Oconee Democrats take you to the Moon at the movies
Come see the film "In the Shadown of the Moon" Monday
As for the movie -- we've hastily put this together because we thought
this stirring documentary would be especially heartening in these
depressing times of war, torture and drought.
In the Shadow of the Moon is about the dogged scientists and courageous
astronauts who reached the moon. Join Oconee County Democrats and
others from around the region to see a fine movie, discuss the film and
other matters with new and old friends, and support Ciné. We'll meet
inside around 7; the movie starts at 7:15.
Please forward this to your friends!
Hope to see you!
Pat Priest
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
http://www.intheshadowofthemoon.com/
[ UK 2006, 35mm, 100min, Dir: Duncan Copp ]
Winner: 2007 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award
The excitement, majesty and extraordinary human accomplishment of the
American lunar program of the '60s and early '70s is rousingly captured
in IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON, a new documentary presented by Ron Howard.
Deftly mixing a treasure trove of archival footage with engaging
commentaries of surviving astronauts from all nine Apollo moonshots,
this British production will bring it all back for those with first-hand
memories of the time, while providing a stimulating primer for younger
generations.
The men who actually traveled the 240,000 miles each way in the cramped
three-man Apollo capsules are a lively, thoughtful, impressive bunch, by
and large; Some are more macho, others humorous or self-deprecating. But
to a man, they possess something in common that sets them apart -- a
humbled, philosophical side that, whether they state it or not, came
from journeying to another world and seeing our own from afar. One can
sense that they are changed men for having done what they did -- 24 men
have traveled to the moon, and only 12 have ever walked on the surface
-- and this sense of a special perspective comes through clearly if
uninsistently.
The overwhelming perspective of the moon voyagers is that, from above,
Earth looks like a serene but fragile bastion of life hanging in space,
a unique oasis in what otherwise appears to be a void. Any film that can
remind viewers of this unique viewpoint, witnessed firsthand by so few,
would always seem welcome. [variety.com]
SHOWTIMES: 4:15p 7:15p (additional times: 9:00p fri/sat 1:45p
sat/sun)
As for the movie -- we've hastily put this together because we thought
this stirring documentary would be especially heartening in these
depressing times of war, torture and drought.
In the Shadow of the Moon is about the dogged scientists and courageous
astronauts who reached the moon. Join Oconee County Democrats and
others from around the region to see a fine movie, discuss the film and
other matters with new and old friends, and support Ciné. We'll meet
inside around 7; the movie starts at 7:15.
Please forward this to your friends!
Hope to see you!
Pat Priest
---------
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON
http://www.intheshadowofthemoon.com/
[ UK 2006, 35mm, 100min, Dir: Duncan Copp ]
Winner: 2007 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award
The excitement, majesty and extraordinary human accomplishment of the
American lunar program of the '60s and early '70s is rousingly captured
in IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON, a new documentary presented by Ron Howard.
Deftly mixing a treasure trove of archival footage with engaging
commentaries of surviving astronauts from all nine Apollo moonshots,
this British production will bring it all back for those with first-hand
memories of the time, while providing a stimulating primer for younger
generations.
The men who actually traveled the 240,000 miles each way in the cramped
three-man Apollo capsules are a lively, thoughtful, impressive bunch, by
and large; Some are more macho, others humorous or self-deprecating. But
to a man, they possess something in common that sets them apart -- a
humbled, philosophical side that, whether they state it or not, came
from journeying to another world and seeing our own from afar. One can
sense that they are changed men for having done what they did -- 24 men
have traveled to the moon, and only 12 have ever walked on the surface
-- and this sense of a special perspective comes through clearly if
uninsistently.
The overwhelming perspective of the moon voyagers is that, from above,
Earth looks like a serene but fragile bastion of life hanging in space,
a unique oasis in what otherwise appears to be a void. Any film that can
remind viewers of this unique viewpoint, witnessed firsthand by so few,
would always seem welcome. [variety.com]
SHOWTIMES: 4:15p 7:15p (additional times: 9:00p fri/sat 1:45p
sat/sun)
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