James Cameron Talks the Future of 3D Movies
The success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland has done much to allow the roots of the new 3D cinema movement to flourish and his work on developing the technology has elevated James Cameron to the forefront of this movement.
Now that Alice has superseded Avatar on the nation’s 3D screens, and with an announcement of [...]
A Look Back at the Future of 3D
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has proved a profitable successor to Avatar in 3D cinemas around the world, and it’s fair to say that these films have proved to be many people’s first foray into the new world of 3D in cinemas.
Each of the major new enhancements to the medium of film have been met [...]
The Key To Alice’s Big Box Office… Timing…
I predicted in my preview ten days ago that Alice in Wonderland would draw big box office. No, it wasn’t exactly a bold prediction, and it was clear to everyone that a lot of money was going to be spent on Alice. I don’t think, however, that anyone could have predicted just how much money [...]
Alice In Wonderland May Make $100 Million Weekend Haul
The early word of mouth on Disney’s latest, the live action Tim Burton directed Alice in Wonderland, was not overwhelmingly positive, and the curious news cycle of a possible cinema boycott in the UK and the US may have kept Alice in the news in the weeks running up to the film’s release yesterday, but [...]
FilmXTRA Video Review: Alice In Wonderland
So after weeks and weeks of anticipation I finally got to see Alice In Wonderland at my local cinema’s first showing. When paying for my ticket i was asked if i was wanted to see the 3D or the ‘normal’ 2D version. I was initially sceptical but decided to see the 3D version. A decision [...]
Is 3D the Future of Cinema? – HeyUGuys in Conversation with The Observer
On the eve of the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, with Avatar’s Oscar hopes either to be realised or dashed this Sunday night, 3D technology is finding its feet with cinema and critical audiences right now.
It has become part of the discussion on the future of cinema, and opinions are raging on the [...]
Go Behind the Scenes of Alice in Wonderland
This Friday, Alice in Wonderland will be available to watch in all chains of cinemas throughout the UK! Yay!! In the meantime, here’s a great behind the scenes look at how Tim Burton’s new movie was made. It’s rather an odd experience watching the likes of Anne Hathaway & Johnny Depp with giant green screens [...]
Five Tron Legacy Sequences to be in IMAX -o-vision
We weren’t invited to see the Tron Legacy trailer which everyone is talking about, but we’re still looking forward to Disney’s revisiting of their 1982 world of electronic gladiators.
I was very impressed with the test footage shown before my screening of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, and the enduring imagery of Tron still holds up and [...]
Preview: Alice In Wonderland
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. They go together like Soderbergh and Damon, Scorsese and Di Caprio, Eastwood and Eastwood… Burton and Depp have worked together on six different feature films, and Burton’s latest, an adaptation of Alice in Wonderland will be the seventh.
Why do Burton and Depp work together so frequently? Tim Burton is well [...]
Mouth Off Episode 8 – Alice in Wonderland, Micmacs & The Bafta Awards
After our break last week for the BAFTA awards the HeyUGuys podcast Mouth Off returns to bring you our tales of red carpet exploits, film reviews and a discussion of the biggest films out in the new week – Micmacs from Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Alice In Wonderland.
Dave and I also discuss the BAFTA awards and [...]
