Re: [photo-3d] Stereoscopic Movies - Help my Memory

["John A. Rupkalvis" <stereoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very common problem, not only with the Chicago Tribune, but throughout the
journalistic media as well.

It is amazing how frequently young writers will perpetuate a common myth,
referring to 3-D movies of the 1950's as requiring audiences to wear "those
silly red and blue glasses".  This myth was even stated by Roger Ebert (whom
I otherwise respect, and is old enough to know better).

JR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Feldman, Jack (Jack)" <jack@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:10 AM
Subject: [photo-3d] Stereoscopic Movies - Help my Memory


> In all the discussion I haven't heard mention of Arch Obler's BWANA DEVIL,
> the story of the three African lions that became man eaters, and were
> extremely difficult to kill. Perhaps I remember it because they were
> mounted, and are on display the Chicago's Field Museum.
>
> Now that I can buy some of the movies from my childhood, I find that I
often
> have forgotten, or had false memories. Is this one of them? I remember
that
> one of the effects was a killer lion jumping out of the stereo window at
the
> audience.
>
> Reviewers like to show off with their knowledge of movie history, and the
> story was just remade. The review didn't even mention BWANA DEVIL, but the
> it often seems that the Chicago Tribune has children for writers who have
no
> knowledge of anything before the graduated high school, which was probably
> yesterday.
>
> Help!
>
> Jack
>
>
>
>