“Legends of Oz” Set for 2014 Release
Now that Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful is a box office hit, let the Wizard of Oz remakes commence.Variety reports that Clarius …
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3D Simpsons Short Starring Maggie Simpson In Front Of “Ice Age 4”
It was announced on last night’s Season Finale of The Simpsons that Maggie will star in her own stand-alone 3D animated theatrical short. …
“Daffy’s Rhapsody” talkback
Far be it from me to urge you to see this weekend’s number 3 film, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – but it is accompanied by the …
A Few Thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”
Above right is a photo of me in Paris some years ago standing besides the grave of French filmmaker and visual fx pioneer Georges …
Disney Runs a Network of Global Research Labs
This is one of the most fascinating stories I’ve encountered in a while. For the past three years, Disney has been running a network of …
Hand-Drawn Animation Tops Box Office for 1st Time since 2009
Disney’s re-release of The Lion King in 3-D defied both box office expectations and the downward trend of 3-D by taking over the American …
“Lion King 3D” talkback
NPR loves The Lion King, but calls the 3D release a “cash grab”. You know what I think. How about you? Intrigued enough to see a …
Four Theories on the Death of 3-D
Slate offers four theories on (what they’re calling) the “death of 3-D.” The article points out that theater screens showing Cars 2 in …
REVIEW: 3D “Lion King” and 3D “Beauty and the Beast”
Two years ago, at the big Hall H Disney presentation at the San Diego Comic Con – the year Miyazaki was there – John Lasseter presented a …
Disney quietly opens 3-D “Beauty and The Beast”
Imagine my surprise when I spotted this (photo above) on the marquee of the El Capitan Theatre today. Perhaps it was well known in Disney …
The Future of 3-D Movies According to an Old Man
Eighty-one-year old Fred Cohen, owner of Poughkeepsie’s Overlook Drive-In movie theater, is either clairvoyant or a crotchety old man. He …
RealD Shares Plunge
Cartoon Brew readers might have seen this coming a mile away, but not Wall Street. The business world is finally realizing that 3-D may …
Trailer for Mexican Animated Feature “Ana”
If the Mexican Top Cat feature isn’t your cup of tea, here’s the slick trailer for Ana, a 3-D CG feature directed by Carlos Carrera …
Max Fleischer predicts the Future!
Popeye authority Fred Grandinetti found this clipping in The Miami News (published on December 25th, 1936) in which Max Fleischer …
“Cars 2” Opened At #1 with No Thanks To 3-D
From the “better late than never” department comes this box office report from last weekend. I thought I might as well post it since this …
“Kung Fu Panda 2” Strong Overseas, Weak in US
The story of Kung Fu Panda 2’s second weekend is much like its first: a success overseas and an underperformer in the US. Around the …
“KFP 2” Stumbles in US, Audiences Avoid 3-D Version
Shares of DreamWorks Animation dropped today to their lowest point in two years, and equally significant, shares of 3D hardware firm Real …
Three Crappy Stories That’ll Ruin Your Monday Morning
1. 3D Ruins Regular Movies TooThe Boston Globe published a damning exposé about irresponsible theater chains like AMC, National …
How 3-D Animation Was Made Seventy Years Ago
In 1941, the Fleischer Studio constructed this elaborate three-dimensional distorted perspective set for the feature Mr. Bug Goes to …
De-3D Cinema Glasses
Who wants a pair of De-3D Cinema Glasses: * Eliminates 3D effect for more pleasurable movie viewing * Converts standard 3D movies …
