Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

3-D Movies is the first full and accurate history of the 3-D film from the earliest part of the twentieth century to the present. Full technical specifications are included, sometimes with equipment photos. An exhaustive filmography covers over 200 films with never-before-published credits and details.

The serious researcher and 3-D fan alike will be delighted to find here details unavailable from any other source on such features as The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dial M for Murder, House of Wax, Captain EO, Metalstorm, Hondo, Kiss Me Kate, Miss Sadie Thompson .... The book is profusely illustrated with stills, ad illustrations and behind-the-scenes photos.

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Library Journal Review

The popular view of 3-D movies places them in the 1950s as a gimmick to lure viewers away from their new TV sets. This history, thoroughly researched, demonstrates that ``stereoscopic'' films have a long history and are still being produced (witness Captain Eo , the Michael Jackson fantasy made for Disney theme parks). Following a narrative history, Hayes compiles credits, synopses, and commentaries on virtually every 3-D film ever produced. Unfortunately, the historical section leans so much toward the technical that it will be of little interest to the average reader. And Hayes's personal and informal comments in the filmography section are intrusive and often way off base.--Thomas Wiener, formerly with ``American Film,'' Washington, D.C. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

For the movie buff born in the late 1930s or early 1940s, this book will be a walk down memory lane. For those who spent their Saturday mornings at the local movie theater watching the latest 3-D releases, this will stir feeling for a return to that era. For those born too late for the "golden years" of 3-D motion pictures, this book is an excellent recap of the history of a unique movie genre that reappears periodically in a different technological form. Hayes traces the path of 3-D images from their earliest beginnings to the latest technology for 3-D television and home videos. The book is well written and illustrated profusely with photographs of the equipment used for various forms of 3-D filming and projection. In addition, many reprints of movie posters advertising classic 3-D films add impact to the written text. Chapter 7 contains the most extensive listing of 3-D films ever published and is an excellent resource for film buffs and historians. A "must have" book for any library serving users in journalism or communications program. -J. M. King, University of Georgia