Just as talkies replaced the silent film, and color has become the norm for feature films, avant garde, influential directors including Peter Jackson and James Cameron are determined to make high-frame-rate (HFR) films, along with 3D, the next big thing in movies. Their crusade took a bit of a step sideways with decidedly mixed reviews for last year’s 48 fps version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Like it or not, though, expect to see more theaters equipped to show HFR movies, from 48 frames per second all the way up to 120 fps, and an increasing number of movies shot at higher frame rates. Jackson himself has been stubbornly defensive about his decision to use 48 fps, with PC Magazine characterizing his response to criticism as “deal with it.”