Posted by Gerry Williams in Calendar, Events, Mars Society, movie on January 8, 2011
Fri, Feb 18, 2011
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, February 18, 2011
MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
“THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO”
(UK, 1966)
“In 2065,the Zero-X spacecraft launches from Glenn Field as the first attempt at a manned mission to Mars. Unknown to Captain Paul Travers and his crew of two astronauts and two scientists, criminal mastermind The Hood has infiltrated the ship to photograph Zero-X’s wing mechanism. When his foot becomes trapped in the hydraulics, The Hood causes a systems failure and Zero-X loses control. While the villain manages to extract his bloodied foot and parachute from the undercarriage, Travers and his crew eject in an escape pod and Zero-X crashes into the ocean before leaving Earth’s atmosphere. In 2067, at the conclusion of an investigation into the loss of Zero-X, the Inquiry Board of the Space Exploration Center reaches a verdict of sabotage. In the meantime, a second Mars mission has been planned. Days before the launch of the new Zero-X, International Rescue agrees to a request to organise security in view of the possibility of another sabotage threat.”
We’ll also screen Episode #6 of the COWBOY BEBOP anime series: “BALLAD OF THE FALLEN ANGELS” (Japan, 1998)
“While pursuing the bounty on an executive of the Red Dragon Syndicate, Spike ends up confronting Vicious, an old enemy of his.”
Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway 92102 (the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego). Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).
Please RSVP to FILMIST <at> MAC.COM as seating is limited.
For more information, visit: http://marsmovieguide.com/
Posted by Gerry Williams in Calendar, Events, Mars Society, movie on January 8, 2011
Fri, Jan 14, 2011
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
MARS MOVIE NIGHT:
“THE BOX”
(USA, 2009)
“Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 Million with the press of a button. However, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world, someone they don’t know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.”
We’ll also screen Episode #4 of the COWBOY BEBOP anime series: “GATEWAY SHUFFLE” (Japan, 1998)
“After gambling away all the money she obtained, Faye ends up getting her hands on a mysterious suitcase while exploring the wreckage of a derelict spaceship. Meanwhile, Spike and Jet pursue a bounty on the leader of the Space Warriors, a group of eco-terrorists armed with a terrifying biological weapon.”
Showtime is 7:00pm at Studio 106 in the Art Union Building at 2323 Broadway 92102 (the Golden Hill area just east of downtown San Diego). Admission is FREE, and popcorn is provided (you can bring snacks or drinks to share).
Please RSVP to FILMIST <at> MAC.COM as seating is limited.
For more information, visit: http://marsmovieguide.com/
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Emporium, Events, movie on January 7, 2011
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
Part two of this month’s Space Movie Night double feature is the space epic “2010: The Year We Make Contact”. Please join us as we watch this movie on the big screen.
In this stunning sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, ex-NASA chief Heywood Floyd (Roy Scheider) helms a U.S.-Soviet mission of scientists (including John Lithgow and Helen Mirren) trying to rendezvous with the abandoned Discovery spacecraft to reactivate the homicidal HAL 9000 computer and learn the truth.
1984 Rated-PG 115 minutes
Popcorn provided. You’re welcome to bring any other snacks and [non-alcoholic] drinks to share.
Members and the public are welcome to attend. Email events@sdspace.org to RSVP.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Emporium, Events, movie on January 7, 2011
Fri, Jan 21, 2011
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
Get together with other SD Space members to watch part one of this month’s Space Movie Night double feature – the great space epic “2001: A Space Odyssey”. We’ll be watching this outstanding film on the BIG screen.
Stanley Kubrick’s quiet masterpiece probes the mysteries of space and human destiny. While investigating the appearance of mysterious monoliths throughout the universe, astronauts David (Keir Dullea) and Frank (Gary Lockwood) battle their ship’s intelligent computer, HAL-9000
1968 Rated-G 148 minutes
Popcorn provided. You’re welcome to bring any other snacks and [non-alcoholic] drinks to share.
Members and the public are welcome to attend. Email events@sdspace.org to RSVP.
Posted by Jesse Clark in Calendar, Chapter Updates, Contests, Events, movie, SAL on October 15, 2010
Sun, Nov 7, 2010
3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location:
Space Travelers Emporium (map)
1947 30th St. San Diego, CA 92102
SD Space is celebrating Carl Sagan Day through a series of events. First, we’ll highlight some of the work done by the enigmatic astronomer through a series of wall displays at the Space Activities Lab the week leading to Sagan Day. On Sunday, Nov. 7th, we’ll show our favorite episodes from the series “Cosmos” and finally, on Nov. 9th – Sagan’s birthday – we’ll screen the movie “Contact”, based on the book that Sagan authored.
If Carl Sagan was an inspiration to you, like he was to so many of us, consider entering the contest sponsored by the Kepler (planet-hunting telescope) mission. They plan to celebrate “Sagan Day” – Carl Sagan’s birthday – by holding an essay contest with a Carl Sagan theme. The contest is based around one of Sagan’s most famous Cosmos ‘chapters’, “On the shore of the Cosmic Ocean”..
“The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore, we’ve learned most of what we know. Recently, we’ve waded a little way out, maybe ankle-deep, and the water seems inviting. Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return, and we can, because the cosmos is also within us. We’re made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos, 1980
If this passage inspires you, consider joining in the competition and the celebrations of “Sagan Day” too.
Members and the public are invited to visit the Space Travelers Emporium and the Space Activities Lab, view the Sagan highlights on display and attend the screenings. RSVP events@sdspace.org if you would like to join either celebration or have questions about the contest.
