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1. Ocean Oasis
This movie won the prestigious "Best Theatrical Program Award" at the 2001 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
2. Michael Jordan to the MAX
The first IMAX film to exclusively feature an individual, celebrates the personal attributes that have made Jordan more than a basketball champion, but also a hero who transcends borders, cultures, age and gender.
3. Extreme
Skiing and snowboarding perilous untouched mountain peaks; climbing vertical frozen waterfalls and magnificent red-rock spires; surfing some of the largest waves ever surfed and windsurfing El Nino strength winds, EXTREME takes audiences to the action of outdoor adventure sports like never before.
Film Rental for Special Events
When you schedule your special events at The Science Place, remember that all of our films can be rented as part of your event. In addition to the regularly scheduled films listed above the following films are available.
4. To the Limit
This film focuses on human performance through the stories of four athletes: rock climber Tony Yaniro, downhill skier Maria Walliser, ballerina Nina Ananiashvili, and track and field athlete Carl Lewis. Innovative microscopic photography shows how their bodies respond to their quest for a personal best.
5. Dallas - A Unique Place in Time
Want to ride down Central Expressway at 700 miles per hour? Want to see the view from the top of Reunion Tower? Want to see "Big D" on the big screen as you've never seen it before? Whether you're a fifth-generation Dallasite or a newcomer, The Science Place's signature film will offer you a new perspective of the city.
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1. Ocean Oasis
This movie won the prestigious "Best Theatrical Program Award" at the 2001 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
Ocean Oasis, a new giant-screen film, is a fascinating journey into the bountiful seas and pristine deserts of two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds — Mexico's Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert.
"A few very special places in the world are havens for life. Resources and shelter draw living creatures from far and near. These places are rare. We call them oases."
What powerful geologic forces collided to carve out this unique region? What drives the strong currents that make this ocean so unusually rich in nutrients? How does life thrive in a seemingly barren landscape? Ocean Oasis mesmerizes us with revealing and memorable scenes that explore these mysteries.
Glide side-by-side with a graceful giant manta ray as it arches and swoops through water sparkling under the hot Baja California sun. Witness the pageant of migrating whales, the elaborate tango of courting terns, the battles of lumbering elephant seals. Fly over sweeping vistas of snow-capped mountains, vast deserts, palm oases, and mangrove swamps — then plunge into astonishing underwater sequences of rarely seen marine life.
In the making of this extraordinary film, a team of gifted and dedicated scientists explored unknown territories, sometimes at great personal risk. They trekked, flew, and dove to unveil intriguing secrets of isolated areas on land, in the air, and beneath the sea. Now audiences who would never otherwise see these remote wildernesses can experience their captivating beauty and elusive wildlife.
Ocean Oasis is both visually stunning and provocative, compelling in its message that this little-known region is a treasure worth preserving.
Proceeds from Ocean Oasis will support conservation, education, and research in the Baja California peninsula and the Sea of Cortés.
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2. Michael Jordan to the MAX
an intimate introduction to Michael Jordan, the basketball superstar who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA Championships. Michael Jordan to the Max, a 45-minute giant-screen portrait of this larger-than-life hero, will open to the public at The Science Place on Saturday, March 9, 2003.
Michael Jordan to the Max, the first IMAX film to exclusively feature an individual, celebrates the personal attributes that have made Jordan more than a basketball champion, but also a hero who transcends borders, cultures, age and gender.
“Our goal was to create an inspirational portrait of a champion whose athletic achievements could not have resulted from talent alone—but instead stemmed from a combination of athletic ability, discipline, determination, teamwork and a true love of the game,” said Jim Stern, co-director and co-producer of the film.
