Scorsese goes 3-D

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Martin Scorsese (photo) says he has become so enamoured with 3-D filmmaking that he expects to use the technology in all his future projects.

Scorsese told a crowd of theater owners at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas recently that he wishes his landmark films Raging Bull and Taxi Driver had been three-dimensional.

Scorsese spoke at a filmmaking panel alongside director Ang Lee, who won an Oscar in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. Scorsese and Lee are among a growing group of prominent directors who claim 3-D technology is the future of filmmaking.

He says 3-D films transport fans into another world, allowing them to feel a stronger connection to the story and actors on screen. Scorsese’s first 3-D movie, Hugo, won several technical Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards.