Available 3-D Movies

[P3D <DavidH8083@xxxxxxx>]

Bill Davis writes:

<<perhaps there are some new suggestions.  What I'm looking for are good

(plot, acting, setting, etc.) movies that also happen to be in 3-D, or

movies with exceptionally good stereo regardless of  the other factors. If

someone doesn't give them suggestions the Dryden may just grab whatever

they can with "3-D" in the description, regardless of quality.  I foresee a

week of movies full of "Home Improvement"-type schtick. :--(



Any suggestions?  The Dryden has the capability for either anaglyph or

polarized, in side-by-side or over-under format.>>

If you are limited to single strip or anaglyph, you will have to kiss almost
all of the 50s 3-D films (features, shorts and cartoons) goodbye, as only
House of Wax and Dial M were made into single strip prints.  Kiss Me Kate is
only available for dual projection, and in fact actually comes on *three*
sets  of reels (giant 5000 foot reels, too) the third reel set  has just the
sound -- 4-channel magnetic -- for theaters equipped with a separate magnetic
reader sound head that can be synched to the two projectors. Yes, that means
synching three film chain heads simultaneously; and you thought just dual
projection was complicated.

In anaglyph you are just going to find It Came From Outer Space and Creature
from the Black Lagoon; unless you count the relatively recent Nightmare on
Elm Street 3-D which has an anaglyph reel.

The 1980s brought a spate of over-and-under single strip films and I really
suggest you get in touch with Chris Condon over at StereoVision who can
probably tell you what is available and from whom.

David Hutchison
davidh8083@xxxxxxx



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