Frankenstein vs the Wolfman in 3D will be playing (in 3-D!) aboard the Queen Mary 2 in Long Beach, California, as part of the Paranoia Horror Convention and Film Festival on Saturday, March 14 at 10:00am.
Find out more details here - http://www.paranoiafest.com.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
FvTWM now available on DVD!
At long last, Frankenstein vs the Wolfman is now available on DVD!
The disc comes with the following features:
16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen5.1
Dolby Digital surround
English subtitles (on 2-D version of movie only)
Three versions of the movie:
- Standard 2-D version
- Anaglyphic 3-D version (2 pairs of red/blue 3-D glasses included)
- High Quality Field Sequential 3-D version (shutterglasses viewing system sold separately at razor3donline.com)
Director's commentary
Audio-Only Deleted scene
Alternate Main Title Sequence
Early Test Render Version of the full movie
Teaser trailer
Trailer
Raven & Raven 2 trailers
DVD-ROM Screenplay
The self published DVD+R disc is available by clicking here for $9.99 plus shipping and handling.
The disc comes with the following features:
16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen5.1
Dolby Digital surround
English subtitles (on 2-D version of movie only)
Three versions of the movie:
- Standard 2-D version
- Anaglyphic 3-D version (2 pairs of red/blue 3-D glasses included)
- High Quality Field Sequential 3-D version (shutterglasses viewing system sold separately at razor3donline.com)
Director's commentary
Audio-Only Deleted scene
Alternate Main Title Sequence
Early Test Render Version of the full movie
Teaser trailer
Trailer
Raven & Raven 2 trailers
DVD-ROM Screenplay
The self published DVD+R disc is available by clicking here for $9.99 plus shipping and handling.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
FvTWM on IMDB!
Believe it or not, Frankenstein vs the Wolfman in 3-D has now been immortalized on the Internet Movie Database! The title page for my little film was offered due to a couple of film submissions I had made via their online festival submission partner, Withoutabox.
In other news, Andy C. printed up a couple of full sized 27"x40" movie posters of FvTWM over the weekend, one of which is now hanging in my basement along side company such as The Return of the Living Dead, Jaws 3-D, Friday the 13th Part 3 and that 80's heavy metal horror classic Trick or Treat! It's surreal to be able to see it in full sized glory on my wall...
In other news, Andy C. printed up a couple of full sized 27"x40" movie posters of FvTWM over the weekend, one of which is now hanging in my basement along side company such as The Return of the Living Dead, Jaws 3-D, Friday the 13th Part 3 and that 80's heavy metal horror classic Trick or Treat! It's surreal to be able to see it in full sized glory on my wall...
Friday, February 6, 2009
A few words on the Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D Deluxe Edition DVD
I just picked up the Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D Deluxe Edition, which has been a long time coming - something I've been waiting for since 1982 (I was too young to see the movie in a theater at the time.) I can only express my disappointment with the 3D transfer on the disc.
When the disc first started up, I was thrilled to finally see the "Ladies and Gentlemen: the first few minutes of the movie are not in 3-D but you will need to wear your special glasses anyway" screen prior to the movie, something not seen on any home video format before. But the thrill was short lived as Paramount, for some reason, decided against encoding the opening title sequence in 3D, one of the most memorable moments of the theatrical experience. I can only guess as to why this was omitted; maybe it has to do with the fact that the titles are bright red and would not code well in the red and blue anaglyphic process used for the disc. (In theaters, the film was presented in a full color, polarized process, a forerunner to today's Reel D system.)
The disc's version of the movie goes full 3D beginning with the scenes in the roadside convenience store. And it is here that the disc's biggest shortcoming becomes apparent. For proper 3D alignment, the right and left eye images should be lined up with each other from top to bottom so that your eyes can cross/adjust focus to focus. But the entire Friday the 13th Part 3 disc is mis-aligned, with (for example) the right eye image being slightly higher than the left. Your brain attempts to compensate by having your eyes try to bend the left eye image upwards and the right eye image downwards so they meet as a three dimensional object. This causes eye-strain and headaches in the viewer. The larger the screen the movie is viewed on, the more pronounced the effect.
Unfortunately, the entire movie is rendered this way - as if the telecine operator lined up the image by the top of the frame and not the side-by-side alignment of the 3D image pairs. This is in no way representative of the 3D effects that can be experienced on the recent Polar Express or Journey to the Center of the Earth discs, or even the low budget Night of the Living Dead 3D remake.
The best way to see Friday the 13th Part 3 3D at home remains to be via the bootleg copies of the Japanese VHD disc, which recreates the full color theatrical version by way of electronically controlled LCD shutter glasses.
When the disc first started up, I was thrilled to finally see the "Ladies and Gentlemen: the first few minutes of the movie are not in 3-D but you will need to wear your special glasses anyway" screen prior to the movie, something not seen on any home video format before. But the thrill was short lived as Paramount, for some reason, decided against encoding the opening title sequence in 3D, one of the most memorable moments of the theatrical experience. I can only guess as to why this was omitted; maybe it has to do with the fact that the titles are bright red and would not code well in the red and blue anaglyphic process used for the disc. (In theaters, the film was presented in a full color, polarized process, a forerunner to today's Reel D system.)
