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In 1952, "Bwana Devil" began a decade-long boom in 3-D movie-making that has sputtered along ever since. Ray Zone, author of "3-D Filmmakers: Conversations with Creators of Stereoscopic Motion Pictures," walks us through some of the Hollywood's landmark attempts.
Why no mention of Bwana Devil's writer and director Arch Oboler?
Why no mention of Captain EO, the first and only 3D movie I've ever seen?
Just a note - the Maryland Film Festival does a terrific job bringing 3-D to the people every year via their annual screening during their fest. This year audiences were treated to a rare screening of Miss Sadie Thompson. Seeing a sultry Rita Hayworth belt out "Blue Pacific Blues" in three dimensions was eye-popping.
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