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3D

question of the day: Have you or would you pay more to see a movie in 3D or IMAX?

Fri, Mar 27, 2009
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Monsters vs. Aliens, opening today, will be the widest 3D release ever, on more than 2,000 screens (plus around another 2,000 non-3D screens). The plan was, though, for it to be even wider: Theater owners, slowed by funding delays that have hampered the adoption of 3-D technology, raced to complete upgrades for tomorrow’s opening of … more…

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Monsters vs. Aliens (review)

Thu, Mar 26, 2009
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The nicest monster movie ever…

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Journey to the Center of the Earth (review)

Thu, Jul 10, 2008
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For once, here is a movie that does not try to pretend it’s anything other than what it is: a journey to the center of the Earth in 3D. That’s it.

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Open Season (review)

Fri, Sep 29, 2006
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Surprise! This is as fresh, as clever, as lively, as huggable, as satisfying as animated movies get.

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