Hollywood moguls see cinema's future in 3D

November 20, 2008 People are pictured through a 3-dimentional eyeware outside a cinema in Singapore

People are pictured through a 3-dimentional eyeware outside a cinema in Singapore, on November 19. 3D films, which previously caused headaches and nausea, are making a spectacular comeback and are likely to become the future of cinema, thanks to digital technology, Hollywood studio moguls say.

Three-dimensional films, once blamed for making audiences nauseous, are making a comeback and are likely to become the future of cinema thanks to digital technology, Hollywood studio moguls say.



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