"Houston, we have a problem." This is easily one of my all-time favorite space movies. Ron Howard's docu-drama thriller Apollo 13 first opened in theaters in the summer of 1995, celebrating its 29th anniversary this year. The old 35mm trailer scanner YouTube recently posted a crisp 2160p scan of the original Apollo 13 trailer. Though this actually plays more like a teaser, setting up the story and stakes and characters without showing too much (the full trailer is also available right below it). In this movie based on a true story, NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 (which launched in April 1970) to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Starring Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell, Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert, Bill Paxton Fred Haise, and Ed Harris on the ground as Flight Director Gene Kranz.
- 4/29/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ron Howard's 1995 film "Apollo 13" is an effective thriller even when forearmed with the knowledge that the three astronauts depicted returned to Earth okay. For those unfamiliar with the Apollo 13 mission, in April of 1970, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise took a shuttle into space, hoping to land on the moon. An electrical problem, however, caused an explosion on the craft, and the astronauts lost a great deal of their oxygen supply. With resources nil and communication limited, the astronauts had to find a way to survive in space and return to Earth alive. Sadly, they didn't get to walk on the moon.
In Howard's film, the astronauts were played by Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton, while Ed Harris played their contact back at NASA. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won two for Best Sound and Best Editing. It...
In Howard's film, the astronauts were played by Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton, while Ed Harris played their contact back at NASA. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won two for Best Sound and Best Editing. It...
- 4/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Parabolas have their ups and downs. On the upside, the alternating arcs of a parabolic flight can replicate gravity-free conditions inside an aircraft, which makes the ideal environment for filming space movies like "Apollo 13." Kevin Bacon, however — who plays Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert in the film — has firsthand knowledge of parabolic flight's icky downside.
1995's "Apollo 13" is a Ron Howard special, the type of crisp, well-performed rescue story that he also tells in this year's "Thirteen Lives," his film about rescuing a soccer team from a cave in Thailand. Howard's earlier film takes its audience through NASA's greatest "successful failure" — the scrubbed 1970 moon mission that turned into an improvised trek back to Earth for the trio of astronauts aboard. Tom Hanks, as Commander Jim Lovell, and Bill Paxton, as Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, join Bacon in one of the finest space movies of all time.
1995's "Apollo 13" is a Ron Howard special, the type of crisp, well-performed rescue story that he also tells in this year's "Thirteen Lives," his film about rescuing a soccer team from a cave in Thailand. Howard's earlier film takes its audience through NASA's greatest "successful failure" — the scrubbed 1970 moon mission that turned into an improvised trek back to Earth for the trio of astronauts aboard. Tom Hanks, as Commander Jim Lovell, and Bill Paxton, as Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise, join Bacon in one of the finest space movies of all time.
- 12/1/2022
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
This month you can watch the night He came home from the safety of your own home like never before when Universal Pictures Home Entertainment kicks off their weekly Twitter watch parties with Halloween (2018).
Hosted by Blumhouse with special guests David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more, the Halloween (2018) screening will begin at 4:00pm Et on Saturday, May 16th at 4:00pm Et, and viewers are encouraged to use the #HalloweenAtHome hashtag. For more details on the Twitter watch parties, check out the official press release:
Press Release: Universal City, California, May 12, 2020 – To entertain and bring audiences together, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has organized weekly watch parties of some of their most iconic films. Every Saturday, starting May 16th, audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favorite scenes together on Twitter.
Hosted by Blumhouse with special guests David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more, the Halloween (2018) screening will begin at 4:00pm Et on Saturday, May 16th at 4:00pm Et, and viewers are encouraged to use the #HalloweenAtHome hashtag. For more details on the Twitter watch parties, check out the official press release:
Press Release: Universal City, California, May 12, 2020 – To entertain and bring audiences together, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has organized weekly watch parties of some of their most iconic films. Every Saturday, starting May 16th, audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favorite scenes together on Twitter.
- 5/12/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has is getting in on the movie watch parties by announcing their very own Twitter watch parties with some of their own classic films to bring audiences together.
Starting on May the 16th with Halloween audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favourite scenes together on Twitter.
In order to join, simply follow the hosts on Twitter. Unlike others who have been showing their films for free with a small donation to charity, you will have to buy or rent the weekend’s movie at any retailer, and press play at exactly 1pm Pt / 4pm Et / 9pm BST! Follow and use the designated hashtag for each title to participate and discuss with friends and other excited fans.
Each and every Saturday will feature a different film, host and a number of special guests.
Starting on May the 16th with Halloween audiences can watch a Universal Pictures film along with special guests and hosts for fans around the world to share reactions and discuss their favourite scenes together on Twitter.
In order to join, simply follow the hosts on Twitter. Unlike others who have been showing their films for free with a small donation to charity, you will have to buy or rent the weekend’s movie at any retailer, and press play at exactly 1pm Pt / 4pm Et / 9pm BST! Follow and use the designated hashtag for each title to participate and discuss with friends and other excited fans.
Each and every Saturday will feature a different film, host and a number of special guests.
- 5/12/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘Apollo 13’ Lifts Off Again in Cinemas Nationwide This April, 50 Years After the Breathtaking Crisis in Space. For Three Days Only, Ron Howard’s Box-Office Blockbuster
Returns to the Big Screen for its 25th Anniversary
Almost 50 years to the day after the liftoff of the ill-fated 1970 space mission for America’s third Moon landing, director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer’s acclaimed film “Apollo 13” returns to movie theaters in a special three-day-only presentation from Fathom Events, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.
Tickets are available at www.FathomEvents.com or participating movie theater box offices.
“Apollo 13” will play April 5, 6 and 8, blasting off in more than 600 movie theaters nationwide. A full list of theater locations is available on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
“Apollo 13” boasts a star-studded cast, featuring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan,...
Returns to the Big Screen for its 25th Anniversary
Almost 50 years to the day after the liftoff of the ill-fated 1970 space mission for America’s third Moon landing, director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer’s acclaimed film “Apollo 13” returns to movie theaters in a special three-day-only presentation from Fathom Events, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.
Tickets are available at www.FathomEvents.com or participating movie theater box offices.
“Apollo 13” will play April 5, 6 and 8, blasting off in more than 600 movie theaters nationwide. A full list of theater locations is available on the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
“Apollo 13” boasts a star-studded cast, featuring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan,...
- 2/12/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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