1) IMAX film Dinosaurs Alive! continues at Fernbank Museum.
2) The Rev. V. Gene Robinson leads a discussion, Why Religion Matters in the Quest for Gay Civil Rights, at Emory.
3) Monsters vs. Aliens continues at area theaters.
4) Sharp Ideas on the Cutting Edge continues at Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
5) Late of the Pier plays the Earl.
(Photo by Giant Screen Films)
WOLVERINE: The Phantom Limb
Violence runs in veins of three new plays (Curt Holman takes a closer look at three plays that all share a common thread.)
The 1950s creature features that spawned Monster vs. Aliens (The Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Blob and The Fly … oh my!)
The Televangelist ‘Lost’ episode 10 (It’s “Lost” people, how am I expected to describe it in one dinky sentence?)
Atlanta Rollergirls bring the Blood, Sweat and Fishnet Saturday (Bangin’ babes get down and dirty this weekend.)
Weekend arts agenda (Head to Whitespace this weekend, you won’t be disappointed.)
Dude, Where The Wild Things Are trailer is hella sweet (I think the title says it all. Plus Arcade Fire? Swoon.)
(Photo by Stephanie Richardson)
Looking over the films scheduled for 2009 release, the thing that most strikes me (apart from worries that a studio lawsuit could delay the March 6 release of Watchmen) is the omnipresence of 3-D. A theatrical gimmick that has proliferated over the past few years, 3-D exhibition and the funny glasses look to be inescapable in the upcoming year. More theaters will have the capacity to show films in digital 3-D thanks to the increased conversion to digital projection, and Hollywood clearly believe the gimmick to be worth the investment.
3-D can turn a lousy movie into a fun experience: I vividly remember having a blast seeing Friday the 13th Part III when I was in high school. The New York Times suggests that 3-D could revitalize the horror genre. This summer’s bloody thrillers include Piranha 3-D and a sequel with possibly the best title in movie history — Final Destination: Death Trip 3-D. The trailer for next week’s My Bloody Valentine 3-D (a remake of the 1981 slasher flick) makes its “date movie” value its major selling point:
Putting aside the schlock, at least three of the most potentially stunning films of 2009, including the latest from Pixar and the director of the highest-grossing film in history, will employ 3-D effects.
