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FilmmakerIQ.com

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:07:04 -0400

It’s Hard to Stop a Trane: Shooting Action Sequences
Shane Hurlbut blogs about how to shoot an action sequence for a heating and cooling air conditioner unit. Read Shane Hurlbut’s full write up

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Stereoscopy News

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:13:07 -0400

Sadako 3D Japanese Horror Flick
Sadako3D is a Japanese horror movie released on May 12, 2012 in Japan: 13 years after the original Ring movie, Sadako returns to the big screen in 3D!

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FilmJournal International - News

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:19:01 -0400

Landmark installing Auro 11.1 in British Columbia
Barco is deploying its new Auro 11.1 3D audio solution for Canada’s third-largest theatre circuit, Landmark Cinemas.
NEC promotes Pierre Richer to CEO
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading commercial LCD display and projector company, promoted president Pierre Richer to CEO.
Three European d-cinema companies merge under dcinex brand
XDC, FTT and Bewegte Bilder, leading digital-cinema service providers in Europe, have merged under a new common brand: dcinex™.
Georgia Theatre Co. eyes 16-screen flagship
Georgia Theatre Company has broken ground on its new flagship location, the University Stadium 16 at Epps Bridge Centre, a 68-acre, 410,000-square-foot retail and entertainment project underway in Oconee County, Georgia, near Athens.
Qube brings high-frame-rate 3D to CineEurope
Qube Cinema will demo the high-frame-rate (HFR) and high-bit-rate (HBR) capabilities of the Qube XP-I server and Qube Xi Integrated Media Block (IMB) to the European audience at CineEurope, June 18-21 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Today3D

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:13:03 -0400

Super Hi-Vision set to change 3D TV
The NHK Super Hi-Vision system is not expected in people’s homes until 2020 at the earliest. But it is not just ultra-clear images the format offers. It could also finally make 3D entertainment truly compelling. Since its first demo in 2003, the Super…
ITU on 3DTV
New ITU Recommendations on 3DTV will provide the tools to evaluate, make and exchange 3D programs. The Recommendations will focus on the 720p and 1080i/p HDTV formats and concentrate on picture quality, depth and comfort levels.New ITU Recommendations…

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Recent Workshop & thoughts

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 05:07:02 -0400

Recent Workshop & thoughts
My buddy Stu Maschwitz made a great comment recently on his blog that while he was passionate about his blog – he wasn’t necessarily running a blog that was out there to review the latest piece of equipment or to do side by side comparisons….

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The Briefing Room

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:25:02 -0400

More projectiondesign® ReaLED™ projectors for British Airways Flight Training at Heathrow
New Airbus A320 simulator is first Level D system to use new FL35 wqxga design Norway’s projectiondesign® is delighted to announce that British Airways (BA) has upgraded a fifth full-flight training simulator using the manufacturer’s latest ReaLED™…
CRASH+SUES Stop-Motion Animation + VFX Rocks with the Imagination Movers’ New DVD for Kids of All Ages
‘Rock-o-Matic’ Heralds the Emmy Award-winning Band’s 2012 Nationwide Tour and The New Season Of Its Hit Series on the Disney Junior Network When the Imagination Movers were ready to release “Rock-o-Matic,” their latest DVD of music…
OptiTrack’s Insight VCS Gives Nvizage Some Perspective on “Snow White and the Huntsman’s” Fairy Tale Battleground
Six Major Sequences and Over 320 Ground and Aerial Shots Captured by Top Previs House with Help of Popular Virtual Camera System CORVALLIS, Ore., June 1, 2012, Who is the fairest of them all? OptiTrack’s Insight VCS, according to preeminent previs house…
CINEDECK SOFTWARE UPGRADES SHIP WITH MORE NATIVE CODECS, INCLUDING DNxHD 444, PLUS NEW 3D STEREO VISUALIZATION TOOLS
Cinedeck’s software-based architecture enables greater capability and faster development Cinedeck LLC (www.cinedeck.com), pioneering developer of capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, continues to set new benchmarks in codec choice…

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FilmmakerIQ.com

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:07:04 -0400

The Longest Muppets Blooper Reel Ever in History
See the silly goofs on the set of the 2011’s “The Muppets” in the longest blooper reel ever (at least in Muppet History).
The Dark and Dream-like Title Sequences of David Fincher Films
Keith Link runs through the memorable Title Sequences from David Fincher’s films. Filmmaker David Fincher has had a bit of a whirlwind career. From making movies on his super 8 mm as a child to landing a spot at ILM working on features like Star…
Limitations can trigger a really creative side in you…
The common complaint of the indie filmmaker is the lack of something – but creative filmmaker will turn the tables and dance around the obstacles. or independent filmmakers, having is the rare luxury. Not having is rather the norm. From the required…
Slider Tips and Techniques
Olivia Speranza gives some tips about how to use a slider for creative shooting. For more info check out her write up at Oliviatech.com

