ANIMAL FARM (1954)

1954 DIRECTORS: John Halas & Joy Batchelor May contain spoilers! "All animals are equal though some animals are more equal than others" Louis de Rochemont, a producer I first became aware of with his 1958 Cinemiricle film Windjammer: The Voyage Of The Christian Radich, was given the task of producing this, the fist theatrical adaptation of George Orwell's communist…

3-D RARITIES (Flicker Alley & 3-D Film Archive) (1922 – 1962) – REVIEW

This is the first real example of what 3D was to me as I grew up. Short and to the pointy!

A CENTURY OF 3-D

1915: The first known exhibition of a 3-D film was on June 10th of that year, 100 years ago today. Yes, that's right, the "new" 3-D fad in just that, "new" as in the latest of many attempts to lift images off the screen and thrill audiences with what over 90 years later, Christopher Nolan…

REVIEW OF THE OPTOMA HD141x HD 3D PROJECTOR

Last week was my first real opportunity to run-in and test of the Optima HD141x, and what can I say? After spending my teenage years using 8mm and 16mm projectors, it wasn't until May 2003 that I first moved into LCD projection. I began with a Sanyo PLV-Z1, which was obviously pre-HDMI and in turn, pre-HD and…

TOP 5 BEST SOUNDTRACKS TO UNDERWHELMING FILMS

FILMS SAVED BY THEIR SCORES Some people believe that a film can be saved by its soundtrack, whilst others can take te music or leave it. whilst I would agree that a rubbish film cannot be salvaged by a great score, it can at least make it watchable, so below is a my list of the my…