Comments on: Astronomy, the movie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:56:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86421 The Bad Astronomer Tue, 06 May 2008 14:38:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86421 Ah, Daniel, nice catch. I tooled around Google for a while but couldn't seem to pare down the search terms well enough. Well, maybe I'll see if I can dig up a copy someplace. I expect it won't be easy... Ah, Daniel, nice catch. I tooled around Google for a while but couldn’t seem to pare down the search terms well enough. Well, maybe I’ll see if I can dig up a copy someplace. I expect it won’t be easy…

]]> By: rutty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86420 rutty Tue, 06 May 2008 05:58:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86420 There's also Astronomy 101 from 1994: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/astronomy_101/ It sounds more like an educational release to me though. Not much drama involved There’s also Astronomy 101 from 1994:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/astronomy_101/

It sounds more like an educational release to me though. Not much drama involved

]]> By: 01101001 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86419 01101001 Tue, 06 May 2008 05:46:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86419 Just released is "Dark Matter", IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416675/ "Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics." I expect most of the titular dark matter is the politics and violence, and not physical dark matter. According to some reviews, it may be only very loosely based on actual events (Google "Gang Lu"). Just released is “Dark Matter”,
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416675/

“Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.”

I expect most of the titular dark matter is the politics and violence, and not physical dark matter. According to some reviews, it may be only very loosely based on actual events (Google “Gang Lu”).

]]> By: Michelle http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86418 Michelle Tue, 06 May 2008 01:40:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86418 @Dave: Oh, really? I didn't know. :P I only heard the Metallica version. Very good stuff... @Dave: Oh, really? I didn’t know. :P I only heard the Metallica version. Very good stuff…

]]> By: Daniel Fischer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86417 Daniel Fischer Mon, 05 May 2008 21:41:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86417 Google knows everything ... and leads to <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D71330F932A15755C0A967958260" rel="nofollow">these NYT TV notes</a> from 1991: >>In "Astronomy," with America Martin, Kathleen York and Ben Hoag, a schoolchild escapes her impoverished existence to the vast wonders of the galaxy.<< And to a <a href="http://www.casarotto.co.uk/system/media/client/cv/2039/Susan_Rogers.pdf" rel="nofollow">PDF</a> with the info that Astronomy is a >>35mm, 22 minute short film selected for THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, THE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, and SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL among others, screened in cinemas internationally and broadcast on Channel 4 in Britain and PBS in the US Chanticleer Films, Columbia Pictures<< Talking about astronomy in feature films: In New Zealand one is now in production that will have <a href="http://astrojahr.blogspot.com/2008/04/ein-kino-spielfilm-als-highlight-des.html" rel="nofollow">deep links to the Int'l Year of Astronomy</a> - stay tuned when someone mentions "Palindrome" to you ... Google knows everything … and leads to these NYT TV notes from 1991:

>>In “Astronomy,” with America Martin, Kathleen York and Ben Hoag, a schoolchild escapes her impoverished existence to the vast wonders of the galaxy.<<

And to a PDF with the info that Astronomy is a

>>35mm, 22 minute short film selected for THE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, THE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, and SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL among others, screened in cinemas internationally and broadcast on Channel 4 in Britain and PBS in the US Chanticleer Films, Columbia Pictures<<

Talking about astronomy in feature films: In New Zealand one is now in production that will have deep links to the Int’l Year of Astronomy - stay tuned when someone mentions “Palindrome” to you …

]]> By: Dave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86416 Dave Mon, 05 May 2008 20:45:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86416 I'm a big Metallica fan, but really, it's Blue Oyster Cult's "Astronomy"... it was just covered by Metallica. :-) I’m a big Metallica fan, but really, it’s Blue Oyster Cult’s “Astronomy”… it was just covered by Metallica. :-)

]]> By: Michelle http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86415 Michelle Mon, 05 May 2008 20:28:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/05/astronomy-the-movie/#comment-86415 Well, it's not like Metallica's song "astronomy" has much to do about astronomy... Well, it’s not like Metallica’s song “astronomy” has much to do about astronomy…

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