Fantasia and Fantasia 2000: 2-Movie Collection Special Edition review plus 3 Disney documentary treats

This week Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment opens the Disney vault to present the animated classics Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 for the first time ever in a Blu-ray High Definition and DVD 2-Movie Special Edition, featuring 4 discs of material. In addition, Disney is releasing three documentaries this week, including Waking Sleeping Beauty, The Boys ….

Biggest names in Hollywood gather for “Night Before” fundraiser

As Tinsel Town gets ready for its biggest night of the year, Academy Award nominees and presenters joined some of the most well-known film stars in the world for the eighth annual “Night Before” party to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). Money raised supports the extensive programs and services MPTF provides to ….

3D Entertainment Summit 2009

Bringing together the most prestigious group of entertainment, financial and corporate players, the 3D Entertainment Summit’s unique environment enables attendees to engage, debate and define the latest developments in the 3D marketplace. With an unprecedented group of 3D opinion leaders, the second annual summit will focus on how to capitalize on 3D irrespective of what ….

First look at the tech – and budget – behind Avatar…and Titanic coming BACK to theaters in 3D?

The New York Times posted an extended article on the making of James Cameron’s upcoming 3D epic Avatar. It has a lot of info on the film and the groundbreaking technology behind it from Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Jeffrey Katenberg, and Cameron himself. One of the major bits of information was that producers are digitalizing ….

First live transatlantic high def 3D broadcast coming in September

On Sunday, September 14, 2008, more than 1000 delegates will witness a historic interview conducted in Los Angeles with DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg. Elizabeth Daley, Dean of USC School of Cinematic Arts will interview him. Thanks to 3Ality Digital, the interview will be photographed on multi-camera Stereoscopic equipment and packaged for delivery by satellite ….

Monsters vs. Aliens plus more, to be on many more 3D screens in 2009

Cineplex Entertainment and RealD announced that they have signed a long-term agreement to install a minimum of 175 3D systems into Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country by December 2009, bringing RealD’s committed screen count to well over 5,500. The commencement of the RealD rollout is dependent upon Cineplex Entertainment entering into a digital deployment ….