time ever in spectacular 3D! A co-production of RealD and London’s Royal Opera House, CARMEN IN 3D gives viewers the best seat in the house, taking them on a magic carpet ride into the heart of [...]

List of stereoscopic video games (wikipedia page) ETC Home > List of stereoscopic video games (wikipedia page) 11 FEB, 2011 0 COMMENTS Philip Lelyveld comment: With the usual caveat that wikipedia can be edited by anyone and therefore may contain errors, mistatements, incomplete information, etc., this page is a good overview resource.  It lists the [...]

Getting engineering ideas across, the 3D way (The Hindu, India) ETC Home > Getting engineering ideas across, the 3D way (The Hindu, India) 11 FEB, 2011 0 COMMENTS A 3D classroom enables principles of engineering with practices from daily life and industrial examples to be shown vividly using on-screen 3D models right in the classroom. [...]

We’ve said before that with the amount of 3D movies, announcements will soon only be made when a given blockbuster won’t be in 3D. However, now the new trend is to make sure audiences knows that a movie was actually shot in 3D as opposed to being converted in post-production. For upcoming projects from Marvel, [...]

Despite that the boob-filled, bloody, hard R-rated tongue-in-cheek horror romp Piranha 3D opened at #6 at the box office this weekend with only $10 million, the next few weeks combined with DVD/Blu-Ray sales will ensure the film gets a profit. Of course that means Dimension Films is already interested in a sequel and today they [...]

Though they haven’t been released, there’s already a bit of negative buzz building regarding the influx of alien invasion movies, especially with Skyline and Battle: Los Angeles both bringing destruction to the City of Angels within the next few months. Well, Moviehole has word on yet another sci-fi invasion story on the horizon. Apparently Bob [...]

Warner Brothers made a big surprising announcement late last week that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, which was one of their big tentpole 3D releases, was not going to be released in 3D at all. They in effect “canceled” the 3D release of the highly anticipated seventh movie, claiming only that “we [...]

Honestly, I’m not too surprised to hear this. We knew it was coming, right? Blue Sky Disney, who is usually quite reliable with their scoops, is reporting (hence why why we’re calling this a rumor for now) that, “next month, Lucasfilm will announce that they’re converting the Indiana Jones Saga to 3D as well.” It [...]

Almost a year ago we got word from producer Don Carmody that a sequel to the horror video game adaptation Silent Hill wasn’t happening immediately. At the time, the imprisonment of writer Roger Avary was slowing down development, but it sounds like the project might now be on track. Bloody Disgusting has some news from [...]

Though the popularity and love for 3D from studios and audiences alike has already taken off, veteran director Martin Scorsese is in the midst of shooting his first 3D motion picture right now. His adaptation of the children’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret starring Chloe Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen and more is being natively [...]

Hobbits on Red Epics. It was announced over the weekend (via Engadget) that Peter Jackson will shoot the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit in 3D next year using state-of-the-art RED EPIC cameras which have an “epic” 5K resolution. The RED EPIC was announced this year and can shoot up to 120 frames per second and [...]

Because he loves 3D so much, James Cameron has decided to combine the popular technolgoy with one of the most popular attractions Las Vegas has to offer. Today a press release revealed that Cameron is teaming with Shrek director Andrew Adamson for a partnership that will have the two developing and producing theatrical 3D projects [...]

While we’ve been getting used to major blockbusters and tentpoles going 3D, it sounds like some directors whose films aren’t normally full of huge CG creatures and hundreds of special effects shots, might also be venturing into the third dimension. Straight from the filmmakers themselves, Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) and Michael Mann (Public Enemies) have [...]

BARCELONA, Spain–The show doesn’t begin until Monday, but LG has spilled more details on its new devices for Mobile World Congress. We already knew about the Optimus 3D, but the company also will show the Optimus Pad tablet. Here are the preliminary details on each device from an LG press release. via LG to show [...]

Michael Williams from XpanD takes Andy McCaskey through the benefits of their range of universal 3D glasses. Unbelievably, the 3D glasses provided with active-shutter 3D TVs are not always compatible between brands. It’s sometimes possible to make them compatible by wearing the glasses upside down but clearly this is an unsatisfactory solution for long-term viewing. [...]

Roger Ebert has once again gone on the attack against the concept of 3D, this time presenting a letter from esteemed film editor and sound designer Walter Murch suggesting that there are inherent physical limitations to human vision that will forever prevent comfortable viewing of cinematic 3D. He suggests with his “Case Closed” headline that [...]

The 2D-to-3D conversion business is booming for San Diego-based Legend3D, which recently got a late order to convert about 30-minutes of “The Green Hornet,” but a couple of the growth areas now are in Blu-ray and TV commercials. Legend3D recently converted the first three Shrek movies for a release on Blu-ray with Samsung products, and [...]

UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT — With “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1″ heading to Blu-ray and DVD on April 15 from Warner Home Video and the final film heading to theaters this summer, Harry Potter fans can live the magic year-round in the new Universal Studios Orlando’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter (see [...]

Consumer electronics shopping site Retrevo.com has named this site, 3Dhollywood.net / HollywoodInHiDef.com, as a winner of a Golden Retrevo Award in the home theater category for blogs covering Blu-ray, home audio gear, and televisions. via 3DHollywood / HollywoodInHiDef wins Golden Retrevo Award | Hollywood in HiDef.

Thirteen months after being announced at the 2010 CES, the Sony/Discovery/IMAX network 3net will debut Sunday (Feb. 13) on DirecTV. via DirecTV first to launch /Discovery/IMAX 3net Sunday, Feb. 13 | Hollywood in HiDef.

The Walt Disney Studios, including Pixar, dominated the second annual 3D Creative Arts Awards of the International 3D Society Wednesday night (Feb. 9) at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, with five different 3D movies from the studios winning a combined six of 16 voted awards. But it was DreamWorks Animation‘s “How to Train Your Dragon” that was [...]

He’s the best-selling concert artist of the 21st century. He’s sold more than one million tickets in each of the last eight summers. He’s Kenny Chesney and, beginning tomorrow, for a limited time only, you can see him like you’ve never seen him before – in Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D!. Details from the press [...]

Bryan Singer’s anticipated take on the Jack And The Beanstalk tale is taking shape with the casting of the lead actor as a “farmer who leads an expedition into the giants’ kingdom to rescue a kidnapped princess.” Nicholas Hoult (X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, CLASH OF THE TITANS) hopes to continue his rapid ascention into greater and [...]

Guess what movie BoomTown is being force-marched to this weekend by the Swisher boys? Not just “Gnomeo & Juliet,” but the debut of the Justin Bieber movie hagiography “Never Say Never” in 3-D is much on the list I was presented without any ability to negotiate terms. Now I’m a BeLieber. via Viral Video: Justin [...]

Canadians paying a premium for 3D movie tickets helped cinema chain post higher fourth quarter earnings. TORONTO — Despite reduced overall revenue and theatre attendance, Canadian exhibition giant Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund on Thursday posted sharply higher fourth quarter earnings from premium 3D ticket sales and record concession sales. Fourth quarter revenue fell 2.6% to [...]

Samsung HT-C6930W 3D Blu-ray Home Theater System – Product of the Week Friday February 11, 2011 If you want to upgrade to 3D and are intimidated by the prospect of purchasing all new components, consider the Samsung HT-C6930W Home Theater System as an easy way to complement a 3D TV. This system includes 3D-Enabled Blu-ray [...]

IRIDAS Talks to TRIXTER About the Making of Friday, February 11th, 2011 by Paul Martin Every so often, there is word of another company involved in the 3D conversion of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  I think I still have a press release or two from other companies involved in [...]

LAS VEGAS, January 6, 2011 －JVC today announced the world’s first consumer camcorder to offer 3D recording in Full HD, thanks to a new JVC-developed high-speed processor that can produce two simultaneous Full HD images. The new GS-TD1 uses two camera lenses and two 3.32 megapixel CMOS sensors – one for each lens – to [...]

Saw 3D cut through the competition at the weekend box office, taking in $24.2 million since opening Friday, to nab the No. 1 spot in North America.Although the seventh and reportedly final installment in the horror movie franchise had the series third-lowest opening, it nevertheless managed to knock Paranormal Activity 2, which earned $16.5 million [...]

CINEWORLD revealed a pick-up in box office revenues after a strong line up of 3D film blockbusters helped to draw in cash-strapped consumers. Total sales for the 42 weeks ending 21 October were up 8.5 per cent, when compared with the same period the previous year, with box office takings ahead 8.3 per cent. This [...]

The average price for a 3D Blu-ray player has fallen 26 percent since April 2010 – 10.6 percent in the last week – when the category was first tracked, according to PriceSCAN. PriceSCAN, a research company, doesn’t report the average price, but instead converts the wide range of Blu-ray players on the market into a [...]

San Antonio – Bjorn’s Audio Video will hold a multi-vendor 3D TV Expo for consumers next week featuring demos of current and future products and technologies. Representatives and displays from at least ten manufacturers and content providers will be on hand for the four-day event, making it what the specialty A/V dealer describes as “the [...]

Angelina Jolie, filmmaker James Cameron and Sony Pictures are considering teaming for a PG-13 3D feature based on the life of ancient Egyptian ruler Cleopatra. The project has been in development since 2006 and will be based on Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff’s new book, “Cleopatra: A Life”. Scott Rudin is producing and Jolie became [...]

“We believe demand for 3D TVs will grow rapidly as consumers are now demanding better and more high-tech products. All brands are going to launch their 3D TVs and other audio/video products here soon,” said deputy managing director Toshihiro Majima.Panasonic launched its 3D Viera Plasma TV in May and followed with other home entertainment products [...]

