STOP THE PRESSES! (Always wanted to say that.) And start planning for the World 3-D Film Expo II, screening September 8th -17th, 2006 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater, and featuring the only 3-D films ever made by Budd Boetticher (Wings of the Hawk) and Douglas Sirk (Taza, Son of Cochise) – both films “not seen in ... read more »

Like Alan Vanneman (below), I thoroughly enjoyed Monster House, a better-than-average computer-animated horror film for kids, with absolutely spectacular 3-D effects – if you’re fortunate enough to see it in that format. I have no doubt that the true auteur of the piece is co-producer Robert Zemeckis, who performed similar miracles with the 3-D IMAX ... read more »

The death of pulp maestro Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) reminds us that he was indirectly responsible for what is indisputably the greatest 3-D film noir ever made, the 1953 screen version of Spillane’s first novel, I, the Jury. These days, when 3-D is joined at the hip with the fantasy genre (the 3-D versions of Polar ... read more »