In darkened movie theaters last Friday morning, November 30th, history was made. New Line/Warner Bros screened one of the very first movies shot in 48FPS 3D - Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected ...

With all the talk of the recently announced third film (“The Hobbit: Tokyo Drift,” anyone?), the earlier hoopla over intended framerate of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” films has fallen to the wayside.

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With studios looking for more and more ways to razzle/dazzle audiences, and get a higher ticket price at the same time, directors are taking up the challenge. Guys like Peter Jackson and James Cameron ...

Peter Jackson and Warner Brothers took test footage of The Hobbit to CinemaCon this year, showing off the 48fps clip to attendees in the hope that they would be bowled over by the higher frame rate.

Kung Fu Panda 4 is now out in theaters, and DreamWorks Animation has announced that it's their first animation movie released in TrueCut Motion High Frame Rate at 48FPS in select theaters. This means ...

Hardly any British cinemas will show The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at its intended frame rate due to a need to upgrade projectors. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big ...

As in previous years, five films are nominated for an Academy Award in the “Visual Effects” category, and they each offer a nice look at the amazing tricks filmmakers and their effects teams can pull ...

Say what now? What hath the marketing mavens at Warner Bros come up with. Variety is reporting, from a "source familiar with Warner's release plans", that the studio is planning to open the 48FPS ...

The higher-frame rate version of the movie will play in “all major markets in North America,” domestic distribution chief Dan Fellman says, but only in select theaters. By Carolyn Giardina Former Tech ...