3D Movie Availability

[P3D Marvin Jones <Campfire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If anyone knows of a source for 35mm 3D prints, please send me a message.
> I would love to be able to put together a list and present it to this
guy.
> I just wish there was a theatre such as this in the Boston area. I find
it
> rather interesting that its the smaller out-of-the-way movie houses that
> are run by people who are willing to show a format that larger companies
> (such as IMAX/OMNIMAX, Disney, and Univeral) will only show in huge
venues
> such as NYC or Orlando. 
> 
> Any information would be appreciated!

Most of the 3D movies that would draw any interest are major studio
productions. Universal, Warners and Columbia produced the lion's share of
3D movies in the 1950s. The only *legal* source of prints, therefore, would
be the studio exchanges. Unfortunately, due to the cost of maintenance and
the extremely small call for 3D paired prints, most studios have vault
prints of few if any of their 1950s era 3D movies. There are some prints in
the hands of private collectors, but since you are talking about theatrical
showings, you're treading very thin and dangerous ice if you consider
public showings of prints whose owners have no legal right to own them! The
3D films of the 1980s, being single-strip films, are easier to archive and
more likely to be available, but generally they aren't as good as the older
ones.


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