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Topic: The Last Man on the Moon (Gene Cernan film)
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ozspace
Member Posts: 240
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 03-04-2016 07:37 AM
   
I am pleased to advise that Captain Eugene Cernan (Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and 17) will be traveling around the country for the Australian premier of his film, "The Last Man on the Moon." He will be live on stage introducing and then discussing the film, his life and extraordinary career with Q&A, hosted by Dr. Lisa Harvey-Smith will be held in; - Perth on May 27
- Carnarvon on May 28
- Sydney on May 30
- Melbourne on May 31
- Canberra on June 2
Tickets will be on sale soon through Ticketmaster Australia. |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 03-04-2016 02:27 PM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
On Facebook, we (collectSPACE) are running a contest to win a movie poster autographed by Gene Cernan.
Still haven't seen any posters of this on eBay and missed out on this.  Don't do Facebook anyways, but wow, the winner of this, very lucky indeed.  |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 03-05-2016 01:21 PM
Several cities had the movie, was this the only city Eugene Cernan attended lately? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49288
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-05-2016 01:25 PM
Cernan attended premieres in New York, Washington and Houston. He also attended public screenings in Houston and Dallas and took part in a Skype Q&A with the public in San Francisco. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49288
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-10-2016 02:16 PM
"The Last Man on the Moon" will be released in the UK in early April. To celebrate, the filmmakers are holding a contest on Facebook: To celebrate, we are giving away our film poster signed by the last astronaut to walk on the moon: Captain Eugene Cernan.Like this post for a chance to WIN and like our page for very exciting news on our UK release. One winner will be contacted on Monday 14th March 2016. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1385
From: London, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 03-10-2016 02:17 PM
Will there be any screenings? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49288
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-15-2016 03:50 PM
From the filmmakers: We're excited to announce that on April 11th there will be a live Q&A link-up with Gene Cernan in cinemas across the UK. We hope you'll be able to join us on this exciting evening when we welcome Gene Cernan back to the UK. More details coming soon... And on April 13, Gene Cernan will be attending a dinner and a screening at the National Space Centre in Leicester. |
Kite
Member Posts: 1057
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 03-15-2016 04:01 PM
Have just acquired tickets for Gene Cernan at the National Space Centre. You may be able to still get tickets to the dinner, which is beforehand, but VIP tickets sold out. I will also be seeing him in Pontefract on the previous Saturday but for those of you who missed out on that event this is a great opportunity. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4493
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-15-2016 05:27 PM
I made enquiries of the National Space Center regarding their forthcoming Cernan event. They think Capt. Cernan may be signing copies of his book but they really don't know. It is down to the film production company Mark Stewart Productions.If that is the case it is likely the event will be very much along the lines of the Sheffield Film Festival in 2014; also arranged in conjunction with MSP. It will be an excellent evening but copies of Gene's book were not available and there were no opportunities for autographs or personal photos. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49288
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-15-2016 05:29 PM
The Space Centre's website (linked above) states: Gene will NOT be signing autographs at the event, so please do not bring items to be signed. There is a possibility that signed copies of his autobiography will be available on the night to purchase. |
BA002
Member Posts: 204
From: Utrecht,NL
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 03-16-2016 03:17 PM
Tickets for just the National Space Centre's screening are sold out, so if you want to attend you have no option but to join for the dinner as well. Which I thought was a bargain anyway. |
ozspace
Member Posts: 240
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 03-29-2016 05:50 AM
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Originally posted by ozspace:
I am pleased to advise that Captain Eugene Cernan (Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and 17) will be traveling around the country for the Australian premier of his film, "The Last Man on the Moon."
Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster. |
Sparty
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Registered: Apr 2016
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posted 04-04-2016 07:43 AM
Tickets still left for this Q&A with Gene Cernan in London on 11th April. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49288
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-06-2016 07:12 AM
From the filmmakers: Due to a sudden health concern, Capt. Gene Cernan is no longer able to travel to the UK. This comes as a huge disappointment to all of us, not least Capt. Cernan, who had been looking forward to promoting the film to a UK audience. We hope that he will still be able to join us via satellite for the live Q&A on Monday 11th April and we'll keep you posted as we have news. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1625
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 04-06-2016 09:05 PM
He was due downunder in May so that will be cancelled no doubt. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49288
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-06-2016 09:06 PM
At least thus far, unlike the UK events' websites that were all updated to reflect the cancellations, the Australian event tickets are still for sale. |
DeepSea
Member Posts: 69
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Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-11-2016 05:25 PM
Saw it several hours ago and I'm still stunned. Absolutely phenomenal.So much more than a space documentary. A beautifully crafted portrait of a man's life... and that man just so happened to be a naval aviator and an astronaut. |
DeepSea
Member Posts: 69
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Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-11-2016 05:47 PM
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Originally posted by 4allmankind:
Any word on a movie poster being available for purchase?
Available on the film's website. |
ozspace
Member Posts: 240
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2009
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posted 04-12-2016 04:36 AM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
At least thus far, unlike the UK events' websites that were all updated to reflect the cancellations, the Australian event tickets are still for sale.
The Australian events are still on! I am delighted to report that I have it on very reliable information that Gene's medical issue was temporary, he is on the mend and resting and will make a full recovery. |
Tech49
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posted 04-12-2016 01:43 PM
I watched this last night at Vue in Portsmouth UK, complete with the Q&A afterwards. I thoroughly enjoyed the film. It was a terrific insight into the man, Gene Cernan, and his personal journey.Laugh out loud funny at moments, and close to tears at others, I found myself seeing the human side of Gemini and Apollo. If you want a documentary about the technicalities of flying to the moon, this is not your film. Try "In the Shadow of the Moon." "In Last Man on the Moon" you see an ageing hero, with a twinkle in his eye, you hear from his wife, daughter and close friends. Highlights for me were Gene explaining his helicopter crash, with the help of a charred flight helmet, his enduring, and mostly humorous friendship with "Baldy," and Gene explaining the Apollo 1 fire, from the street where they all lived. There are clear parallels between the ageing astronaut and the US space program. It made me reminisce about the space shuttle's glory days, long gone and sprouting weeds. I'm not sure the CG effects were needed, there is plenty of stock footage I'm sure, and it didn't really compliment the film in my opinion. But overall, as a space fan, its a solid 9/10 from me! (And the cinema game me their only poster too!)  |
DeepSea
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Registered: Jun 2014
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posted 04-13-2016 08:57 AM
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Originally posted by Tech49:
I'm not sure the CG effects were needed, there is plenty of stock footage I'm sure, and it didn't really compliment the film in my opinion.
I would disagree, personally. They provided angles for which, in some cases, no footage is available, and I think they were a great help in illustrating certain aspects of the flight to a general audience who aren't as familiar. I was also very impressed by their quality.