Cable-Tec Expo Explores 3D, IP, by Gary Arlen. For an event that historically focused on field engineering, this month’s annual SCTE Cable-Tec Expo is broadening its vision to encompass 3DTV, home networking, IPTV, energy management and an array of business factors that affect the cable TV industry. “Cable is uniquely positioned to deliver 3D television, [...]

Panasonic’s best 2D TVs are also Full HD 3D TVs. To see what CNET is talking about go to see more more on Panasonic’s Full HD 3D technology: http://bit.ly/9XsZKF via Panasonic Full HD 3D Videos.

testing 123 ATLANTA, September 23, 2010 – JVC U.S.A. today unveiled six new 3D-enabled D-ILA projectors here at CEDIA EXPO 2010. All six host native contrast ratios that are unmatched in the industry, with the top models delivering a 100,000:1 native contrast ratio. The new projectors are the Reference Series DLA-RS60, DLA-RS50 and DLA-RS40, to [...]

RG Specs is here at the first day of the 3D Experience conference. All signed in and exited to see what the new announcements will be. All the top 3D companies are here and Press from all over the world. Late nights party at the NASDAQ building was great. We meet with a few leading [...]

Oppo has just unveiled its new Blu-ray player, model BDP-93, the successor to the acclaimed BDP-83. The BDP-93 will have all the functionalities of the 83, plus Blu-ray 3D support (with dual HDMI outputs), Netflix and CinemaNow streaming, wireless-N networking, and eSATA port. It will carry the same retail price of $499 as the BDP-83. [...]

(Marketwire (Canada) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – Sept. 23, 2010) – SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX VENTURE:SIO) today announced that a second Ubisoft(R) title, “Shaun White Skateboarding,” will be available in SENSIO(R) 3D for output from both Xbox 360(R)and PlayStation(R)3 game consoles. Ubisoft introduced the 3D release of James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Game” [...]

ATLANTA, September 23, 2010 – JVC U.S.A. today unveiled six new 3D-enabled D-ILA projectors here at CEDIA EXPO 2010. All six host native contrast ratios that are unmatched in the industry, with the top models delivering a 100,000:1 native contrast ratio. The new projectors are the Reference Series DLA-RS60, DLA-RS50 and DLA-RS40, to be marketed [...]

De Montfort University is unveiling its state-of-the-art new Game Development Studios, including HD projectors that enable students to see their work in 3D. via Gamasutra – Press Releases – COMPUTER GAMES GO 3D AT NEW UNIVERSITY STUDIOS.

Columbia Pictures have announced that Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance 3D will be released in February 2012. Despite being universally panned, the first film recouped $270 million worldwide. via Release date for 3D ‘Ghost Rider 2′ set | Movies News | NME.COM.

SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Panasonic today announced three new interchangeable lenses for its LUMIX G Series of cameras, including the world’s first(1) interchangeable 3D lens, the H-FT012. The lenses, all based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard, are compact while featuring high optical performance and are compatible with Panasonic’s LUMIX DSLMicro cameras, [...]

While manufacturers have attempted to create “universal” glasses, Italian eyewear giant Luxottica have gone one better in catering them to the exact sight needs of individuals. The company said on Wednesday it would launch the world’s first range of glasses for watching 3D films with prescription lenses through its US brand Oakley later this year. Luxottica [...]

Samsung adds 2 free pairs of 3D glasses to sub-$1,000 3DTV package… Don’t think there’s some give in those 3DTV prices? Now that Samsung’s sub-$1000 50-inch PN50C490 plasma HDTV is on store shelves, it’s improving the offer by throwing two pairs of those (normally $149 retail value each) active shutter 3D glasses in for free. [...]

Disney is quietly converting The Lion King to 3D and readying a double-barrel blitz of the 3D version of Beauty and the Beast in theaters and on Blu-ray next year, according to a knowledgeable source. Even though the studio has delayed the theatrical release of the 3D version of Beauty and the Beast by at [...]

Burbank, CA — Warner Home Video announces that it has partnered with two major CE manufacturers, LG Electronics, Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., to offer new Blu-ray 3D versions of IMAX Under the Sea 3D, IMAX Space Station 3D, and IMAX Deep Sea 3D with the purchase of select Blu-ray 3D players, 3D TVs and [...]

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group is finally bursting onto the 3D Blu-ray scene by releasing six titles, more than any other studio thus far and all for retail stores. The six titles to debut on Nov. 16 are “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore,” “Clash of the Titans,” “The Polar Express” and three [...]

LONDON and LOS ANGELES (PRNewswire) — 3D Entertainment Distribution and sister company 3D Entertainment Films are pleased to announce their current slate of films in production and in development, marking their long-term commitment to providing innovative and breathtaking 3D films to IMAX theatres around the world. On the heels of this year’s successful launch of [...]

Seven years after NASCAR went 3D at IMAX theaters, the great American race, the Indy 500, will be going 3D in October 2011 shortly after the 100th anniversary race at the speedway. via Indy 500 race coming to IMAX for 100th anniversary in 2011 | Hollywood in HiDef.

Depending on the reports you read, 3D box office predicts either the slow death of the format or the eventual triumph of the 3D revolution. There’s been pushback over pricing on 3D tickets, backlash over inferior 3D and enough variation in grosses and 3D shares for almost any spin. But a close look at the [...]

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — When only 21% of consumers surveyed say they probably or definitely would buy a 3DTV, according to research firm Interpret, it might seem studios and consumer electronics companies would be disappointed. But those numbers are up from only 13% in the first quarter of the year, which is why most speakers [...]

Samsung is discontinuing its existing 3D Starter Kit (model number SSG-P2100T), which included two pairs of 3D glasses and a bundled copy of the 3D Blu-ray of Monsters vs. Aliens. A new 3D Starter Kit (model number SSG-P2100X/ZA) is now available, which contains an IMAX 3D Triple Feature (comprised of Galapagos, Into the Deep and [...]

Good news tweens, Justin Bieber’s film debut has an official release date. The currently untitled film will hit theaters on February 11, 2011, Paramount announced on Wednesday. Better yet the singer and his lustrous dirty blond locks are getting the 3D treatment. The movie has been described as an “8 Mile” like story of the [...]

Open Season, Sony Picture Animation’s first full-length feature film, will be the latest title to get a 3D Blu-ray Disc release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Streeting Nov. 16, the 2006 animated title release also will include a 2D version of the film. Two of the bonus features — Wheel of Fortune: Forest Edition and [...]

It’s been almost nine months since the Blu-Ray Association officially unveiled the Blu-Ray 3D specifications, just prior to the 3D crazed Consumer Electronics Show in January. Yet, in the same time it takes to create and grow a human infant, studios will have managed to release a mere three movies on Blu-Ray 3D discs. That’s [...]

y Tim Adler (from Deadline – London) – Published Sepember 13, 2010 There’s an accusation that Hollywood studios are holding back their hottest 3D Blu-ray releases, including Avatar 3D and Toy Story 3, until they see how much demand there is for the new format. This is despite manufacturers needing to sell 3D BD players [...]

Studios may be keeping 3D Blu-ray titles like “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” off shelves in favor of licensing them exclusively to electronics companies to use as bait to buy 3D TVs and 3D Blu-ray players, but Fox has found a way to make ICE AGE 3 available in 3D to an even bigger [...]

Just when you thought 3D-TV was losing steam, along comes another shovelful of coal for the boiler. Here’s the press release describing the Disney/Sony 3D partnership that’s sure to breathe new life into a gasping new medium: via Disney + Sony = Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND in 3D Blu-ray.

Sony will release its Blu-ray 3D update to the Playstation 3 this September. This will allow you to play 3D Blu-ray releases if you have a compatible TV. via PlayStation Blu-ray 3D firmware coming (UPDATE: confirmed for Sept 21).

DUBLIN, IRELAND, September 20, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — Ideal Binary Limited, a privately held iPad , iPhone & iPod touch developer and publisher, is pleased to announce the release of Grimm’s Rumpelstiltskin, the world’s first fully 3D interactive pop-up book for iPad , available for download at $4.99 / EUR3.99 / GBP2.99. Grimm’s Rumpelstiltskin on iPad [...]

Construction is underway to convert the Challenger Learning Center IMAX Theater to digital 3D. The theater has been closed since September 12, 2010, and will re-launch on Friday, October 1, 2010, bringing audiences the ultimate movie experience in 3D. via Downtown IMAX Theater to get Digital 3D.

World Invited to Experience Highlights of the Games in Full HD 3D at Panasonic’s Olympic Pavilion VANCOUVER, BC (February 11, 2010) – Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, today opened the doors of its Olympic Pavilion “Panasonic FULL HD 3D [...]

3D TV at Retail Showing Progress, Sony Demonstrating Commitment to 3DPOSTOne comment9 JULY, 2010  |  ONE COMMENT  |  3D TECHNOLOGYExperiences with 3D TV over the past week indicate some real progress and some room for improvement.Last week DisplaySearch visited a Best Buy in San Diego to view a World Cup match in 3D, and to assess the overall level [...]

EXCLUSIVE: There’s an accusation that Hollywood studios are holding back their hottest 3D Blu-ray releases, including Avatar 3D and Toy Story 3, until they see how much demand there is for the new format. This is despite manufacturers needing to sell 3D BD players in the run-up before Christmas. London based consultancy Screen Digest says [...]

In a recent study, consultancy firm Screen Digest estimates that the widespread exclusive bundling of 3D Blu-ray titles with 3D gear from select consumer electronics brands risks choking off demand. The analysts say that this is another “chicken and egg” story, and consider that the 3D platform, if advanced properly, could be Blu-rays “killer app.” [...]

