3-D Restoration and Consulting

Hello friends,

Some of you may have attended the World 3-D Film Expo held at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood in September, 2003. I provided 21 of the 34 features screened at that event.

I hope you'll forgive the shameless plug, but I've just been brought on board as a Golden Age 3-D Consultant at the Home Theater Forum:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/318309/meet-bob-furmanek-htf-golden-age-3-d-consultant

Please drop by and feel free to ask any questions!

Best,
Bob

 

Hi Bob. I got to meet you and Ron (and some guy named Steve Hoffman) at the festival. Cool news about your consulting gig. Are we gonna see some golden era 3-D films on blu-ray soon?

 

Absolutely! I'm working on some material as we speak...

 

Will this eventually include a release for Creature from the Black Lagoon?

 

Hopefully, but that ball is in Universal's court.

 

Excellent news.

 

There's Bob! A first-class gentleman and one of the most knowledgeable film experts on the planet.

Also brother of famous Ron Furmanek, equally an expert in the rock & pop mastering business.

"Watch ya language!"

Good to see you here, bub.

 

Fantastic!!

 

Geez Bob, after reading your profile I have about 19,000 questions...

 

+1

 

Thank you very much and Marc, nice to see you again!

Also, just to be very clear, my brother Ron produced the fantastic Sinatra Capitol Years set. My involvement on the project was doing preliminary research in the vaults. He deserves all the credit for its quality and success.

Bob

 

Love the work you and your brother Ron's done for the past 30+ years on behalf of us music and movie fans, Bob!!! Great having you join our little chatroom...

 

Thank you, Ron truly deserves all the kudos in the music department. The 32 titles that I produced for Capitol are a drop in the bucket compared to his outstanding achievements!

 

Wow, that's an impressive resume dabbling in both film and music. You should be proud of all that you have done and will do going forward.

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hi Bob!

I've heard rumors of a 3D blu-ray release of "Dial M For Murder" and "House of Wax" for this year. Any truth to the rumors that you know of?

Derek

 

Thank you Mike from NYC!

Derek: I know that WB is working on DIAL M right now and have heard rumors about WAX as well, but that's all that I know at this time.

Bob

 

Any possibility that Murray Lerner's short films Sea Dream and Magic Journeys will ever be on home video?

 

Or Arch Oboler's efforts?

 

I don't know about the Lerner films, but I'm working on THE BUBBLE right now. We're doing a 2K scan off the camera negative and it looks spectacular!

Bob

 

Awesome.

 

Andy Warhol's Frankenstein?

 

Thanks Steve, those were crazy and fun days!

At this time, it's not very likely there will be another festival at the Lafayette which is too bad. That was one of the very best venues for dual-strip 3-D: properly presented in a beautiful 1920's movie palace.

Bob

 

I followed your link to the Home Theater Forum, and there's a link at the forum to an interview with George Feltenstein of Warner Home Video. There he confirms that they're planning to release them both in 2012. He gives no exact release date though. My best guess is fall...

Derek