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Stereoscopy News

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:25:12 -0400

Visit the Virtual Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
Dunhuang is in an oasis amid the Gobi Desert and a former gateway to and from China on the ancient Silk Road. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the ‘Caves of the Thousand Buddhas’ and is made up of 492 Buddhist grotto…
Secret reason for ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Conversion to 3D
The release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been moved from June 29, 2012 to March 29, 2013 by Paramount, even after forking lots on a Super Bowl commercial and already advertising it on TV and outdoor. Official reason: the movie has to be converted…

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Cinema5D news

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:07:04 -0400

Testing affordable accessories for RED from AllStar Taiwan
Tweet It’s important to realize that you have to spend a lot of money on accessories if you want to make your precious RED camera work. A burden many are willing to take for amazing image quality below $20K. Now would you spend that money on products…
Help us find the new cinema5D subtitle
Tweet cinema5D has been the “forum for DSLR filmmakers” for 3 and a half years. There’s no question cinema5D will always be cinema5D, but with so many new “large sensor” cameras that are or aren’t DSLR’s I think…

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Today3D

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:13:02 -0400

Madonna 3D Live
Before you stereoscopic fans jump out of your seats, Madonna is not planning a 3D movie yet. Nevertheless, today, as Madonna opened her hotly-anticipated MDNA 2012 world tour of some 30 countries in Tel Aviv, Israel, she used technologies that give a…
Sony releases world’s first 3D 4K home theater projector
While 1080p has barely had time to establish itself as the standard for high definition video in the home, its replacement is already making its presence felt. Panasonic provided a glimpse of our ultra high resolution future with its 152-inch 4K resolution…

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The Briefing Room

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:25:07 -0400

The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London
Delta Media Servers to supply key content for video exhibition Atlas AV has completed a renovation of the extensive audiovisual exhibition surrounding The Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. (c) Atlas AV In explaining about the technology installed,…
XPAND 3D Appoints Glenn Arentzoff as North American Cinema Sales Manager
LOS ANGELES, California – XPAND 3D today announced the appointment of Glenn Arentzoff to the position of North American Cinema Sales Manager. In his new role, Arentzoff will be responsible for overseeing XPAND’s service, sales and customer relationships…
New Professional Product Line Puts Faceware’s Complete Facial Animation Tool Suite Into Animator’s Hands
Faceware’s New End-to-End Tool Suite Helps Animators Create High-Fidelity Facial Performances 3-10x Faster than Hand Keying SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 31, 2012 – Faceware Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of 3D facial animation software for the…
Anton/Bauer Demonstrates Latest Power Solutions for Industry’s Top Cameras at Cine Gear Expo 2012
Company to Highlight Solutions for Sony, Canon and RED Cameras HOLLYWOOD, MAY 31, 2012 – Anton/Bauer®, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for…
New Broadcast Pix Fluent Rapid CG 2 Software Integrates with Daktronics Scoreboards for Instant, Automatic CG Updates
Billerica, Massachusetts – Today Broadcast Pix™ has made available for download the release version of its new Fluent Rapid CG™ 2 software option for its Granite™ and Mica™ Video Control Centers™. The second-generation software can be integrated…
Award-winning Calibre UK launches two new processors at InfoComm 2012
Affordability, flexibility and breathtaking display is Calibre UK’s mantra Calibre UK will bring a host of new innovations to InfoComm 2012 including the brand new HQView530 and LEDView530 scaler, switcher and scan convertors. The company will celebrate…
Dataton brings colour, movement and sound to Les Baux de Provence
Dataton brings colour, movement and sound to Les Baux de Provence Dataton is delighted to announce that its WATCHOUT multi-display and show-management software has been used as a core technology at a major new art installation in the south of France….
Projecting Europeana archive data through the 3D ‘ECloud’
projectiondesign® sponsors Europeana initiative to drive creative use of open data Norway’s projectiondesign® is delighted to announce that it has become a headline sponsor of the Europeana General Plenary, to be held in the Belgian city of Leuven…
Calibre UK launches latest LED video wall scaler for events, rental and staging
Powerful, reliable, low latency image processing with the new LEDView530 InfoComm 2012 will see Calibre UK launch the brand new LEDView530 scaler-switcher-processor designed specifically for ease of use by production staff operating LED video walls in…
The Hollywood Post Alliance(r) Opens Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation Call For Entries
Award Spotlighting Out of the Box Thinking in Post Production Seeks Submissions (Los Angeles, CA) The Hollywood Post Alliance(r) has opened its Call for Entries for the HPA(r) Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production. Conceived to…