Put away the confetti and balloons for 3D television, at least for now. People who experience the technology — and especially the glasses needed to see 3D images — become less interested in buying a 3D set, according to a major new consumer study by The Nielsen Co. “It’s a marketing challenge,” says Frank Stagliano, [...]

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — IBC — Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq:SNIC – News) today announced a new version of its high-end Blu-ray Disc production toolset, the Scenarist® BD Workgroup, featuring options for encoding, authoring, debugging, and formatting premium entertainment for commercial release on Blu-ray 3D. Based on its 3DAccess initiative and feedback from a collective of [...]

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2010 GLOBE NEWSWIRE — IMAX Corporation Nasdaq:IMAX TSX:IMX and Sony Pictures Releasing today announced that Resident Evil: Afterlife, the highly-anticipated fourth installment of the popular film series based on the video game, opens today for a special two-week run on 140 digital IMAX screens domestically, simultaneously with the films wide 2D [...]

René Ponce Carrillo, Mexican teacher and researcher and the newest member of the Planet 3DS crew, outlines his ideas of interconnecting videogames, education and homebrew in this editorial. via Planet 3DS • Videogames, Education and Homebrew: a draft of things to come.

The last 3D movie from Ben Stassen (Fly me to the moon) is coming on a 3D screen near you this week. Titled “Le voyage extraordinaire de Samy” in French and “Sammy’s Adventures” for the rest of the world, it is the animated story of Samy, a sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends [...]

Last week, Vito Technology announced a new version of its best selling app Star Walk. The new version of this Apple Design Award winning astronomy guide features gyroscope support on iPhone 4, moon rise and moon set info on SkyLive screen, full multitasking support and minor bug fixes. Pangea Software has added networked multiplayer capabilities [...]

Sep 09, 2010 – New Delhi, September 9, 2010: Sony India today announced its plans to deliver an array of 3D Home entertainment solutions in 2010. It will leverage all its diverse business assets to create a “3D world” encompassing electronics, games and 3D content. With the launch of 3D-enabled hardware products and software content, [...]

Parallels, Inc. has taken the wrappings off of its new desktop virtualization software (yes, the same app which was already spotted on some store shelves — looks like a few retailers jumped the gun), and provided TUAW with a look. The update adds over 80 new and enhanced features, with better support for 3D apps [...]

Today, at the IFA conference in Berlin, Sony CEO Howard Stringer announced that the PlayStation 3 will be receiving a firmware update that will finally make it fully ready to play 3D blu-ray movies. No specific date was mentioned, only that the update will be live by the end of October. As has been evident [...]

Olivia Thirlby will star opposite Karl Urban in DNA Films’ 3D adaptation of “Judge Dredd,” reports Variety. The striking-looking “Juno” actress will play Cassandra Anderson, a telepathic rookie who shadows Dredd in the futuristic action movie, which is scheduled to begin production in South Africa later this year. Thirlby is a talented young starlet on [...]

At CES 2010, Sony announced its first 3D Blu-ray player, the BDP-S770, but that won’t be the only 3D-capable standalone Blu-ray player from Sony this year. Wednesday, Sony announced the BDP-S470, a midrange Blu-ray player that’s slated to get a firmware update in the summer to make it 3D capable. In addition, the company announced [...]

NEW YORK CITY, September 1, 2010 – Today, at New York City’s Arthur Ashe Stadium where the US Open is being broadcast in 3D TV for the first time, Panasonic announced it will establish a new 3D Innovation Center in the U.S. this fall. The Panasonic 3D Innovation Center will focus on engaging with the [...]

Tech makers think three dimensions are the next big thing after HD… I hope not….at the IFA tech show here in Berlin based on raw square footage in the booths 3D TV is everywhere…. The massive booths of consumer-electronics giants such as Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, and Toshiba are dominated by 3D…. All the 3D at [...]

OULU, Finland, Aug. 24, 2010 – Intel Corporation, Nokia and the University of Oulu officially opened the Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center today. It will employ about two dozen R&D professionals and become the latest member of Intel’s European Research Network, Intel Labs Europe. Initially the lab will conduct research for new and compelling mobile [...]

OULU, Finland, Aug. 24, 2010 – Intel Corporation, Nokia and the University of Oulu officially opened the Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center today. It will employ about two dozen R&D professionals and become the latest member of Intel’s European Research Network, Intel Labs Europe. Initially the lab will conduct research for new and compelling mobile [...]

Remember Panasonic’s SDT750 camcorder? It’s actually an SDT700 with a 3D converter lens. Now Panasonic are selling that lens separately. The VW-CLT1 can fit with an SDT700 or SDT650, and is now shipping for $599. via Panasonic now selling a 3D converter lens for the SDT700/650 camcorders.

The LEX8 is a LED-backlit LCD that uses LG’s new NANO-lighting technology – which provides LG’s brightest, clearest and smoothest picture yet. It supports 400Hz refresh rate, has Micro-Pixel-Control, “infinite” contrast ratio, and is only 0.88cm in depth (the Bezel is 1.25cm). It supports active-shutter 3D, NetCast, DLNA-ready and has a USB port. via 3D-Display-Info [...]

3DTV is already heading for TVs priced under $1,000; it’s in gaming consoles, Blu-ray players, notebook PCs, camcorders and may soon head to car electronics screens. Audiovox is evaluating 3DTV for the car and expects to show at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, 3D car monitors that DO NOT require special glasses for viewing. [...]

GM talks about a hybrid future for Corvettes, 3D TV coming to cars in January, using the iPhone 4 in your BMW, wireless key headaches, and we drive the new 2011 Audi A8. via Car Tech Live 182: Will most Corvettes be hybrids? (podcast) | Car Tech Live Podcast – CNET Blogs.

It’s not just the TV makers that have a vested interest in pushing video’s transformation to 3D TV and beyond. Companies that supply and enable the technology are just as eager to see the next generation of video take hold as the TV makers looking to sell you another big screen. “Video is today’s voice-on-an-IP [...]

As early as the end of this year in Japan, according to a report, Toshiba will release televisions capable of displaying 3D content that, unlike current models, do not require viewers to don special glasses. The report in Japanese newspaper Yomiyuri was neither confirmed nor denied by Toshiba. Company spokesperson Yuko Sugahar said Tuesday only [...]

It’s almost considered a foregone conclusion that HBO’s The Pacific will sweep the Emmy Award categories for miniseries, due in no small part to the writing work of co-executive producer Bruce C. McKenna who scripted 7 of the 10 installments and is nominated along with Robert Schenkkan for penning the final episode. Now, HBO’s sister company [...]

Japanese researchers have developed the world’s first 3D TV system where you can touch and feel the images that pop out from the screen. The technology allows users to manipulate the 3D images, giving them the sensation of moving, squashing or stretching them. Six motion-detector cameras are used to monitor the viewer’s fingers and tiny [...]

Are you asking yourself, “Which shutterglasses are the best value?” or, “Which are the absolute best shutterglasses money can buy?”  Well, you are in luck.  We’ve put the RealD CrystalEyes, NuVision 60GX, eDimensional and Samsung SSG1000 shutterglasses to the test.  The test setup was the reference standard Sammy DLP 3D-Ready HDTV and a big honking [...]

- Next3D is going to offer a stereo 3D movie player and download service for the XBOX 360.  Details are light at the moment, but, a beta sign-up is available for XBOX 360 owners w/ 3D-Ready TVs. via 3D Roundup.

Michael Ahn, LG’s CEO, just dropped the 3D bomb at their press conference…  ”Next big thing is 3D” 3D chipset will be integrated in all TVs, plasma and LCD models will be on display at the booth.  ALL LG TVs will be 3D-Ready??? Really??? via 3D Roundup.

3DRoundup may be more stale than a frat house carpet after a beer-pong championship… but 3D certainly is seeing it’s day.  It’s so big, in fact, it’s now COOL to be a hater.  So many haters out there are slinging crap about how some terrible movies spell the end of the 3D revolution that your [...]

Justin Bieber is set to perform at Madison Square Garden on August 31st – a performance that is highly anticipated and will be filmed for his upcoming 3D movie set to release in February 2011. A number of celebrities will be at the show, including Jaden Smith, Sean Kingston and Usher! But there’s just one [...]

DirecTV’s commitment to 3D sports brought Major League baseball, professional golf and NASCAR to 3D equipped homes across America. Beginning on September 4, 2010, DirecTV will add the third dimension to the U.S. Open, one of the world’s most prestigious and watched tennis tournaments. Live, third round coverage begins at 11:00 am eastern, according to [...]

Panasonic launched  its GT25 series of Full HD 1080p 3D plasma HDTVs today. The new line consists of a 42″ model at $1699.95 and a 50″ at 2099.95. Both TVs retain many of the features of the higher line VT25 series including VieraCast Internet content services, THX certification and Skype video phone with an optional [...]

(August 10, 2010) Tomorrow Samsung will hold a press conference to announce its new 50″ 3D ready HDTV plasma. It is available today for preorder for $989 with free shipping from Amazon. This HDTV represents a 3D price breakthrough that’s over $400 less than the current entry model 3D flat panel, the 40″Samsung LN40C750 LCD. [...]

“Saw” is making its final cut. “Saw 3D,” the seventh film in the horror franchise, will also be its last, USA Today reports. The film’s producers and star Tobin Bell are expected to make the announcement at Comic Con this Friday, when they present the first footage from the 3D thriller. via Final cut: ‘Saw [...]

As most of you hardcore horror fans know, Hollywood kingpin James Cameron worked on Piranha Part Two: The Spawning, the 1981 sequel to Joe Dante’s Jaws “spoof” about a slew of flesh-hungry killer piranha. With Avatar getting re-released in theaters, Vanity Fair caught up with the director to talk about everything from the Navi to [...]

