It looks a bit goofier than I had hoped but it IS Seth Rogen so no brainer there. They pushed the release back to January 2011 to accommodate the 3D conversion. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos…
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Resident Evil Afterlife 3D
by Brian David Phillips •
Looking forward to September. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.) HYPNOSIS VIDEO COURSEShttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE! See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH [brian@briandavidphillips.com] Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard President, Society of Experiential TranceAssociate…
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Avatar goes Porn and 3D
by Brian David Phillips •
Of course, it had to happen eventually . . . Hustler is producing a porn parody of AVATAR which will be in 3D. So, they're doing it right. Well, maybe not right, but in 3D. This is the most expensive film Hustler has ever produced. Photography's finished and "This Ain't Avatar XXX" is scheduled to…
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Toy Story 3D well worth the watch
by Brian David Phillips •
Lorraine, Kaye, and I went to see Toy Story 3D today . . . well, Toy Story 3 in 3D . . . honestly, the ONLY reason I wanted to see this movie was because it was being shown in 3D . . . as regular readers know, I'm a bit more than a 3D…
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Nintendo 3DS with 3D Photography and More
by Brian David Phillips •
So, it looks like Nintendo's new 3DS does indeed have the magickal twin lenses of a true stereoscopic 3D camera built into the game system. Sure, the resolution's pretty crappy – pretty much just a toy – but then it is a handheld game system and intended for playful curious fun and not serious 3D…
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Computex 3D
by Brian David Phillips •
Lorraine and I went to Computex today – the last day of the event here in Taipei. We were mostly interested in seeing the 3D screens and gadgets that have been covered in the news as if there was an amazing 3D revolution. Suffice it to say that I was big time the opposite of…
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Julian Beever and near-3D Photorealistic Sidewalk Paintings
by Brian David Phillips •
Daily Cognition has a nicely illustrated piece on Julain Beever and his Amazing 3D Real Life Realistic Paintings at http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2008/08/10/most-amazing-3d-real-life-realistic-paintings.html . . . check 'em out. Beever's the guy who does sidewalk paintings that look real when photographed – very intriguing play with perspective. See more of Beever's work at his official webpages at http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever - seriously amazing stuff. All the…
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3D Video Channel on Vimeo
by Brian David Phillips •
Ooooh, 3D goodness at vimeo with the Stereo 3D Channel . . . http://www.vimeo.com/stereoscopy . . . koolness. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.) HYPNOSIS VIDEO COURSEShttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE! See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details Brian David…
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3D Video Camera for Consumers in Taiwan
by Brian David Phillips •
Lorraine sent me this link http://mag.udn.com/mag/digital/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=250015 about the new consumer grade 3D video camera coming out from Aiptek. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.) HYPNOSIS VIDEO COURSEShttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE! See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details Brian David…
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Sharp unveils 3D Module that just might be kickbuttable
by Brian David Phillips •
Sharp has introduced a new 3D module with two cameras that is very likely to begin finding itself in a whole slew of new products from cellphones to portable games to cameras to more. The images make it look like a dinky little thing but it's a fully working module that is just one of…
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Fujifilm now lets you view 3D photos from the W1 on 3D TVs
by Brian David Phillips •
Crunch gear has an article with images of the new Fujifilm card reader that lets you showcase your 3D photos and videos taken with the Fujifilm Real 3D W1 digital camera in glorious 3D on the new 3D TV sets – already on the market, with more coming soon. See http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/22/fujifilm-now-lets-you-view-3d-pics-taken-with-its-real-3d-w1-on-3d-tvs/ for the complete story. All the…
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Universal 3D Glasses to Lower Entry Barrier for Consumers
by Brian David Phillips •
One of the pissiest things about the new High Definition 3D televisions coming out this year is that most are using active glasses instead of lower-cost passive polarized solutions. This may mean better quality to some but it also means that the individual replacement glasses can rack up some costs. Certainly, folks will think twice…
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Hitachi has another Nintendo 3DS screen contender
by Brian David Phillips •
Hitachi's 3.1" autosteresocopic screen is another contender for the Nintendo 3DS (3D DS) screen. See http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/hitachi-3-1-inch-3d-ips-display-is-another-nintendo-3ds-contende/ for the engadget bit. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.) HYPNOSIS VIDEO COURSEShttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE! See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details…
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Ninetendo 3D DS
by Brian David Phillips •
There's a lot of speculation about the upcoming Nintendo 3D DS which will be autostereoscopic (no glasses) similar to the Fuji Finepix W1 3D digital camera's screen, although the exact parameters are yet to be announced. See http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/nintendo-announces-3ds-the-glasses-free-3d-successor-to-the-d/ for more on the announcement. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go…
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Sharp 3D Goodies Coming Out Soon!