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3517
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 04-23-2016 07:53 AM
I saw the film in Belfast on the big screen last week. I was very impressed — it was full of wit, humour, nostalgia, and emotion. It brought back so many memories of those exciting days. It is a sad but obvious truth that the film will outlive its subject, but what a legacy! Gene Cernan's grandchildren can treasure this film in decades to come. Together with "In the Shadow of the Moon" and "The Wonder Of It All" it will provide an invaluable insight into Project Apollo which mere archive footage alone could not provide. |
Silent Sea
Member Posts: 36
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Registered: Mar 2015
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posted 04-23-2016 10:28 PM
I'm sure others have pre-ordered theirs on Amazon, and I got a message saying that it should arrive on the 28th. |
Paul78zephyr
Member Posts: 771
From: Hudson, MA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 04-26-2016 01:19 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing this and hope the film will come back from all the foreign places it's showing to play in New England (Boston) some day. I'm surprised the 'cast' did not include General Stafford. |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 04-26-2016 07:41 PM
$4 for 48-hour viewing period, standard definition, $5 HD on vudu, Amazon video, YouTube rentals. |
NASAgoob
Member Posts: 97
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 04-30-2016 05:10 PM
Great movie and good - but brief extras on the Blu-Ray. Check out the one "cleaning out garage". He has amazing flown items stored in the humidity of his garage. |
J Blackburn
Member Posts: 277
From: Riner
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 05-01-2016 07:37 PM
Just ordered "Last Man on the Moon" along with the first two books of the Blue Gemini series. I am looking forward to their arrival!!! |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1793
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 05-01-2016 09:11 PM
I loved the part where Gene was looking at rocks (granite) with a hand lens and laughing. |
Kite
Member Posts: 1057
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 05-02-2016 03:18 PM
Just been to see it in Northampton. Thoroughly enjoyed it and it pleases me so much that I have met many of the astronauts featured. It was good to see the naval jets archive and the lift offs of the Titan and Saturn V's were exhilarating. Views on the Moon were terrific as well. Hearing the personal family views was done well and very touching, especially the wife of Roger Chaffee, and that part my wife found particularly interesting. Was originally booked to see it in Leicester with Capt Cernan there for a Q&A but as that was not to be I am so glad to see it eventually on the large screen. Highly recommended. |
bthumble
Member Posts: 279
From: Houston, Texas
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 05-25-2016 05:02 PM
Just purchased this movie on iTunes for $6.99 and they have it to rent for $0.99. Google Play store has it to purchase for $9.99. |
jimsz
Member Posts: 640
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Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 05-26-2016 09:11 PM
The movie is now available to stream as of today on Netflix (USA). |
p51
Member Posts: 1754
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 05-31-2016 06:51 PM
You can get the film off Netflix. I got it and watched it.Frankly, I just don't get the hype. I didn't get any insights into the man or his actions that I hadn't already gotten from books and programs before this. This documentary, to me, looked like nothing more than the producer's attempt to hang around with Gene Cernan for a while, not that I could fault him for that (who wouldn't want that?). In a word; MEH. |
Philip
Member Posts: 6181
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-08-2016 09:13 AM
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Originally posted by p51:
You can get the film off Netflix.
Ordered the Blu-ray anyway... Did you all notice that the walkout sequence in the movie's official trailer at 01:40 is not Apollo 17? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49288
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-08-2016 09:29 AM
Looks to be the Apollo 10 walkout, Cernan's first trip to the moon. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4493
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 06-08-2016 12:42 PM
From memory, the walkout in the movie begins with "today's Gene" walking down the corridor toward the Crew Quarters exit. The door then opens into dazzling daylight as a crew, including Gene heads out.On Apollo 17, the walkout occurred in darkness. The scene was illuminated by artificial lighting and flash bulbs. Mark Stewart Productions went to extraordinary lengths in researching accurate archival footage in the making of the movie so I doubt the Apollo 10 walk out was an oversight. Rather artistic licence on the part of the movie producers and done for dramatic effect. |
Philip
Member Posts: 6181
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-09-2016 05:20 AM
Indeed Robert, Rick...In fact it's amazing to find out there's little photographic footage of some Apollo era walk-outs... especially Apollo 11 and Apollo 17. They certainly didn't hang around to wave to the crowd as during the STS-era. |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
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posted 06-24-2016 10:41 PM
Finally came in the library, saw it. Comfy place to settle down. Yes, I also cringed when his current wife said she'd throw away those national treasurers too. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 1028
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 07-08-2016 04:42 PM
Awesome documentary about Gene Cernan! Will watch many more times. |
Philip
Member Posts: 6181
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-16-2016 09:53 AM
The Blu-ray is multi-region and plays without problems. Just wanted to mention this as European Amazon websites deliver the Blu-ray from the USA. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2891
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-31-2016 09:23 PM
Finally watched the DVD tonight. What an amazing documentary of a great aviator. The extras were very well worth it, especially the one that shows the Cernans cleaning out the garage. |
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