Warner Bros. Pictures and have picked up Bruce C. McKennas pitch for a 3D film about the Battle of Midway for Akiva Goldsmans Weed Road to produce reports Deadline.The four-day battle itself, which took place six months after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, is widely regarded as the most important naval battle in [...]

Sony’s PlayStation 3 motion system Move is on the move (c what I did!) this week at Gamescom and nothing seems to be able to stop it.  Not to stand in the way of a locomotive, here is the press release that Sega sent out about Virtua Tennis 4 and the PS Move. SAN FRANCISCO [...]

And we love that fact, especially with all that (and still actual) Avatar-mania out there. Because, let us remind you that the highest-grossing movie of all time is set for a re-release on August 27th, while Cameron’s second highest-grossing movie of all time, Titanic will get a 3D theatrical re-release in April 2012. But, that’s [...]

SECAUCUS, NJ (August 16, 2010) – Panasonic, a worldwide leader in Full HD 3D1 technology, announced today the expansion of its award-winning line of Full HD 3D VIERA® Plasma TVs with the launch of the Panasonic VIERA GT25 Series of Full HD 3D Plasma TVs2.  The series will feature Panasonic’s first 42-inch class (41.6” measured [...]

French filmmaker Alexandre Aja has “Piranha 3D” swimming into theaters this weekend, but the director already has his eye on his next project — an adaptation of Buichi Terasawa’s Japanese manga comic “Cobra – The Space Pirate” reports Deadline. The story is set in a future where merchant spaceships and ruthless brigands sail across space. [...]

With the help of leading experts in optical science and 3D technology, we examine the present and future of 3D video games, including how it works and what it ultimately means for gamers. Hot on the heels of the 3D entertainment revolution hitting the film industry full force-with everything from the next Jackass movie to [...]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The sky isn’t falling, but ticket sales for 3D movies may be finding their natural water level. That, in an extra-dimensional nutshell, is how studio executives feel about recent signs that the ratio of 3D-to-2D grosses for pictures has settled into a range just below that marked by early 3D [...]

Until recently, it was difficult to decide which side of the Format Wars to favor. Both HD-DVD and Blu-ray had their advantages and disadvantages. Now, with Blu-ray having won, the question probably seems less important. However, it’s still important to know these things: like the Beta vs. VHS debacle, this sort of thing will likely [...]

With Hidef and 3D, the need for digital storage is greater than ever. iHollywood Forum is presenting a daylong conference to bring together the vendors, end users, researchers and visionaries that will expand storage into the third dimension. Creative Storage 2010 Conference, produced by The Entertainment Storage Alliance and Coughlin Associates (Creative Storage Conference of [...]

Iron Man may have opted out of the 3D parade but Thor and Captain America apparently want their fans to see them through special glasses. Anthony Hopkins of Marvel’s “Thor” in 3D May 6, 2011 Marvel Studios has the honored spot as final presenting studio in the most prestigious Hall H at Comic-Con on the [...]

Beverly Hills 3D systems company RealD Inc. had a big opening today on the stock market in the premiere of its initial public offering late Thursday. The stock, which opened at $16 on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RLD, closed Friday at $19.51, up nearly 22%. TThe price spiked as high as [...]

A week ahead of its second quarter earnings announcement next Thursday, July 29, IMAX has had another busy week signing partnerships to build new IMAX theaters in Japan and China. In a joint venture with United Cinemas, IMAX Corp will install up to five digital IMAX theatre systems in Japan, three of which are confirmed. [...]

IMAX has signed an agreement to potentially invest in a laser light company developing technology that would allow IMAX to finally convert all its large format theaters from 70mm film to digital projection and significantly increase the brightness of all 3D movies. The memo of understanding with Laser Light Engines (it’s not a final agreement [...]

Korea’s largest theatre chain has chosen Burbank-based 3D technology company MasterImage 3D, LLC to converted 58 additional screens to 3D. MasterImage 3D announced today that CJ CGV is converting all the rest of its 160 3D theaters to its digital 3D cinema systems and that MasterImage 3D has also installed four systems in Korea’s Lotte [...]

Award-winning physical visual effects company The Kerner Group originally Kerner Optical and Kerner Studios has undergone a major restructuring to add 3D production services and several key executives from ILM and other industry leaders.Based in the former Marin County, Ca. home of George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, The Kerner Group was acquired last year [...]

The sky isn’t falling, but theatrical 3D may be finding its natural water level. That in an extra-dimensional nutshell is how film distribution execs feel about recent signs that the ratio of 3D-to-2D grosses for pics has settled into a range just below that marked by early 3D releases when the format was a consumer [...]

Passionate to Watch O Apostolo 3D Movie. Yeah this action drama movie is available here to download. Director Harald Zwart has done a remarkable job this time this is the reason why movie O Apostolo 3D is dominating everywhere on Hollywood. Now what can be more interesting for viewers to know that Their favorite Will [...]

Technology that portrays 2D images as 3D has been around since 1832 in some shape or form. Today, 3D appears to be back on the upswing in film and games, thanks to new technologies. Sony is the game console maker putting the most emphasis on 3D. The company has been showing off sample 3D games [...]

Those pesky aliens that want to resurrect dead humans as zombies and vampires to stop mankind from creating a sun bomb will soon be able to do it in full color and in 3-D, as Edward D. Wood Jr’s original 1959 campy Sci-Fi film, Plan 9 From Outer Space will be converted into full 3-D, it was [...]

Men in Black 3 is officially a go, and Columbia Pictures will set a May 25, 2012, release date for a sequel that director Barry Sonnenfeld will shoot in 3D. Will Smith has signed his deal to reunite with director Barry Sonnenfeld, and deals are now being negotiated with Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin. [...]

Japan’s Toei Animation is planning to theatrically release computer-graphics (CG) works in Western countries and other locales in 2012. Another anime studio, Production I.G, is also planning to release Titan Rain, a joint production with Singaporea’s Storm Lion Pictures (Yona Yona Penguin), in Asia. According to the Nikkei news source, the companies are aiming for [...]

Oh joy! The Spanish movie website Estrenos deCine has posted yet another fun photo of Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg together on the “set” of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. This time, though, they’re wearing bowler hats while they work! As far as I know, Paramount has not yet fired up [...]

Columbia Pictures has officially announced today (via press release) that production has started in London on Martin Scorsese’s adventure film Hugo Cabret (in 3D) based on Brian Selznick’s NY Times bestselling novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz (the last two in key [...]

Writer-director Robert Rodriguez’ reboots his successful family action-adventure ‘Spy Kids’ film franchise for Dimension Films. A whole new set of kids take on the role of the sibling spy team in ‘Spy Kids 4: Armageddon’ in 3D. via Spy Kids 4: Armageddon (2011) 3D – Movie Trailer, Pictures, Posters, News – Movienewz.com.

Oh boy, here we go. Bloody-Disgusting has learned that Warner Bros (and New Line Cinema) have retitled, or rather just titled, the fifth new Final Destination movie as 5NAL DESTINATION. We’re not sure if it’s all caps or just 5nal Destination, as that looks kind of weird, but I think they’re trying to play on [...]

And by last minute I mean the final year of production. Today just so happens to be the exact day, one year from now, in which Pixar’s Cars 2 arrives in theaters (June 24th, 2011). After hearing rumors for months, Jim Hill Media (via SlashFilm) has confirmed with Disney reps that John Lasseter has returned [...]

oday is the official start of production on Disney’s high seas adventure sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Though we’ve kept you updated on the growing cast, we haven’t had much info on the story in this fourth franchise installment other than Disney secretly snagging the rights to the book written Tim Powers [...]

Another post-apocalyptic Paul Bettany action movie? Yes indeed. But this doesn’t look too bad. SlashFilm recently debuted a great batch of new photos from Scott Stewart’s Priest, based on the TokyoPop manga, starring Paul Bettany as the titular “warrior” Priest. ScreenGems is obviously going to do a big push for this at Comic-Con next week, [...]

Along with DreamWorks new trailer for Megamind, 20th Century Fox has debuted a trailer (on Moviefone) for their newest animated movie hitting theaters a year from now, next April. Rio is about a rare species of macaw from a zoo in Minnesota who embarks on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when he learns [...]

Along with DreamWorks new trailer for Megamind, 20th Century Fox has debuted a trailer (on Moviefone) for their newest animated movie hitting theaters a year from now, next April. Rio is about a rare species of macaw from a zoo in Minnesota who embarks on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when he learns [...]

Disney has set a Mar. 11, 2011 release date for its live-action 3D film Mars Needs Moms, starring Seth Green, Dan Fogler and Joan Cusack. According to Variety, the film tells the story of a young boy who gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians kidnap her to the Red Planet. via Disney [...]

Although you may think that James Cameron is settling down and taking time off after finishing his 10 year journey on Avatar, that’s not the case. In fact, Cameron is already preparing a new underwater 3-D drama called Sanctum, which you may have heard about. Not only is it a more intimate and much smaller [...]

Aw man! I guess it was inevitable that we’d hear sooner or later about every MGM movie in production. The Playlist found a mention in a Hollywood Reporter article today about MGM’s search for a new CEO stating that another highly anticipated MGM movie may be shelved for the time being. This time it’s Joss [...]

File this under obvious. MTV recently talked with director Zack Snyder about his upcoming action movie Sucker Punch (that we’ll be get a look at during Comic-Con). It was announced in March that that Sucker Punch would be going 3D (in addition to Green Lantern) but apparently that was a bit premature. Snyder explains: “We’ve [...]

