3D Filmfest!!
OK, I know Scott G. already posted about the 3D Filmfest starting tonight and running for 10 days (!) at the Egyptian. But wanted to add some context for all the stereopaths out there:
This is a follow-on to the first 3D Expo held here in 2003 that Professor Hoberman and I frequented often - In fact I think Perry sat through something like 17 films including one whole weekend from dawn to dusk .
Here are some press blurbs for this year's show:
All told, 35 features and over 20 short subjects will unspool at the Expo. In addition to the various feature films, we will be premiering several 3-D short subjects, including the long lost cartoon, "Popeye, Ace of Space", as well as "Hawaiian Nights", Carnival in April", "Owl and the Pussycat", and many others.
The new prints of the 3-D features and shorts have been coming in from the film labs and they look tremendous! "Taza, Son of Cochise" looks like it was shot yesterday; a stunning new print. And "Those Redheads From Seattle" looks BETTER than the original dye-transfer prints did in 1953! These 50 year old negatives are holding up remarkably well, allowing us to show them properly, in 3-D, for the first time in over 50 years.
Check out some of the shows of stereo animation - highly recommended.
List of Special Guests who will do Q&A after the shows after the jump:
