First, the retelling of the classic fairy tale is an old-fashioned, hand-drawn 2-D movie.
Hollywood is watching to see if moviegoers will turn a live-action 3-D movie into a Transformers-size hit.
The production cost of a 3-D movie is 10% to 20% higher than that of a regular film.
Consumers may have been ready for a big 3-D movie experience like Avatar.
The result is a live, 3-D movie of the room and its contents.
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Avatar fans expecting something fantastic from the 3-D movie will likely be disappointed.
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For once, the visuals in a 3-D movie don't look darkened or distracting.
The home also has a hidden art vault, a projection 3-D movie theater and a wine cellar accessed with fingerprint identification.
That was enough to make it the third highest opening weekend of all time and the best opening for a 2-D movie.
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The movie (directed by Arthur Hiller, who, believe me, we'll be getting to) is shot as a mock documentary in which endless streams of clich d movie insiders, many of whom play themselves, turn to the camera and tell you what's been taking place.
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You already know if you want to watch Nicolas Cage in a 3-D action movie like Drive Angry.
Next up, a 3-D concert movie and a Disney Channel TV series, not to mention still more swooning from the 'tween girl set.
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Nintendo has largely gotten favorable reviews for the 3DS system, which lets players see games in three dimensions without wearing the clunky glasses that are required for most 3-D television and movie displays.
Director James Cameron unveiled 16 minutes of his forthcoming 3-D sci-fi movie Avatar.
Also look for news about 3-D gaming, which is taking a cue from the success 3-D has had in movie theaters.
Last month, Sony released a new firmware update for its PlayStation 3 console, which included support for 3-D Blu-ray movie playback.
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Nintendo also is piggybacking off the success 3-D has had in movie theaters, with three-dimensional titles such as "Avatar" setting box-office records.
By February, 45.5 million Avatar tickets had been sold for 3-D and Imax 3-D showings of the movie according to Box Office Mojo.
Mr. Salerno says he admired the director's passion and also thought he might want a change of pace: "He'd just done a movie about a bunch of guys in suits sitting in a room talking" ("Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps").
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Many critics of the film singled out the 3-D effects which were done in postproduction as the movie was actually filmed in 2-D.
Games aside, the system can play 3-D Blu-rays and movie downloads.
Three hours later, somewhere over Iowa or Indiana or some other equally flat, patchwork landscape, while my wife slept and my kids watched a movie they'd never be allowed to see at home, I hauled my laptop out and fired it up.
Sharp is considering unveiling laptops later this year that can convert any DVD movie into 3-D.
Nolan and Warner Bros. considered releasing the movie in 3-D but decided against it.
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