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Thanks to the wonder of the blogosphere, I have been invited to a screening of the new film, Under the Sea 3D on 4 February 2009 -- below the fold is an interesting interview with the filmmakers along with a teaser for you to enjoy .. By the way, do I have any NYC readers who would like to come along? It is at 7pm on 4 February and I am allowed one guest .. (creeps need not apply) [2:53]

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grrlscientist Wed, 01/28/2009 - 02:59

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Lucky you! Enjoy!

Cool! and Bummer! I'm not a NYCer. I'd love to accompany you to that screening but, I live all the way on the other coast. Oh well...

Wild Ocean at AMNH

grrlscientist — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:59:59 +0000

Wild Ocean at AMNH

tags: nature, oceanography, marine life, sardines, South Africa, streaming video

I watched this film a couple days ago when I visited the AMNH, and then a reader and friend found this video on youtube -- so of course, I had to share it with you! [3:33]

While Wild Ocean explores the causes and effects of man's impact, it an inspirational film looking toward a bright future, taking audiences to a rare unspoiled marine wilderness to glimpse what the oceans of the world once looked like. The film champions the creation of marine reserves necessary to bring our oceans back to life. South Africa leads the way

grrlscientist Sun, 01/18/2009 - 02:59

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I saw previews for it on an IMAX screen. I'll have to get to the museum and see the entire film.

Had enough yet?

laelaps — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:04:00 +0000

Had enough yet?

Part of the joy of blogging about paleo is that there's always something going on, and this year there seems to be no shortage of prehistoric news. This also seems to be a year marked by lots of IMAX paleo films, so here's a quick rundown of what's out there right now;

Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia

South America has yielded some of the weirdest and most wonderful dinosaurs discovered in recent years, in addition to some of the biggest. The "Giants of Patagonia" have shown that sauropods didn't just disappear at the end of the Jurassic and that South America has its own fearsome theropod fauna. I haven't seen this one myself, but I've heard good things about it (and *gasp* it looks like actual paleontologists are in this one instead of just CGI dinosaurs).

Dinosaurs Alive!

I've seen this one twice and it's pretty decent, and especially relevant given the recent papers published by Sterling Nesbitt and Alan Turner. The film primarily focuses on two of the famous AMNH sites that seemingly have been the focus of the museum in recent years; the Flaming Cliffs area of Mongolia and Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. Hence, Asian dinosaurs and Triassic North American dinosaurs get primary billing, and it was good to see Effigia get some screen time as well. This one gives the actual scientists a fair bit of attention as well, which is a welcome change from more documentaries that have come out recently. Also, check out the homepage for the film, especially if you're an educator; it features a fun stratigraphy game, some educational materials, and other neat stuff.

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

My friend Jason tipped me off to this one. Two years ago, National Geographic published a story about "Sea Monsters," featuring computer-generated reconstructions of various Mesozoic sea creatures like plesiosaurs, icthyosaurs, mosasaurs, etc. It turns out that the article was just a "teaser" of what was to come, an IMAX film now being released about those same creatures. Nat. Geo. is really pushing this one, even going as far to put out a multi-platform game based on the film, but I don't know how well it's going to do. The gameplay looks similar to JAWS: Unleashed, wherein the whole game consists of swimming around and biting things, which gets old fast. Still, the film looks like it could be good, although I don't know when I'll get a chance to see it.

laelaps Thu, 10/11/2007 - 13:04

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Great Videos, Laelaps! Thanks for sharing with us!

I don't know when I'll get a chance to see it

I'm going to try and catch it while in NC for the SciBlog Con.

I'll probably try and take it in then, too. I'm headed down early on Friday (I'm sure Saturday will be busy) so I'll probably try and see it then.

Sea Monsters is on a bunch of regular multiplex theaters as well as in IMAX...and still in 3d. You should be able to check if it's in your area on fandango. I saw it and it's awesome.

I just saw the 3D version of Sea Monsters last Saturday, and I mean to tell you that the polarized lens version of 3D is effective.

I thought the movie was very well done.

Must...see...this movie! Anything with mosasaurs is instantly cool. I don't even care if they put a mosasaur in Jurassic Park 4 (which, by the way, is being made right now). Mosasaurs are AWESOME.