The disc's version of the movie goes full 3D beginning with the scenes in the roadside convenience store. And it is here that the disc's biggest shortcoming becomes apparent. For proper 3D alignment, the right and left eye images should be lined up with each other from top to bottom so that your eyes can cross/adjust focus to focus. But the entire Friday the 13th Part 3 disc is mis-aligned, with (for example) the right eye image being slightly higher than the left. Your brain attempts to compensate by having your eyes try to bend the left eye image upwards and the right eye image downwards so they meet as a three dimensional object. This causes eye-strain and headaches in the viewer. The larger the screen the movie is viewed on, the more pronounced the effect.
Unfortunately, the entire movie is rendered this way - as if the telecine operator lined up the image by the top of the frame and not the side-by-side alignment of the 3D image pairs. This is in no way representative of the 3D effects that can be experienced on the recent Polar Express or Journey to the Center of the Earth discs, or even the low budget Night of the Living Dead 3D remake.
The best way to see Friday the 13th Part 3 3D at home remains to be via the bootleg copies of the Japanese VHD disc, which recreates the full color theatrical version by way of electronically controlled LCD shutter glasses.
Monday, January 19, 2009
My Bloody Valentine and Other News
We were able to check out My Bloody Valentine 3D over the weekend, having to make the trip to a Regal theater in Crystal Lake, IL because Rockford, despite being the 3rd largest city in Illinois, still doesn't have a digital theater (thanks, Kerasotes!). I just recently caught up with the original MBV (unfortunately, not the just-released uncut version) and thought it was a decent entry in the '80's slasher cycle. The remake never aspires to be anything more than a continuation of that lineage, and with the added value of Real D 3D, makes for one of the most fun times had at the movies I've had in the past couple of months (this after suffering through the sheer awfulness of David Goyer's The Unborn). There are a couple of memorable scenes and 3D gags, including a pickaxe through the eye, a jaw ripped off and flung at the audience, a character aiming a shotgun over the viewing audience, and a lengthy nude chase scene through a motel room & parking lot.
In FVTWM news, I received an invitation out-of-the-blue from the IMDB to create a page for the movie on the famous online database; it's a bit of a shock to think that FVTWM will be immortalized forever within it's pages! Plus, we'll be screening in March at the Paranoia Horror Convention and Film Festival, which will take place aboard the haunted Queen Mary 2 luxury liner docked in Long Beach, CA!
I'm still working to arrange further screenings across the country as time & money permit. Plus, I haven't forgotten about those DVDs! Stay tuned...
In FVTWM news, I received an invitation out-of-the-blue from the IMDB to create a page for the movie on the famous online database; it's a bit of a shock to think that FVTWM will be immortalized forever within it's pages! Plus, we'll be screening in March at the Paranoia Horror Convention and Film Festival, which will take place aboard the haunted Queen Mary 2 luxury liner docked in Long Beach, CA!
I'm still working to arrange further screenings across the country as time & money permit. Plus, I haven't forgotten about those DVDs! Stay tuned...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Merry Scary Winter Horrorland
If you're in the Sacramento, CA area this weekend, Frankenstein vs the Wolfman will be playing as part of the Merry Scary Winter Horrorland (an offshoot of the Sacramento Horror Festival) on Saturday, December 6th between 1-3pm.
You can find out more by visiting the official site here: http://www.sachorrorfilmfest.com/merry_scary.php
You can find out more by visiting the official site here: http://www.sachorrorfilmfest.com/merry_scary.php
Friday, November 7, 2008
3-D on Blu Ray
Just a heads up for 3-D enthusiasts: following the release of the Miley Cyrus concert in 3-D on Blu Ray, Warner Bros has stepped up and released their major theatrical films Journey to the Center of the Earth (via New Line) and The Polar Express on Blu Ray disc in 3-D.
I haven't checked out Journey to the Center of the Earth yet (although I'm told it uses a magenta/green anaglyph 3-D encode instead of the traditional red/blue - ostensably to make sure that you can only use the glasses included with the disc to view the movie), but I did pick up The Polar Express and gave it a spin last night.
Polar Express uses the tried and true red/blue method, but because of Blu Ray's VC1 codec the technology is more able to accurately reproduce the correct shades of red & blue than MPEG2 was. I've got a Samsung HDTV and found that by setting the TV's Picture setting to the vivid "Standard" setting, and then by turning off the DNIe (Digital Natural Image Enhancement) I was able to get what is possibly the cleanest 3-D effect I've ever been able to acheive at home, producing very little ghosting and sensational depth effects.
And, to top that off - I've just read that Paramount is set to release the 3-D holy grail: Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D Deluxe Edition on February 3rd, 2009.
I haven't checked out Journey to the Center of the Earth yet (although I'm told it uses a magenta/green anaglyph 3-D encode instead of the traditional red/blue - ostensably to make sure that you can only use the glasses included with the disc to view the movie), but I did pick up The Polar Express and gave it a spin last night.
Polar Express uses the tried and true red/blue method, but because of Blu Ray's VC1 codec the technology is more able to accurately reproduce the correct shades of red & blue than MPEG2 was. I've got a Samsung HDTV and found that by setting the TV's Picture setting to the vivid "Standard" setting, and then by turning off the DNIe (Digital Natural Image Enhancement) I was able to get what is possibly the cleanest 3-D effect I've ever been able to acheive at home, producing very little ghosting and sensational depth effects.
And, to top that off - I've just read that Paramount is set to release the 3-D holy grail: Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D Deluxe Edition on February 3rd, 2009.
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