'The Dish'

[Llew]

"The Dish" is showing on Film 4 tonight (14/08/06) about NASA commandeering Australia's big antenna to downlink pictures of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.

i haven't seen it myself, but would welcome any critique of the film from anybody who has.

As with most films based on true stories, it's probably a little economical with the truth, but should be worth a look.

The following film, 'Solaris' is disappointingly not the original Tarkovsky one, but again worth a viewing.

Llew

 

[Lancelot]

From the same (American) history book as U-571 then I take it.


L.

 

[Llew]

LOL, revisionism that'd do David Irving proud !

 

[spiney]

see my post in: http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=58325&page=3 .

 

[Llew]

Didn't see that, spiney. Thanks

 

[spiney]

Well, I've just watched it. Dire rubbish, very disappointing.

If you get the chance, go for original version.

My own fave Tarkovsky film is Stalker, based on book Roadside Picnic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Picnic .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalker_(movie) .
http://tarkovskyzone.proboards27.com/ .

Both Wiki entries are bizarrely wrong, in that Roadside Picnic referred to the Tunguska Event. Not Chenobyl, which happened long after the novel was written!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event .

 

[PaulR]

Both Wiki entries are bizarrely wrong,

Have you written corrections for them yet?

 

[spiney]

Nope, you want to do it?

(it may well be that the novel is NOW assocated with Chernobyl, but that's not the point! Prior to the novel appearing - and well before it was generally accepted that large things still do fall on the earth, from time to time - there was much speculation about the Tunguska event, some of it occult, and this at least partly inspired "The Zone").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event .

 

[PaulR]

Nah, not my field of expertise, if there be one, that is.

Haven't seen the films either which further disqualifies me I think.

 

[Saturlight]

"The Dish" is showing on Film 4 tonight (14/08/06) about NASA commandeering Australia's big antenna to downlink pictures of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.

i haven't seen it myself, but would welcome any critique of the film from anybody who has.

As with most films based on true stories, it's probably a little economical with the truth, but should be worth a look.

The following film, 'Solaris' is disappointingly not the original Tarkovsky one, but again worth a viewing.

Llew

Llew, do you think we actually landed on the Moon? Anyways, I missed the movie, when's it being repeated? Ta.

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ALL THINGS MYSTERIOUS AND SPACEY!

 

[spiney]

Oh no ....groan .... yes, we really did land on the moon!

The actual book on this subject, Dark Moon, is mega-rubbish.

 

[Llew]

Llew, do you think we actually landed on the Moon? Anyways, I missed the movie, when's it being repeated? Ta.

www.theblackvault.com

ALL THINGS MYSTERIOUS AND SPACEY!

Oops, too late, didn't see your post

Repeated last night (17th), you can borrow my time machine if you like O-Ha

Yes, definitely a moon landing - Wallace brought me back some Wensleydale

Llew

 

[Saturlight]

Wasn't the 17th several days ago now, Llew...?

Thanks anyway, matey, I'm always into space, horror and stuff. No doubt Film4 will be titghtening their budget belts this winter, and I'll see it.