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FilmmakerIQ.com

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:07:03 -0400

Incredible Steadicam shot Behind the Scenes of Hugo
Go behind the scenes of Hugo and Larry McConkey steadicam work. The Final Shot:
8 Rules Filmmakers Can Learn From Kurt Vonnegut
Stéphanie Joalland expands Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules and applies them for Screenwriters. Rule #1 – “Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.” I’d admit that’s a very subjective notion…
Creating an After Effects Sunrise
Rob Mize shows how to create the effect of a sunrise using only After Effects and a background graphic. This project employs techniques using masks, solids, shapes and effects that can be useful for a variety of projects. Whether creating this effect…
A Few Simple Tips to becoming a Better Editor
Russell Hasenauer does his first “Chopping Block” segment for Indy Mogul, dissecting two movies submitted by viewers to illustrate a few simple tips that can help you improve as an editor: Dialogue Overlap, Cutting the Fat, and “Killing…
$42 DIY Soft Light – No Electrical Wiring Needed
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Cinema5D news

Thu, 31 May 2012 08:07:04 -0400

Canon’s new 24mm & 28mm IS primes
Tweet Hardware Image stabilization is undeniably convenient when shooting handheld. Canon’s new EF 24mm f2.8 IS USM and EF 28mm f2.8 IS USM offer that convenience in two full frame, wide angle prime lenses. The lenses are available for pre-order…
Sony NEX-FS700 – 5% Discount Code for Europe
Tweet We’ve got another nice deal for our European readers: Just like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera deal (which is only valid until today by the way!), you can save some cash by using the discount code below. Our #1 trusted European reseller A. F….

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The Briefing Room

Thu, 31 May 2012 03:25:04 -0400

THE RECORDING ACADEMY® PRODUCERS & ENGINEERS WING® PRODUCES SPRING EVENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
P&E Wing Continues Its Mission to Highlight Sound Quality and the Art and Craft of Recording SANTA MONICA, Calif. (May 30, 2012) — As part of its ongoing mission to promote both sound quality and the overall art and craft of recording music, the…
GUITAR CENTER OPENS NEW STORE IN PASADENA, TEXAS
— Pasadena Guitar Center store is the latest location to open as part of GC’s ongoing 2012 expansion — Westlake Village, CA (May 30, 2012) – On the evening of Thursday, May 10, 2012, Guitar Center held the grand opening of its new location in…
GUITAR CENTER OPENS NEW STORE IN COCONUT CREEK, FLORIDA
— Coconut Creek Guitar Center store is the latest location to open as part of GC’s ongoing 2012 expansion — Westlake Village, CA (May 22, 2012) – On the evening of Thursday, April 26, 2012, Guitar Center held the grand opening of its new location…
Oklahoma City Sounds oh-so Pretty as Upstairs Productions Steps up to a Carl Tatz Design Dual PhantomFocus™ System
— Engineer/producer Ted Curtis chooses Carl Tatz Design’s PhantomFocus™ System to transform the monitoring in his Oklahoma City personal studio, Upstairs Productions — Nashville, TN: “Well, as Carl will attest to, I was a hard sell. I had SERIOUS…
GUITAR CENTER OPENS NEW NORTH CHARLOTTE STORE
— North Charlotte Guitar Center store is the latest location to open as part of GC’s ongoing 2012 expansion — Westlake Village, CA (May 14, 2012) – Following an eventful Q1 that saw the retailer expanding its operations in Tucson, Arizona, and…
PESA’s New Cattrax Web Browser-Based Software Controls Routers over Network
Huntsville, Alabama – PESA, a leading U.S.-based custom design and build manufacturing company for professional audio and video signal distribution, will demonstrate its new Cattrax Web™ browser-based router control software at InfoComm 2012 (Booth…
Kodak Will Go Behind-the-Scenes With Oscar(r) Nominee Rodrigo Prieto at Cine Gear Expo
(LOS ANGELES) Kodak will host the panel “Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC: Brilliance in Focus” on Saturday, June 2, at Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles. The panel will be held at 11:45 a.m. in the Sherry Lansing Theater on the Paramount Lot. Prieto’s…
Anton/Bauer Batteries Power Filming of The Push: A South Pole Expedition Documentary
DIONIC HCs Stand Up to Below-Freezing Temperatures during Historic Trek by Adaptive Athlete Grant Korgan SHELTON, CT, MAY 30, 2012— Faced with traveling through the extreme cold and snowy terrain of the South Pole, the production team behind the documentary…
PluralEyes Connector for Premiere Pro Simplifies Automatic Sync by Hooking Up Seamlessly to Adobe CS6
Seamless integration to Adobe’s exciting new suite cuts time-consuming work from the video production process Vancouver, British Columbia — May 30, 2012 — Singular Software™, a developer of workflow automation applications for video…
Speedshape Producer Nicole Stone Brings Her Expertise To New Post As The CGI/Design/3D Company’s Midwest Account Executive Detroit: Nicole Stone has been appointed account executive for Speedshape. Stone, formerly a producer at the hybrid…