Collider was present during the press conference for Battle: Los Angeles with cast members Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez, producer Neil Mortiz, and director Jonathan Liebsman.  Battle: LA is an urban warfare movie following a group of marines combating an alien invasion.  Everyone on hand was ready to give more juicy details about the film, [...]

Yesterday, Summit Entertainment unleashed their first look at Drive Angry 3D at Comic-Con, another new Nicolas Cage movie this time all about Cage on the run driving all kinds of badass vehicles in hopes of avenging his daughter’s death. Ethan covered the presentation yesterday and seemed to mostly enjoy all of the footage (despite the [...]

EW.com just got a big casting scoop on the unnecessary adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear, in addition to revealing a writer and a new director contrary to what we heard when the project was announced over a year ago. Eric Brevig (of Journey to the Center of the Earth previously) is directing a [...]

We’ve been hearing bits and pieces about Disney’s latest animated CGI film for years, but now first official teaser trailer is finally here. Tangled is Disney’s fresh new take on the story of Rapunzel, voiced by Mandy Moore. When she falls in love with a bandit who was passing by she must venture into the [...]

Earlier this month we not only got confirmation that a new third installment of MTV’s off-the-wall series Jackass was in the works, but that it would also be presented in 3-D adding a whole new nasty level of gross. Johnny Knoxville and the guys promise a return to complete chaos and mayhem to really make [...]

Back in April we heard from Sir Ridley Scott himself that both of his forthcoming Alien prequels would be shot in 3D. Though we had previously heard Scott was eager to convince Universal execs to convert Robin Hood to 3D in post-production, that story turned out to be false. However, the source of Scott’s lingering [...]

For over a year now, I’ve been referring to one quote from James Cameron over and over in the many articles I’ve written about 3D. Cameron stated way back in 2008 at the 3D Entertainment Summit, while talking about Alice in Wonderland (which is incidentally due out in a few weeks), that it “doesn’t make [...]

Here we go, welcome to the world after Avatar has made over $2 billion. It’s now the time when every day we hear about another goddamn movie potentially going 3D just because it’s the most popular trend in Hollywood right now since vampires. We previously heard “rumors” exactly a week ago stating that Louis Leterrier’s [...]

Yes, I’m being sarcastic. Honestly, I’m surprised there was no 3D talk for Iron Man 2, but that’s besides the point (and there was some talk anyway). Hero Complex published an article earlier today with quotes from Marvel’s Kevin Feige: “The team has been doing a lot of research into 3-D processes, and we’re looking [...]

We’ve heard random bits of news on this David Fincher led Heavy Metal remake for sometime, but when Paramount dropped the project back in 2008, it seemed like it was dead in the water. But now Deadline New York reports that the violent and erotic segmented project is still alive and kicking confirming that James [...]

Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B Entertainment, has informed Max Brooks (the author of World War Z) that Brad Pitt himself will star in the film version of his book, according to MTV. Plan B got the rights to the movie after winning a price war with Appian Way, Leonardo DiCaprio’s company. Now, with Pitt [...]

I dont know if it was any cheaper or simpler for Paramount to forgo a typical Hall H panel for Jackass 3D and instead throw a party/movie screening in a parking lot, but it was a hell of a lot more fun. In the same location that hosted the Machete taco truck last night, the [...]

Would this convince you to invest in the 3D revolution? New Panasonic Viera 3D TVs are to have 3D Blu-ray players built-in to the sets, in the clearest indication yet that tech companies are recognising that the 3D revolution might just be asking too much of our wallets. The RT2B range, announced in Japan today, [...]

We’ve just been given the heads up and press release for a new movie produced by Michael Bay’s production company, The Institute is developing. The movie is a retelling of The Grimm Brothers’ story, Hansel and Gretel and the word is that the movie will be coming to the big screen in 3d. Press release [...]

Press Release The selection of downloadable games for the WiiWare service and the Nintendo DSiWare service keeps on growing, this time with a zoological twist. AquaSpace lets Wii owners transform their television into a mesmerizing aquarium filled with fascinating fish. Petz Kittens provides Nintendo DSi users with lovable feline companions they can carry everywhere they [...]

Just in time for summer movie season, RealD Inc. announced today that kid-sized RealD 3D glasses will be available nationwide in the USA and Canada beginning June 18th at theatres showing Disney-PIXAR’s “Toy Story 3.” Sealed in individual packaging to ensure they are sanitary and quality assured, kid-sized RealD 3D glasses are smaller versions of standard [...]

Let’s not beat about the bush here. 3D isn’t really an essential new technology, now is it? It’s more of a gimmick if you ask us, and it’ll take something really special to convince us that 3D is a worthwhile investment. Erm, something exactly like this as it happens: new Sony patents that enable several [...]

Watching live gameplay of Killzone 3 in 3D was one of the highlights of the Sony press conference, but it left many curious as to how it would feel to experience this longer than a few minutes at a time. Fortunately, I got a half hour with the glasses and a Dualshock. The Killzone 3 [...]

Although 3D is one key way to differentiate high-end AAA gaming experiences, Ubisoft is approaching the emerging arena with caution, predicting sales will be limited in the first year when prices for the capable televisions are so high. “I think we will see lots of bundles with 3D monitors… and they will be small sales [...]

Nvidia is quietly becoming the company driving the initial and most progressive 3D experiences for videogaming and PCs. In Taipei near Computex 2010 this week, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told an audience, “This is the beginning of the 3D PC revolution. It’s been 10 years since there’s been a revolutionary change in gaming graphics,” according [...]

ensive show ever produced at the park and continues next year with a 3D update of Star Tours and the move of the Disney Wonder cruise ship to the port of Los Angeles from Florida for seven-night Mexican Riviera cruises (kids 17 and under will sail free on seven-night cruises with two full-fare adults starting [...]

NASCAR and 3D fans (not sure how much of an overlap there is between the two) had to wait 90 extra rain-delayed minutes before witnessing and experiencing the first-ever race in 3D from Daytona Saturday night (July 3). Scott Hettrick When the race, which was broadcast live  online and on DirecTV’s n3D channel sponsored by [...]

Seven months ago in the pre-”Avatar” world, no one would have imagined this weekend, when, for several hours on Saturday and Sunday, five of the entertainment and sports industries’ biggest events would be playing in 3D simultaneously on TVs and in theaters. Scott Hettrick As the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final was being played live [...]

IMAX has signed an agreement to potentially invest in a laser light company developing technology that would allow IMAX to finally convert all its large format theaters from 70mm film to digital projection and significantly increase the brightness of all 3D movies. The memo of understanding with Laser Light Engines (it’s not a final agreement [...]

“The potential of 3D gaming, I think is greater than the potential of 3D films,” according to “Avatar” and “Titanic” producer Jon Landau.Landau made the comment in a keynote interview with event co-producer Bob Dowling Thursday morning at the first 3D Gaming Summit at the Universal Hilton. Story continues below following 2 1/2-minute video of [...]

Simon Benson, a senior development manager at SCE’s Worldwide Studios stereoscopic team, has said that 3D can make gaming experiences more accessible for novice players and also give core gamers a competitive advantage online. Speaking at a recent 3D event, a Sony marketing manager told attendees that gamers who play online titles in 3D will [...]

DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) will be a Co-Sponsor of the third annual 3D Entertainment Summit™, presented in association with Variety. Co-Produced by The Bob Dowling Group and Unicomm, LLC., the 3D Entertainment Summit™, is slated for September 15-16, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. DEG, a Los Angeles-based, industry-funded nonprofit corporation that [...]

Revitalizing the Vinton Palace Theatre Vinton, Iowa is a town of some 5,000 people located on the Cedar River in the northern part of the state. In a story repeated in small towns all across the country, Vinton flourished through much of the 20th century but over the years as the importance of the family [...]

Get ready for the third installment of the The Chronicles of Narnia franchise that will be released on December 10, 2010 and then, on December 22 you’ll have a chance to see Gulliver’s Travels. Looks like we’ll have to make some kind of very long list for you in the future, since 3D news are [...]

Interest in 3D TVs is booming and the number of TVs that are coming to the market continues to grow. One of the major electronics makers that will be peddling 3D TVs and home theater systems is Sony. Sony is expecting big sales for its 3D home theater gear and HDTVs in general and has [...]

As the least expensive plasma TV for 2010 to feature 3D compatibility, the Samsung PNC7000 series will strike a chord of interest with those who care both about the picture-quality advantages of plasma over LCD–such as improved uniformity and off-angle viewing–and about that much-hyped third dimension. And judging from the four 3D models we’ve reviewed, [...]

In a rather large article in The Los Angeles Times, Marvel Studios has confirmed that both “Thor” and “Captain America” will be released in converted 3D. As previously confirmed “Thor” is being shot in 2D and will be converted afterwards. The article revealed that “Captain America” director Joe Johnston on the other hand shot some [...]

The first Panasonic Full HD 3D Home Theater System is sold! Brad and Ashley, a couple from Manhattan, were the lucky buyers at the Best Buy in Union Square, NYC on March 10, 2010. via 3D HD Photo Gallery From Panasonic.

The Panasonic TH-152UX1 is probably the next best thing to watching a 3D movie in a theater. At 152 inches, this 11 foot by 6 foot giant dwarfs just about every existing 3D TV on the market. This flat screen’s 4,096×2,160 resolution also means it can deliver four times the clarity of a regular full-HD [...]

With the launch of new 3D content, DIRECTV delivers a whole new home entertainment experience. In addition to the channels below, DIRECTV is working with the best content providers to continue to bring you more of your favorite movies and shows like you’ve never seen them before. via DIRECTV: DIRECTV 3D TV.

