AVATARS, BACK TO BACKS AND BAD HOBBITS?

Today sees the launch of James Cameron's 1997 epic, Titanic, now post-converted to 3D. This conversion came of the back of the unbridled successes of Avatar 3D, which will released on Blu-ray 3D in October, but surrounding all this, Cameron has been talking more and more about his upcoming sequels to Avatar. 2009 saw the…

OLD SCHOOL 3D ~ LEGITIMATE…?

Illegitimate 3D discs: Over the years, Video Cassettes and VCD's (Video Compact Discs) have been released containing Anaglyph 3D versions of older, classic 3D films, ones that were often released in an early polarised version of the format, not too dis-similar to the methods employed today. But picking up these early versions, whether it be Laser Disc, VCD or…

A BRIEF & PERSONAL HISTORY OF CINEMA…

OVERTURE Self indulgent though this story may appear, this is surely the purpose of blogging. I normally regale you all with my views on film, and have gone onto comment about issues within the genre which have caught my interest, but this is about as personal as I can get. This is the story of how…