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From Smell-O-Vision to Astrocolor, the film industry's biggest innovation flops

  • Written by Leo Braudy, Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
From Smell-O-Vision to Astrocolor, the film industry's biggest innovation flopsMoviegoers familiarize themselves with the joystick that will allow them to interact with the film 'I’m Your Man' during its premiere on Dec. 16, 1992.AP Photo/Richard Harbus

Editor’s note: IMAX is hugely popular, while virtual reality movies are gaining steam. But what about film inventions that never took off? When will they get their...

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