DirecTV will broadcast the first Major League All-Star game in 3D. The game will take place at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California on Tuesday, July 13. The 3D broadcast will be found on DirecTV’s n3D channel (Ch. 103), the satco’s recently added dedicated 3D channel powered by Panasonic 3D technology. The 3D broadcast will be [...]

A week after they went on sale, Panasonic’s 3D TVs have sold out. Early adopters love ‘em. Panasonic was the first TV manufacturer to offer 3D sets. The 50-inch TC-P50VT20 plasma set listed for $2499 and sold for $2890 at Best Buy in a package with a Blu-ray player and a pair of 3D glasses. [...]

Panasonic is sponsoring ongoing efforts by the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC (ETC@USC) to better understand and implement burgeoning consumer, retail and CE interest in 3D entertainment in the home. Panasonic was the first consumer electronics manufacturer to bow a 3D television at retail – a 50-inch plasma model with enabled Blu-ray Disc player and [...]

Panasonics FULL HD 3D displays use the Frame Sequential method to display alternate left-eye and right-eye images at high speed to achieve a 3D effect. Left-eye and right-eye images differ slightly in order to match the natural image disparity that is perceived by our left and right eyes. The quality of 3D images depends largely [...]

That Will.i.am bloke has told Vibe that the Black Eyed Peas are set to work with James Cameron on a 3D tour DVD, Cameron being the go-to guy for 3D since he made that silly ‘Avatar’ film. Discussing the project, the always modest Peas man said: “We have the biggest director, because we are the [...]

Sony has introduced two new 3D-capable cameras, such as the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 and Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. Both cameras are based on the dual-lens system that is considered to be a creative rejiggering of Sony’s Sweep Panorama mode. The Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 is a 12-megapixel camera that comes with a 5X optical zoom lens and is enabled [...]

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision Join DirecTV, Verizon In Airing 3D Contests On July 10-11 Mike Reynolds — Multichannel News, 7/7/2010 2:40:00 PM It’s eight distributors in for YES’s 3D presentation of the July 10-11 New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners games from Seattle. The contests will mark the first Major League Baseball games to be televised [...]

With big TV manufacturers like Sony, Panasonic, and Samsung all out touting their 3D displays, it’s no surprise that 3D capabilities for digital cameras are picking up steam too.  Between yesterday’s announcement from Sony of three 3D-capable new point-and-shoots and the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 launched last year, there are now a few options [...]

The Saturday and Sunday line-ups for San Diego Comic Con 2010 programming have been released. Some big studios will present their upcoming big projects on July 24, while the organizers arrange the last day to be “Kids’ Day”. Possibly getting the most attention on Saturday, July 24 will be Warner Bros. which is going to [...]

In a move that could keep ties with online games programmers strong, Adobe Systems is adding 3D graphics support to a coming version of its widely used browser plug-in. The move is an important advancement for Flash, a software foundation that eases programmers’ difficulties with incompatibilities among various operating systems and browsers. And it’ll come [...]

Are the latest 3-D blockbusters like Avatar and Alice in Wonderland an amazing cinematic experience or just one big headache? If you’ve experienced visual discomfort or headaches whilst watching a 3-D movie then you’re not alone. You could be one of six million people in the UK who suffer from poor binocular vision. 3-D technology [...]

IF RECENT blockbusters “Toy Story 3″ and “Avatar” are any indication, 3-D movies are all the rage – and bringing in top dollar for movie studios. Now investors will have a chance to cash in. RealD, the nation’s top supplier of 3-D theater projection gear, is set to sell stock to the public next Friday, [...]

With all the buzz around Mamma Mia! The Movie, and filming on track for Daniel Day Lewis in the movie version of Nine, it seems only right that Broadway and Hollywood connections continue to be made. To that end comes word that Wicked The Musical may soon become Wicked The Musical Movie. According to reports, [...]

ComingSoon.net caught up with DreamWorks Animations CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg on Tuesday and learned that George Lucas is looking to repurpose the six “Star Wars” episodes into 3D format. Katzenberg told us that Lucas is very excited about it and that he’s got the technical resources to pull it off. “He isn’t going to put a [...]

To build a full-fledged 3D team and studio, Tsui Hark spent two years learning from foreign crew, trying to overcome whatever challenges 3D filming may pose. So, the Tsui Hark and the 3D crew, comprising top talents from US, Singapore, Korea and China, are doing trial shoot for 3 months before commencing actual filming of [...]

Universal’s 3D animated feature “Despicable Me” — a potential boxoffice champ this weekend — proved pretty lovable for moviegoers in its first day of release on Friday. The family comedy rung up a nifty $21.7 million during its first day in release. That topped the daily rankings and put “Despicable” on track for a much [...]

No worries, director Christopher Nolan isn’t falling into the 3D trap. Not yet, at least. Collider recently interviewed the director of Inception and asked the right questions, even getting some technical details on the filming process and his opinion on the 3D hysteria. I’ll say right off the bat that to me, Christopher Nolan is [...]

“Avatar: Special Edition,” which includes an additional eight minutes of unseen footage, will be released in U.S. theaters on Aug. 27, marking the big-screen return of the top moneymaker in Hollywood history. The film will only be screened in Digital 3D or IMAX 3D. Director and writer James Cameron, in a statement, said the expanded-edition revival of the [...]

Blu-ray 3D is a new movie format launched by the member companies of the Blu-ray Disc Association BDA. Blu-ray 3D started to become available in early 2010, providing an extremely high quality format for enjoying 3D movies at home.The physical format for Blu-ray 3D is identical to all other forms of Blu-ray disc. The logical [...]

‘Step Up 3D‘, the highly-anticipated 3rd installment of the successful film franchise started by Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum in 2006, will hit theaters on August 6, 2010!!! New York’s intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye-popping Digital 3D as the raw, passion-fueled culture goes global. A tight-knit group of street dancers, including Luke [...]

Synopsis: In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her former kitty comrades and make [...]

Bigelow might have landed the Oscar, but Cameron’s the one whose film has made the biggest immediate impact to the industry. Is that incredible face-mapping technology getting unique and creative uses? Nope. Studios are just dictating that basically every movie be 3D, and they mean right this instant, not just films yet to be filmed. [...]

by James Cullimore Microsoft’s Applied Science Group has demonstrated a new type of lens to be used in television screens, which allows viewers to see images in 3D without the need to wear special glasses. Researchers at the Applied Science Group explained that the lens beams individual images to the left and right eyes of [...]

More than 500 global companies will debut their latest technology innovations at the upcoming 2010 SINOCES, China’s largest technology trade event, featuring advancements in 3DTV, telecommunications and connected home appliances. Co-sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, producer of the International CES®, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, and in partnership with the China Electronics [...]

Back in March, Nintendo announced a handheld gaming device called the 3DS, which apparently does not require 3D glasses to play games with three dimensions. Details weren’t exactly forthcoming, but a video clip suggested that the 3DS might utilize parallax mapping technology to simulate depth and distance. Now electronics maker Sharp is showing off 3.4-inch [...]

Despite the push by manufacturers, a new survey shows that the 70 percent of Japanese are not planning to purchase a 3D TV for their homes. If you believe the hype, the future of home entertainment has arrived, and it is 3D. It seems inevitable. Most of the major manufacturers of televisions, video games, and [...]

In depth – The good old movie theater is ready for a big step into the future. We haven’t seen dramatic innovations in years and even if high-definition is on its way and some believe that theaters can be transformed into classy dining places, people always have been attracted to a special movie experience they [...]

3D movies have actually been around a lot longer than widescreen ones. Almost as soon as the early still cameras were invented, it was realised that they could easily be adapted to produce a stereoscopic image. Indeed, as early as 1856, J. C. d’Almeida gave a demonstration at the Academie des Sciences in which two [...]

Moviegoers will have even more opportunities to see their favorite flicks in full 3D when they visit an AMC theater in the future.  Up to 1,500 more RealD 3D screens will be added to AMC locations across the US and Canada over the coming months. This new agreement puts RealD at 8,000 committed and 2,600 [...]

I’ve been looking forward to Despicable Me for a while; having seen trailers, the 3D animated film out of Universal looked like it had the potential to be a lot of fun. While I was far from unhappy with the final product, what seems increasingly to be a universal truth surfaced once again — all [...]

The shooting of a 3D film about the Expo-2010 exhibition in China will begin at the Russian pavilion on Wednesday night. Only the most interesting national pavilions will be featured in the film, Vladimir Strashko, the Commissioner General of the Russian Federation at Expo-2010, said adding that the Russian pavilion has drawn increased attention from [...]

Japanese electronic major, Panasonic, yesterday launched full high-definition (HD) 3D television in the Qatari market. Nasir Bin Abdullah & Son (NAS), Panasonic distributors, also launched the 2010 line of Panasonic’s Viera plasma HD TVs, flat-panel plasma TVs, and LCD TVs. “Panasonic is targeting a market share of 50% for large-screen 3D TV by 2012, and [...]

Doha: Nasir Bin Abdullah & Sons Group (NAS), one of the prime distributors of Panasonic in Qatar, launched the 2010 line of VIERA Plasma High Definition televisions at a media event held on July 7. Abby Thomas, senior product manager, Panasonic Marketing Middle East; Gokul, sales and marketing manager, consumer electronics department, NAS; and other [...]

Seven cable operators have joined DirecTV to distribute the YES Network telecast of the first two Major League Baseball games in 3D this Saturday and Sunday from Safeco Field in Seattle, where the Seattle Mariners will host the New York Yankees. Blue Ridge Communications, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, Service Electric Broadband Cable, Time Warner Cable and [...]

THE MAKER of the bizarrely named console Wii, Nintendo has slipped out a press release in Japan saying it will be releasing 3D capable portable hardware. Apparently we will get a look at the next generation DS handheld console during E3 2010 this June and it is called the 3DS, but by the time it [...]

