World 3-D Film Expo returns to Egyptian Theatre in September

By Susan King

May 7, 2013 12 AM PT

The World 3-D Film Expo III, set for Sept. 6-15 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, will pay tribute to the 60th anniversary of what is considered the “Golden Age” of 3-D by screening several films from 1953, including “House of Wax,” “Hondo,” “Kiss Me Kate” and “It Came From Outer Space.”

Organized by producer Jeff Joseph, the first two World 3-D Expos were presented to sold-out crowds in 2003 and 2006.

The expo is teaming with digital 3-D projection sponsor RealD to present several screenings in RealD 3-D, including Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial M for Murder” and Jack Arnold’s “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” both from 1954.

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The festival will also present the Los Angeles premiere of the 1946 Russian 3-D adaptation of “Robinson Crusoe” and the world premiere of the 3-D version of the 1954 Korean War drama “Dragonfly Squadron.” The film was only shown in a flat version when initially released. Recently restored 35mm prints of the short films “Rocky Marciano, Champion vs. Jersey Joe Walcott, Challenger” and “College Capers” will be screened in 3-D -- for the first time in 60 years.

Most of the movies will be shown in archival 35mm prints. Most of them are the last known copies.

“The technical demands of presenting 3-D cinema and the increasing difficulty of finding prints means that for many of the films presented, this may be the last time they are ever screened in this format,” said producer/programmer Joseph in a statement.

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