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Stereoscopy News

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:13:06 -0400

Dimension 3 is Back !
Dimension 3 is back for the 6th time in Paris, France from June 13 to 15, 2012. For 3 days, over 70 international speakers await you on thirty conferences… A unique opportunity to get key information about augmented reality, production & creation,…
Qube: A Server for Your Wildest 3D Dreams
Qube Cinema will demonstrate the high-frame-rate (HFR) and high-bit-rate (HBR) capabilities of its Qube XP-I server and the assiciated Qube Xi Integrated Media Block (IMB) at CineEurope Booth 301 (June 18-21, 2012) in Barcelona, Spain. A single Qube XP-I…
China Beijing TV’s New 3D OB-Van
China Beijing Television is ramping up its 3D production and distribution infrastructure. In this scope, SONY Professional Solutions developed a full HD 3D TV outside broadcast (OB) van -the first in China apparently- architectured around a…

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The Briefing Room

Wed, 30 May 2012 03:25:08 -0400

Black Toast Music Adds Over 650 New Songs and Instrumentals to its Website
Chatsworth, CA, May 30, 2011—Prominent independent music publisher and production music library Black Toast Music and its CEO/owner/founder Bob Mair have announced the addition of over 650 new songs and instrumentals to the company’s website. Available…
Level 256 Visual Effects Continues Longtime Collaboration with Sacha Baron Cohen by Producing More Than 60 VFX Shots for Paramount Pictures’ “The Dictator,” Now in Theaters
Los Angeles, CA, May 30, 2012 – Level 256 Visual Effects, a modern, digital artist collective and visual effects production studio, and its owner Scott Davids, who has been involved in the contribution of VFX to many of the biggest hit comedy films…
Endless Noise Produces Music Featured in New Samsung “Olympic Drums” Web Spot, Starring David Beckham
Santa Monica, CA, May 30, 2012 — Award-winning music company Endless Noise and its founder/composer Jeff Elmassian have produced the music featured within a new web commercial promoting Samsung’s Galaxy Note, for agency Cheil USA. The music was…
Powerband Films Pushes Extreme Sports Cinematography to the Limit with FUJINON PL Lenses
Wayne, N.J. – On a given shoot they may be capturing the grueling tension of a 24-hour car race or the adrenaline excitement of a 400-foot motorcycle jump. But veteran extreme action sports cinematographers Mike “Mack Dawg” McEntire of Mack Dawg…
Kodak Presents a Conversation with Janusz Kaminski and Phedon Papamichael at Cine Gear Expo
(LOS ANGELES, CA) Kodak will present a conversation with Janusz Kaminski and Phedon Papamichael, ASC on June 1 at Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles. The panel will be held at 6 p.m. in the Paramount Theatre on the Paramount Lot. The two world-renowned filmmakers…
Qualis Audio Names Prism Sound As Its New European Distributor
PORTLAND, OREGON, MAY 29, 2012 – Qualis Audio, a leading developer of professional audio measurement and monitoring instruments, with an emphasis on 5.1 surround sound, is pleased to announce today the appointment of Prism Sound as its exclusive…
Leonfilm Finds Flexible SAN Solution with Facilis TerraBlock
David de Leon began his career in post production as a freelance editor in 1997. In 2009, after freelancing for several years, he launched his own post production studio – Leonfilm in Cologne, Germany. The studio specializes in TV and corporate video…
Cinegear 2012: Codex to Showcase Recording and Workflow Solutions
Codex Delivers 4K Workflow for Canon Cinema EOS Digital Cameras Los Angeles –Cinegear Booth 48A – Codex Digital will showcase its latest digital media recorders and media management systems for film and television production at Cinegear 2012 in Los…
Qube Cinema Brings High Frame Rate 3D to CineEurope
Demonstrating Immediate Solutions for Exhibitors and Giant Screen Theaters CineEurope 2012, Booth #301 Burbank, CA: May 25, 2012… Qube Cinema will demo the high-frame-rate (HFR) and high-bit-rate (HBR) capabilities of the Qube XP-I server and Qube Xi…
Standing Still is not an Option: Eurovision Song Contest in Baku produced with Lawo technology
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 29, 2012… “Standing Still” is the German contribution for the Eurovision Song Contest finals on May 26, 2012, performed by Roman Lob. Standing still is a thing completely alien to the Belgium TV Broadcast and OB van…

