UnearthedPhantomfootage suggests it’s first film shot for 3-D “I used a cross-eyed viewing technique on the two frames right there and
Nearly 90 years after its re-
lease, Universal’s earliest horror feature, The Phantom of the Opera (1925), is still revealing secrets. As film historians con- tinue to search for lost scenes and a 1930s sound version of the movie, a recent discovery has put it in the running for the distinction of being the first Hol- lywood feature ever shot in 3-D.
Florida filmmaker Carl Hernz uncovered what appeared to be part of a 3-
D version of the film in 2010, while gathering footage for use in his own short movie project. Although his archive guide explained that early silent films were often shot with two cameras on the set in order to produce domestic and international versions of the film, and even showed him two frames from different versions of Phantom, Hernz, a lifelong 3-D enthusiast, noticed some- thing familiar about the images.
entrails Guillermo del Toro has confirmed he
is in discussions with DC Comics about Heaven Sent, a project that will bring together a team of supernatural comic heroes. Though plans are in their earli- est stages, reports suggest that the film would include characters such as Swamp Thing, John Constantine, Deadman and Etrigan the Demon. Speaking about the project, del Toro re- cently told MTV, “I’ve been pursuing doing something with them for many, many years. Hopefully it’ll come to pass.”
Children’s horror author R.L. Stine
has written four audio stories that are available to listen to free, via his web- site
rlstine.com. The tales can be found in the “Rainy Night Theatre” area of the site and selected via an image of an old-fashioned radio. Each story is around ten minutes in length and acted out complete with spooky sound ef- fects. Stine said the stories will be “up for a long time” for the continued en- joyment of his fans.
David Fincher and Eric Powell’s Kick-
starter campaign to make The Goon has reached its goal. The duo raised $441,900 to make a feature-length film based on the Dark Horse Comic
title, more than $40,000 above their original goal. Fans who pledged capital received such goodies as select issues of comic books, movie posters, art prints, and exclusive access to The Goon production blog, and all will be in- vited to a screening of the completed test reel in Los Angeles (date yet to be determined).
Alan Moore has teamed up with di-
rector Mitch Jenkins to create a new series of loosely related shorts under the moniker The Show. Produced by Lex Projects, the occult-themed films will be Moore’s first work written specifically for the screen, and will ex- plore an alternate universe set in his hometown of Northampton. The first short film, Jimmy’s End, promises a weird, vaudevillian, noir style and though details are scarce, Moore has said it con- cerns a writer and an occultist trying to take over the dream-time of everyone in the bor- oughs before extend- ing their influence over the country and the world. Jimmy’s
End will premiere on November 25 on VICE’s digital channel, Motherboard TV.
MGM is developing a remake of
Charles B. Pierce’s 1976 cult horror film The Town That Dreaded Sundown about a small community that’s being stalked by a serial killer. While the com- pany had no comment on the film as of press time, Variety reports that the stu- dio has been asking agents about po- tential writers for the project. The news follows a current reboot trend at MGM, as they prepare to release several re- makes, including Carrie, The Magnifi- cent Seven and Hercules.
BOOM! Studios has announced that
it will be relaunching the Hellraiser comic next February with new series Hell- raiser: Dark Watch. Clive Barker and Brandon Seifert will unite as co- writers for the comic, which seeks to update the Hellraiser mythos in order to tell new stories within it. The duo will be joined by newcomer Tom Garcia, who will be doing the art. CHARLOTTE STEAR
then and noticed that when they came together I was seeing stereo, or 3-D.” Although historians have known about the dual footage for decades, the
idea that the two cameras on set were aligned properly to create a stereo- scopic image has been dismissed. While it is quite possible that the filmmak- ers unwittingly captured The Phantom in 3-D by fluke, Hernz remains convinced that they intentionally shot it with 3-D in mind. To prove his theory, he did a 3-D restoration of the film, dubbed Le Fantôme de l’Opéra: Version Stéréoscopique, and premiered it as a work-in-progress for a limited time online in October. A high-definition theatrical release is planned for Christmas 2013. “I didn’t believe I had done anything special at first because I was sure
many others before me had seen this 3-D effect decades before I did,” he says. “It was only later after doing some research that I discovered this was totally unheard of for this film. ... I couldn’t believe that I made what would turn out to be such a crucial discovery for such an important film in movie history.”
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Bigfoot researchers have announced plans to take their hunt for the relict hominoid to new heights – literally. A new study, dubbed the Falcon Project, proposes to track down evidence of the creature using a sophisticated he- lium-filled airship (a.k.a. a blimp). Ac- cording to the project’s website (
the-falconproject.com), the airship will be deployed to areas that have a high concentration of sasquatch sight- ings. There, it will attempt to locate the alleged creatures by means of thermal imaging and high-resolution videog- raphy. Headed by William Barnes and Jason Valenti – both of whom claim personal Bigfoot sightings – along with famed professor of anatomy and anthropology Dr. Jeff Meldrum, the study has the advantage of technology which “eliminates the noise produced by conventional aircraft and on-the- ground investigators, allowing stealthy approach to wary reclusive species.” The project is expected to cost in ex- cess of $300,000.
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