Crysis 2 “will be the first major video game on multiple platforms to take full advantage of true stereoscopic 3D,” according to an EA news release. Until now, we’ve assumed the PlayStation 3 is the only current-generation console capable of 3D gaming since it supports a newer HDMI specification. If EA is correct, why didn’t [...]

Sony Corporation, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation today announced that Discovery Channel executive Tom Cosgrove has been named President and CEO of the joint venture they have established to develop the first 24/7 dedicated 3D television network. The network will feature high-quality premium content from genres that are most appealing in 3D, including natural history, [...]

For everyone, the big unknown before E3 2010 was Nintendo 3DS. For most gamers, the big unknown after E3 2010 is… still Nintendo 3DS. That’s because this 2011-bound portable has a 3D top screen that is only viewable in person, giving print journalism some much-needed clout back. I was one of those journalists lucky enough [...]

Thomas Van RiperBio | Email Tom Van Riper is a staff writer at Forbes Is 3D on its way to becoming the standard for sports viewing? Probably yes, eventually, though not any time soon. Sony, a big investor in the technology as a maker of 3D production equipment and trainer of TV crews, recently hosted [...]

TORONTO — Imax added another 3D movie to its 2010 dance card Wednesday by booking Sony Pictures Releasing’s “Resident Evil: Afterlife” for a Sept. 10 release on its supersized screens, simultaneous with its conventional theater release. The Paul W.S. Anderson sci-fi thriller, which stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates and Wentworth Miller, is the [...]

Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie’s, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga’Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie’s. The film is [...]

Tron: Legacy will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with IMAX DMR (Digital Re-Mastering) technology. The movie is set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen.  Sam Flynn (HEDLUND), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (BRIDGES), looks into his father’s [...]

Godzilla 3D to the Max Yoshimitsu Banno, the maker of Godzilla vs. Hedorah, had recently acquired the rights to produce an IMAX film of his own titled Godzilla 3-D to the Max, in which Godzilla was to battle a new monster called Deathla. However, little has been heard about the project of late, and it [...]

NEW YORK (CBS) James Cameron may be planning for “Titanic” to set sail in theaters once again. A report in the Los Angeles Times on Monday states that the director is converting his blockbuster film into 3-D and plans to re-release it in April 2010, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking. Pictures: [...]

THE NEED Audiences have made it clear that they want 3D. 3D engagements have consistently outperformed 2D by more than 2-to-1. Studios have already announced 23 major 3D releases for 2010, and more are expected. However, currently only approximately 10,000 screens in North America have been converted to digital, and only roughly 4,500 of those [...]

“Avatar.” “Alice in Wonderland.” “How To Train Your Dragon.” The success of these latest big budget 3-D epics wouldn’t have been possible if not for the groundwork laid by previous filmmakers decades earlier, during a time when 3-D filmmaking was considerably less sophisticated than the material currently seen in movie theaters. Many of these movies, [...]

Get ready! James Cameron has confirmed again that AVATAR will be re-released in 3D in theaters in August 2010. He threw out the August date again this week at the D:All Things Digital conference (D8). Catch the liveblog of Cameron’s entire talk here. In an earlier interview he also confirmed some planned extra footage in [...]

James Cameron produced his own special effects and technology during the creation of AVATAR in order to create the realistic world of Pandora. By creating a custom camera, he was able to view the actors as they performed as though they were immersed in the scenes of this fictional world. via Avatar Blog.

James Cameron has revolutionized movies forever. Find out how AVATAR 3D is different from a regular movie thanks to creative 3D technology and advanced animation that leave via Avatar Blog.

Seeing AVATAR on 3D was one of the things that helped bring the gorgeous world of James Cameron to life. Experiencing AVATAR on 3D in your own home theater can bring back the original theatrical viewing in a new way. By choosing the best and ultimate 3D home theater system or bundle for your home [...]

Speculation about a sequel to AVATAR started before the movie was released. AVATAR’s success has ensured that sequel. Rumors are flying. Who will be in it and what will it be like? Here’s what we know so far from comments by James Cameron, John Landau and members of the cast. Guest Post by Rebecca Scudder [...]

James Cameron said he expects to release his next film in 3-4 years and that it may be the sequel to AVATAR with even more 3D technology than the first version. He’s also already leaked details about what will be in the next version of the film – and why it won’t be called AVATAR [...]

Did you keep your AVATAR 3D glasses after you left the movie theater? Many people saw AVATAR in 3D, in normal 3D or IMAX 3D. You get your special glasses when you give them your ticket, but you don’t always have to hand the glasses back. If you still have the RealD 3D glasses, will [...]

Shrek 3D is here. The story of  the lovable Ogre reflects what is going on with 3D today. When we first saw the new 3D, people loved it. But now, as with the storyline in Shrek, what we thought was wonderful, now seems mundane, even boring.  As in the story, if we really look at what we [...]

Release Date: July 14, 2010 Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Jon Turteltaub Screenwriter: Matt Lopez, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci, Toby Kebbell Genre: Adventure, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG (for fantasy action violence, some mild rude humor and brief language) Official Website: Disney.com Review: Not Available [...]

Amazing movie, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice will blow your mind when you’ll experience it on your 3DTV. The story is not that important (or original) but the 3D effects are awesome. via The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – Nick Cage with long hair again – 3D TV Movies.

[US] DIRECTV and Panasonic Launch Nation’s First Suite of 3D Channels! DIRECTV and Panasonic have launched n3D channel, which broadcasts 3D programs 24/7 on July 1. Press Release DIRECTV HD 3D TV via FULL HD 3D Global | Panasonic.

AG-3DA1 | Professional 3D Production Systems | Panasonic. Integrated Twin-lens 3D Camera Recorder AG-3DA1 [Preliminary] Is Panasonic reaching for the stars? If you have ever wanted to make a movie in 3D, now is your chance. Panasonic has everything you need for a full production and att a price that won’t break the bank. Have [...]

Sony has launched four 3D games, with Wipeout HD, Super Stardust HD, Pain, and ademo of MotorStorm Pacific Rift now available todownload from the PlayStation network. Of course, you will need a 3D TV with special 3D glasses to appreciate the3D versions of these PlayStation classics, but the availability of the first ‘proper’3D games on [...]

EA boss John Riccitiello has talked about the coming Nintendo 3DS and the future of 3D games in the build up to gaming show E3. Riccitiello has to be careful about exactly what he says in the week prior to E3, the videogame industry’s major annual trade event, at which all the latest hardware developments [...]

A market research firm based in Seoul is predicting that sales of 3D plasma TVs will rocket in the next three years, with 86 per cent of all plasmas sold in the market to be 3D ready. via 86% of plasma TVs to be 3D ‘by 2013′ | 3D Radar.

It looks like 3D TV uptake will be a slow burner in the US. The Los Angeles Times recently reported that awareness of the technology was not as high as the AV industry would probably have expected. Nor were sales of 3D TVs particularly strong with Americans spending $55 million on 3D sets, which equates [...]

Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 will be shot in 3D. This is good news if you were fearing a Clash of the Titans-style refit. Director Rob Marshall joins a returning Johnny Depp as he searches for the mythical fountain of youth while coming up against Ian McShane’s legendary Blackbeard (how’s that for casting?) and maybe [...]

European action ace and general oddball Jean Claude Van Damme is set to join the cast of the 3D sequel Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom Of Doom. Van Damme will apparently playing a fellow Master named Croc. DreamWorks Animation has also confirmed that Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Victor Garber (Alias) will [...]

Interest in the 3D Special effects epic Gulliver’s Travels is set to boom with the release by Fox of the first poster image of the film. First spied at Cannes, the  fantasy stars Jack Black as the titular hero. Also cast is Emily Blunt and Jason Segel. Beyond that we know very little. The movie [...]

Hi-fi specialist Marantz is repositioning itself with its most comprehensive roster of AV hardware to date, plus its first range of 3D-ready Blu-ray players and a dedicated network streamer for audiophiles. via 3D Radar.

Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. has signed up for more fantasy action – and this time it’ll be in 3D. The star will take the lead role in upcoming sci-fi actioner Gravity, directed by Alfonso (Children of men) Cuaron. We don’t know too much about the plot, although the movie will apparently feature copious CG [...]

The Hong Kong martial arts movie industry is jumping on the 3D bandwagon – and we can’t wait to see the results!  Asian superstar Donnie Yen (pictured from Flashpoint) has been cast by director Soi Cheang in what is promised to be the first in a new 3D trilogy featuring th via 3D Radar.

3D horror franchise Final Destination has been renamed. The fifth episode (and the second in 3D) will forever after be known as 5inal Destination! (Did you see what they’ve done there?). As we’ve noted before, the movie should use 3D bloody well as the director is Steven Quale (who earned his funny goggles as the [...]

The year 2010 has seen some incredible innovations in video game technology, including two new motion control systems from Sony and Microsoft. But probably the most exciting advance has been made in 3D stereoscopic displays. It seems that the buzzword on everyone’s lips these days is 3DTV. Sony has recently updated the firmware in its [...]

Over 5,800 of you voted in our online poll to determine the 100 most influential 3D films of all time. These were the shortlisted movies What marks out a truly great 3D movie? The knowledge that it pioneered techniques that became standards in the industry? Or that it raised the bar on the volume of [...]

It’s 3-D Week here at MTV, but just because we’re celebrating the game changing film format doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten some of the other unconventional ways to enjoy a movie experience. Over the years, there have been some brilliant and some not-so-brilliant but no less ambitious attempts to change the way that the public views [...]