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FilmmakerIQ.com

Tue, 29 May 2012 15:07:05 -0400

Philip Bloom Reviews the Sony FS700
Sony sent over a pre-production FS700 (the one that shoots slo-mo) to Philip Bloom to play with. Here’s his report.
Francis Ford Coppola on Risk, Money, Craft and Collaboration
The 99% (a reference to the Edison quote) interviews Francis Ford Coppola. Why did you choose not to teach a master class? For me in cinema there are few masters. I have met some masters – Kurosawa, Polanski – but I am a student. I just finished a…
Raytracing in After Effects CS6
The VFX Bro demonstrates some of the new Raytracing capabilities of Adobe After Effects CS6.
A Twitter Conversation between Script Readers
What do Script Readers think? Here’s a late night Twitter conversation between @BittrScrptReadr [The Bitter Script Reader] and @nate_winslow [Nate Winslow] @amandapendo [Amanda Pendolino] and @GoIntoStory [Scott Myer] about the in and outs of script…
What happens on a Tech Scout doesn’t stay on a Tech Scout
Michael Schandler exposes what happens on a Tech Scout in preparation for a film production. First thing’s first–IF YOU’RE DOING A TECH SCOUT DURING PRODUCTION ON YOUR OFF DAYS YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG. There are exceptions to this, like if a location…

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CineTechnica

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:07:03 -0400

The ITU Sets the Standards for Our 4K & 8K Future
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which sets standards for broadcast around the world, has released their specifications for Ultra HD Television (UHDTV). We have been talking about 4K and 8K cameras for sometime now, but getting the standards…
New FS100 Scene Files from AbelCine
With the updated firmware on the FS100 many people have also been asking about new Scene Files for the camera. There was talk about the color or gamma modes changing with the new firmware, but from my testing and from what Sony has told us this is not…
ARRI Releases Firmware v6.1 for ALEXA
ARRI has released the latest Software Update Packet (SUP), v6.1 for the ALEXA camera line. The main purpose of this firmware release is to consolidate the various updates to all of the cameras in the ALEXA line. SUP v6.1 supports all five cameras…

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FilmmakerIQ.com

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:07:03 -0400

The Devil’s in the Details (the Wrap)
John Hess wraps up the first year’s series of podcasts by looking a the disconnect between the big picture and the small details. Episode 52 Listen Audio Only: Subscribe to our Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Show Notes Top Articles of the Week…

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Stereoscopy News

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:19:06 -0400

Nitro Circus 3D Will Be Released in August
Since we announced here the release of the Nitro Circus 3D trailer on December 31,2011, Travis Pastrana and his friends got a boatload of questions every day asking when the movie will be released. Now the distribution is secured by ARC Entertainment…
A 21th Century Oliver Twist in 3D
According to Variety, the production of a modern 3D version of Dicken’s classic Oliver Twist has been greenlighted by Red Bull Media House. Twist 3D will be distributed by The Salt Co. Twist 3D will be directed by Oliver Blackburn already known…
3D Monumental Projection in Geneva, Switzerland
On May 10-20,2012, the Mapping Festival 2012 took place in Geneva, Switzerland—it’s a place where the VJing and projection mapping enthusiasts of the world gather together to show off their skills. And skills were there as testified by the…
Vietnam in 3D on 3net for Memorial Day
The joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX 3D channel 3net is airing on Memorial Day (Monday May 28, 2012) a documentary called “Sky Soldier: A Vietnam Story in 3D” (9:00 PM EST). “We continue to break new ground with…

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