by Brian David Phillips •
Sharp's upcoming 3D tablet is autostereoscopic and does not require glasses to view . . . not quite a 3D ipad but it will have some interesting applications available. Sharp also has what they claim to be the "brightest" LCD 3D screen set to launch as well (it does require glasses). See http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/sharps-3d-tablet-panel-doesnt-require-glasses-rgby-3d-tvs-lau/ for more. All the…
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Fujifim Finepix Real 3D W1 Firmware Update
by Brian David Phillips •
There is now a firmware update for the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 digital 3D camera . . . you can get it at http://www.fujifilm.com/support/3d/software/firmware/finepix_real3dw1/fupd.html for those who have the camera. It only has one new modification and that's to add 16:9 image taking options for "small" image size . . . this – not so coincidentally…
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For some odd reason James Cameron seems to dislike Glenn Beck, who woulda thunk it?
by Brian David Phillips •
Gee, why don't you say how you really feel, James Cameron? Or maybe you have. James Cameron shoots back a bit of a rant at Glenn Beck during his Avatar junket. Read his comments at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032400047.html BTW, The Lost Tomb of Jesus was in no way antichristal and really didn't have much in it that was…
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Lorraine’s 3D Birthday Photos
by Brian David Phillips •
As most of the regular readers know, last Monday was Lorraine's birthday – see https://briandavidphillips.net/2010/03/happy-birthday-lorraine.html. Since it was a school day, we decided we'd have the "official" birthday dinner in the evening when Kaye was home. However, Lorraine and I had lunch at the Taipei Zoo and then spent some time walking around. We wanted…
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3D Cosplay at NTU
by Brian David Phillips •
The Phillips Clan, Taiwan Branch, headed over to National Taiwan University this weekend. Kaye went early on both Saturday and Sunday so she could meet up with friends while Lorraine and I went later in the day. The Comic World Taiwan comic book convention was in full swing and in Taiwan that means Cosplayers, lots…
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Harry Potter to be 3D
by Brian David Phillips •
Warner has been testing footage for Clash of the Titans – a remake that looks awesome and a half – in 3D and they've been happy enough that they've now really jumped on the ol' happy happy joy joy 3D bandwagon and have announced that the remaining two Harry Potter films will be released in…
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Avatar Rocks Well Indeed
by Brian David Phillips •
As reported earlier, the Phillips Clan Taipei Branch went to AVATAR (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/) on Saturday after Kaye finished her music composition class. While Taiwan has seen a ton of new screens for the 3D showing, we went to the same theatre we often go to for digital 3D, the Real 3D system, not IMAX (Imax honestly has…
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3D Screens in Taiwan multiply big time for Avatar
by Brian David Phillips •
Lorraine is off to Kaoshiung today to attend the film festival and do a lot of film marketing hobknobbing for her work. She told me that she talked to the folks at Fox the other day and they told her that a LOT of theatres have installed digital 3D in anticipation of today's release of…
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A Bunch of Cosplay Photos from Comic World
by Brian David Phillips •
As regular readers of the Life of Brian blog know - https://briandavidphillips.net/ - my family is full of cosplay fannish goodness. My daughter Kaye has been cosplaying since she was four and I've been taking cosplay photos for a bit longer. This past weekend, Comic World was held in Taipei at National Taiwan University. We went on…
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Dragon Riders of Avatar for Kaye
by Brian David Phillips •
One of many many reasons that I am absolutely certain that my daughter Kaye will absolutely love Avatar, especially as we plan to see it in 3D, is that the Na’vi seem to be Dragonriders, rather Banshee riders in which Banshee look a heck of a lot like Dragons. This clip is from Cineplex is a new…
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Zombieland in 3D Confirmed
by Brian David Phillips •
This bit of goodness is very good news indeed . . . http://geektyrant.com/2009/12/writer-director-set-for-zombieland-3-d/ . . . Sony has confirmed that they are green-lighting the sequel to ZOMBIELAND and this time it will be in 3D . . . the original film is rather a whole lot of fun and honestly looks like it would have been a…