“Avatar.” “Alice in Wonderland.” “How To Train Your Dragon.” The success of these latest big budget 3-D epics wouldn’t have been possible if not for the groundwork laid by previous filmmakers decades earlier, during a time when 3-D filmmaking was considerably less sophisticated than the material currently seen in movie theaters. Many of these movies, [...]

“Yogi Bear” is one of the more defensible planned adaptations, a 3-D CG/live-action mix based on the classic ’60s cartoon series. I only vaguely remember seeing — and loving — the original on TV growing up in the ’80s, and I imagine that subsequent generations have little, if any, experience with it. via 3-D Week [...]

The big news last week was that “Resident Evil” director Paul WS Anderson signed on to helm an adaptation of the long-running sci-fi franchise “Buck Rogers.” In 3-D. YES. Anderson shared some of his plans for the flick in an exclusive interview with MTV’s Larry Carroll as part of our ongoing 3-D Week coverage. via [...]

Bottom Line: A fun 3D cartoon about a supervillain who goes up against three young orphans. Working without apology from the Pixar game book, Universal’s first 3D-animated movie, “Despicable Me,” captures much of what one likes about Pixar cartoons. Starting with a cute yellow creature who appears before the opening credits mimicking Pixar’s bouncy table [...]

Star ratings one to five for “modern” (1990′s+) 3D movies. Until 2008 or so, 3D movies could only be seen in Theme Parks or IMAX. Now digital theaters offer several options: RealD, Dolby (Infitec) or XpanD (among others) Another consideration is whether a film has been converted from 2D. Live action is much more difficult [...]

Universal Studios Hollywood and Singapore will be launching a theme park attraction based on Michael Bay’s Transformers. Planned for an early 2011 debut, the ride will use High Definition 3D footage, along with practical special effects and “stunning” robotics (ie expect animatronic giant robots) that according to a press release will “transform perceptions of theme [...]

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The future is coming…after YOU! Join forces with the Terminator® in a battle to prevent mankind’s extinction at the cold, steel hands of menacing cyborgs. You’ll dodge plasma blasts. Feel objects whooshing past you. And become completely immersed in the 360-degree action of this thrilling adventure set in an apocalyptic wasteland. via Terminator 2 3-D [...]

King Kong 360 3-D at Universal Studios Hollywood.

To create the illusion of three-dimensional depth, the IMAX 3D process uses two camera lenses to represent the left and right eyes. The two lenses are separated by an interocular distance of 64 mm (2.5 in), the average distance between a human’s eyes. By recording on two separate rolls of film for the left and right eyes, [...]

RealD Cinema is a digital stereoscopic projection technology. It is the world’s most widely used technology for watching 3-D films in theatres, and is the cheapest to install and maintain.[1] It requires only one projector, unlike older film-based stereoscopic 3D projection technology. A high-resolution, digital cinema grade video projector is used. The projectors use Texas [...]

Meet up with friends, bring out the kids or sneak in a midweek date night. via Westfield Century City Shopping Mall – Free Movies – Westfield Century City.

When he was interviewed by CNBC at CES, Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts discussed Comcast’s acquisition of NBC-Universal, but showed real exictement about 3D TV. Major manufacturers are bringing out 3D television sets this year and already DirecTV, ESPN and Discovery have announced plans to launch 3D cable networks. You can watch the clip here. [...]

According to Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime, entering the next gaming dimension might not be a great idea for all players. via 3D unhealthy for young children, warns Nintendo – Plugged In – Yahoo! Games.

Digital 3D is about to get a huge boost thanks to JP Morgan. One of the obstacles in preventing 3D from catching on in a big bad way is the relatively small number of theaters that are set up with the necessary equipment. Well that’s about to change with news that the aforementioned firm will [...]

Return to the magic and wonder of C.S. Lewis’ beloved world — via the fantastic Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. In this new installment of the blockbuster “The Chronicles of Narnia” motion picture franchise, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their cousin Eustace, their royal friend King Caspian and a warrior mouse named Reepicheep, find [...]

The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again. Written by Jordan via Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II [...]

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,”is a much-anticipated motion picture event to be told in two full-length parts. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort’s Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one [...]

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. [...]

Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four [...]

Synopsis “Toy Story 3″ welcomes Woody, Buzz and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in… daycare! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it’s all for one and one for all as plans for [...]

A: Technicolor began developing the Technicolor 3D system in mid-2009 and with the support of Thomson and Technicolor leadership and key industry stakeholders, has developed a solution that is ready for full deployment today. A: Technicolor released its Technicolor 3D system in January 2010 and now has over 150 screens installed in North America. It [...]

The world is abuzz about the incredible ability for entertainment technology to serve up how humans see and hear life in full three dimensions. Now, the producer of the world-renowned 3DX Festival in Singapore and 3D Screenings Asia in Hong Kong, in collaboration with The Hollywood Reporter, is readying to let people experience it all [...]

Wow! They Are Popping Up Everywhere! Here’s A Current List Of 3D Theaters In North America AND The World! The following is a list of North American 3D Movie Theaters using RealD technology (Effective August 1st, 2008 unless otherwise posted). The International listings are effective June 19th, 2008. via MarketSaw – 3D Movies, Gaming and [...]

UPDATED CONSTANTLY: List of Upcoming 3D Movies ! These are the movies coming out in 3D in the next few years. Bookmark this page as I always update it! Text in green was UPDATED ON June 11, 2010. Rumors: 1. Baywatch 3D (Spielberg/Reitman) 2. Godzilla 3D 3. The Hobbit Part 1 (2011) (New Line) (Director, Guillermo [...]

Over the past few years, the American box office has seen a renaissance in what was thought to be an outmoded and novelty movie watching gimmick: 3d glasses. With the advent of new technologies such as 3d polarized glasses, it’s now possible to create more realistic 3d images and still keep the picture in full [...]

How do circular polarized glasses work? by borrofburi So the most recent 3d technology is to project circular polarized light onto a special screen that reflects light in such a way as to mostly maintain polarization, the light then enters your eyes through glasses, one lense of which filters out left-circular polarized light, and the [...]

Real D 3D Glasses Real D 3D movies work by projecting two copies of the movie onto the screen, one after the other in quick succession. One series of frames is from the perspective of the left eye, while the other is from the perspective of the right eye. The left and right projections have [...]

3-D Viewing In a movie theater, the reason why you wear 3-D glasses is to feed different images into your eyes just like a View-Master does. The screen actually displays two images, and the glasses cause one of the images to enter one eye and the other to enter the other eye. There are two [...]

Dolby® 3D Digital Cinema is the right choice for 3D presentations, combining an extraordinary 3D experience with cost-effective compatibility and flexibility. Delivers vivid color and a sharper, clearer image from every seat in the house Extends the capabilities of Dolby Digital Cinema’s established, proven technology Ensures compatibility with your existing equipment by using a simple [...]

Yves Guillemot has said Ubisoft will be making 3D (stereoscopic) games as well as CGI films, books and a telly series in the future. Movie tie-in Avatar will be its first foray into the cardboard-glasses world of 3D, although this will require a specific telly to broadcast the image – apparently these are already on [...]

As expected, CES ’10 is all aflutter over 3D — and as expected, it’s the glasses that are the sticking point for most people. What if we told you that you could get really “cool,” “stylish” glasses — ones that look so good that you’d want to wear them all the time? An outfit called [...]

Anaglyph, Polarized and Stereoscopic 3D Glasses So let’s look at what 3D glasses are available, what each type of 3D glasses are for, how good they are and what you should be spending your money on to get the most out of the 3D revolution. via Buy 3D Glasses for Gaming, TV and Movies.

A recently filed patent Application shows off an interesting device that Apple may be working on. Currently nicknamed “iSpecs,” by the tech blogs, the glasses would connect to an iPod or iPhone and give users a stereoscopic image. Through the glasses an image would be split into two images to create the 3D effect. The [...]

By Jonathan Hurd, Altman Vilandrie & Co. As you’ve heard, 3D TV was the star of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show last month. Dozens of manufacturers showed products across the value chain, from video capture and production to transmission and display. Undeniably, 3D TV is on its way, and technologically advanced consumers will begin to [...]

Sony to launch 3-D TV sales in June as part of competitive industrywide push Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June TOKYO — Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for via Sony to launch 3-D TV [...]

Discovery’s Zaslav Aims For Broad Distribution Of 3D Network Network Scheduled to Launch in 2011 Via Partnership With Sony, IMAX By Todd Spangler — Multichannel News Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav said he’s hoping to get broad distribution for the linear 3D network that the company expects to launch in 2011 with Sony and IMAX, [...]

When is the best time to go to the movie. Well, many theaters have special pricing at certain times of the day of on days of the week. Tickets can be as much as 50% less. Check your local theater website or the many movie ticket sites on the internet. You may even save money [...]

Release Date: May 21, 2010 (3D/2D theaters and IMAX 3D) Plot Summary: Shrek is feeling over-domesticated in the fourth installment. He has lost his roar. It used to send villagers running away in terror. Now they run to him and ask him to sign their pitchforks and torches. To regain his ogre mojo, he strikes [...]

2010: when 3D makes the shift from cinema to home Mike Harvey and Nigel Kendall in Las Vegas, Alexi Mostrous TV manufacturers and broadcasters are betting heavily that the era of 3-D has arrived. They have launched 3-D TV sets and channels at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in the hope of persuading [...]

The Great 2010 3D Movie Timeline (release dates) Last year we saw a resurgence in the popularity of 3D movies across the world with franchises from My Bloody Valentine to Ice Age releasing 3 dimensional installments in to the wild. Not forgetting the wonders of Disney Pixar’s “Up” which couldn’t fail to warm even the [...]