Serious Filmmakers Are Trying Out 3-D – So Why Aren’t They Taking It Seriously?

Daniel Engber: “I’ve been looking forward to the moment when 3-D emerges as a mode unto itself – not a gimmick or a money-making adjunct to the standard fare but an art form of its very own. … With some notable exceptions, the new breed of uppity 3-D seems less like an exploration of the format than an exercise in camp appropriation – a way of punching up at corporate greed and spoofing Hollywood excess.”