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To 3D or not to 3D – that is the question
Tuesday 21 June 2011
Viewing in that extra dimension is being pushed as never before. Could it really be here to stay, asks Rhodri Marsden
The $175m flop so bad it could end the 3D boom
Monday 21 March 2011
Disney expected 'Mars Needs Moms' to strike it rich in cinema's new gold rush. Then audiences saw it... Geoffrey Mcnab reports
3D 'Yellow Submarine' sunk by spiralling costs
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Fans of The Beatles are no longer packing their bags for a return journey beneath the waves to the land of submarines: Disney has announced that it intends to scrap an eagerly awaited 3D remake of the cult 1968 film Yellow Submarine.
Dazzling spectacles: How arthouse film-makers are helping to rid 3D of its gimmicky image
Thursday 10 March 2011
As a host of enticing movies get set for release, James Mottram welcomes cinema's vivid new dawn
James Watt bust to appear in 3D
Monday 21 February 2011
A sculpture of James Watt, one of the Industrial Revolution's greatest engineers, has been created using 3D technology.
Toshiba unveils glasses-free 3D TV
Monday 04 October 2010
Toshiba believes it has a solution for television viewers who like 3D but hate the glasses.
3D-television: A whole new way of seeing?
Wednesday 29 September 2010
This week, Sky launches its 3D-television service. The cinemas are full of three-dimensional movies and a heap of hardware has hit the shops. But is this what consumers want?
Sony pushes 3D technology all the way
Sunday 29 August 2010
Electronics giant aims to capitalise on format's growth in popularity with introduction of home projector. But at a cost...
3D porn first for Hong Kong film
Monday 16 August 2010
On the leafy fringes of Hong Kong in a shabby film studio, a nude ponytailed actor stretched out on animal-skins with his lover as the cameras rolled in a set evoking a subterranean sex lair in ancient China.
Japanese 'not keen to go four-eyed for 3D TV'
Friday 02 July 2010
Television manufacturers might be waging a 3D battle but Japanese consumers are not entering the affray with almost 70 percent saying they have no plans to buy a 3D TV for their home.
Avatar's James Cameron urges producers to embrace 3DTV
Thursday 13 May 2010
Director James Cameron, whose blockbuster "Avatar" set off a 3D frenzy in the movie industry, today told television producers to put aside their worries about higher filming costs and embrace the technology.
HD sales set to soar but fans in UK miss out on 3D World Cup
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Viewers set for clearest tournament yet but 3D will not be coming out of their screens for now
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