FRIDAY MOVIE SUGGESTION NIGHT PRESENTS: "IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON"!
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For only the second time since I began "Friday Movie Suggestion Night", I've selected a movie that is already in theaters, albeit, in very select distribution. This movie should be seen by anyone who wants to recapture what it felt like during the 1960's and 70's when President John F. Kennedy gave a stirring speech that he wanted to see the United States land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade. Fittingly, the film opens with President Kennedy's challenging speech. In archived film footage, President Kennedy tours the Northrup Grumman plant where the Astronauts where enormously involved in the design of the Apollo space craft. Project Apollo was a 3-man Astronaut program that literally captivated the nation at a time when assassinations of President Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King tragically shook our country. With the exception of Neil Armstrong and Colonel Frank Borman (Commander of Apollo 8) each of the remaining Astronauts who travelled and walked on the Moon---now in their late 70's recall in their own unscripted words what Project Apollo meant to a nation also at war in Vietnam. Producer Ron Howard and Director David Sington brilliantly allow the following NASA Astronauts to share their memories from the heart: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong (archive footage only), Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Michael Collins, Jim Lovell, Edgar D.Mitchell, Harrison Schmitt, Dave Scott, and John Young. 2007 WINNER OF: The Sundance Film Festival, The Boulder International Film Festival and The Florida Film Festival.
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ENJOY AND FEEL THE PRIDE ALL OVER AGAIN!
posted by Michael Manning @ 11:27 AM
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I haven't heard of this before, thanks for flagging it up.
Michael and everyone who goes here,
This is a truly wonderful film! I was fortunate enough to see it screened last year at the Sundance Film Festival, and the director and much of the cast (astronauts) where in attendance for a Q&A session after the screening.
This was by far my favorite movie of the two years thus far I have worked as a volunteer at Sundance. It truly reflects what America does so well--this great Space program of yore. It's filmed beautifully, and I still get goose bumps thinking of it. I need to see it again. It touched me so deeply.
Ally
Ellee: It is so worth it. I hjope you have a chance to see it!
live-in-an-ally-vator: I tried to catch glimpses of Colonel Borman since I admire him greatly! It was very hard seeing the crew of Apollo 1 so young when we lost them.
I still remember the excitement from those days - this should be a very worthy watch!
Sounds interesting! I am especially interested since my dad did some transcription of the astronauts conversations for the Apollo Project back in the day.
Seamus: You bet! I really enjoyed it!!
jlee: That is fascinating! I will always treasure my time spent interviewing Frank Borman. It was just days before 9/11 and we sat in his office above a small airplane hangar in New Mexico. Frank is the real deal and eschews being made into a star--a very humble man! I suspect he chose not to be part of the project because he doesn't think of himself as media worthy, just very lucky. Still, I wish he had been featured. Such a rare person!
now i have to go see this!!!!
distributorcap: For thesemen, it was one last time to tell the story straight--not the Tom Wolf version of "The Right Stuff". THIS film is the true version (even though I liked "The Right Stuff" when Sam Shepard takes the F-102 138,000 feet or something close and loses the ship). It was PASSION!
Hi Michael, sounds like a great movie.
Sorry I haven't been by for ages ... I hope to become a regular blogger again !!
Hope you are well.
Take care, Meow
I had never heard of this one either!
michael I have never heard of this movie before. Thank you for suggesting it. My 13 yo will like it, he is a huge space fanatic ;)
Thanks Michael I will add this to my list of must see.
Glenn Bishop
Love the movie poster. In my dream world, I'd get to design movie posters. Now that would be sweet sweet fun.
Meow! Nice to see you!
Patti: There's so much out there, who can keep up! I'll domy best tobkeep you informed.:)
barngoddess: He will be thrilled! ALL: barngoddess is in the process of reaching out and rescuing a horse that was badly abused by its former owners. Check out her site for the story!
Glenn: It is a great escape from the factory mill of movies that blur with similar plots. This is a real documentary told by the guys who made history! Very exciting!!
Jessica: I never thought about that, but you're right. How cool!
my aunt worked for michaud, so, i have all of the pencil sketches that were made to be passed out to employees as souvenirs for all of the launches, including the one for apollo 13, showing the original crew.
i'm glad i woke up to watch neil walk on the moon, and still laugh my ex thinks it was a hoax!!
Quin: That was no hoax, believe me. As I've said, meeting Colonel Frank Borman (Gemini 7 & Apollo 8 Commander) was a high point in my life. Apollo 8 was a very dangerous mission.
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