Following Jordan’s final championship run with the Chicago Bulls, the film uses the incredible visual and sound capabilities of the IMAX motion-picture format to take viewers on-court with Jordan as he demonstrates his ability to defy gravity—and adversity. The film chronicles the 1998 playoffs, beginning with Jordan’s struggles during the Indiana Pacers series, including the critical missed shot in Game 5 and his trip-and-fall in Game 6. It addresses his unwavering confidence throughout the Utah Jazz series and captures him hitting the final, last-minute basket in Game 7, securing the sixth NBA championship for the Bulls—and a storybook ending to his professional basketball career.
Complementing these larger-than-life basketball sequences, in which viewers will feel as if they are literally “in the picture,” are scenes featuring Jordan and those closest to him, as they provide an intimate look into the tragedies and triumphs that have shaped Jordan as an athlete and an individual. These span Jordan’s life, from being cut from the Laney High School varsity basketball team, to his “breakthrough” as a freshman playing for the University of North Carolina, and from his rise to basketball star and global marketing icon, to his first retirement. Further, they explore Jordan’s transition from basketball champion to minor league baseball player with the Burmingham Barons, his much-awaited return to the NBA and his current retirement, in which he spends time volunteering at the Michael Jordan Basketball Camp for kids.
“Michael Jordan to the Max covers not only ‘the big picture,’ of Michael Jordan—the surface stories—but also includes rare glimpses, shared by Michael and others, into the character traits that have enabled him to achieve his potential, both on and off the court,” said Don Kempf, co-director and co-producer of the film.
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3. Extreme
Featuring World Champion Athletes in:
- Giant wave surfing
- Windsurfing
It was the ultimate year for the historical making of EXTREME - filmed with IMAX® cameras. Skiing and snowboarding perilous untouched mountain peaks; climbing vertical frozen waterfalls and magnificent red-rock spires; surfing some of the largest waves ever surfed and windsurfing El Nino strength winds, EXTREME takes audiences to the action of outdoor adventure sports like never before.
EXTREME combines incredible extreme sport action with narration from the athletes and an eclectic, contemporary soundtrack as it explores the paradox of human nature: facing fear from the edge of life. EXTREME shares an understanding of those who have made their passion a lifestyle and provides a unique glimpse into the relationship between nature and humanity - of an earth at its most surreal and athletes who continuously strive to feel her magnanimous, powerful shapes. By capturing the calculated precision of sport in the most intimidating elements of nature on 15/70mm film (with a negative 10 times the size of traditional 35mm film, allowing images to be projected crystal clear onto 8-story-high screens) viewers will see and experience the action as though they are actually there.
EXTREME guarantees an assembly of the best athletes in the world, including a number of past and current world champions, as they challenge the most intimidating forces of nature during her most volatile year.
Directed by: Jon Long
Producer: R Neils de Jong Franken
Executive Producer: Peter Beyak
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4. To the Limit
"To The Limit" is a 35-minute, IMAX® film about the human body. Premiering in 1989, the film marked the first collaboration of NOVA and the Museum Film Network, a consortium of 14 international science museums. The film focuses on human performance through the stories of four athletes: rock climber Tony Yaniro, downhill skier Maria Walliser, ballerina Nina Ananiashvili, and track and field athlete Carl Lewis. Innovative microscopic photography shows how their bodies respond to their quest for a personal best. The film has been a resounding critical and popular success. Since its debut "To The Limit" has been seen by an estimated 13 million people and received the Grand Prize at La Géode, the International Film Festival for IMAX® films.
A Production of the Museum Film Network and NOVA/WGBH
Boston.
Produced By MacGillivray Freeman Films.
The Museum Film Network members are:
- American Museum of Natural History
- Canadian Museum of Civilization
- Carnegie Science Center
- Denver Museum of Natural History
- Discovery Place
- Maryland Science Center
- Louisville Museum of History and Science
- Museum of Science, Boston
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
- National Museum of Natural Science
- Omniversum
- Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center
- Science Museum of Virginia
- Singapore Science Center
Affiliate member:
NOVA/WGBH Boston
©1992 Museum Film Network and WGBH Educational Foundation, All Rights Reserved. IMAX®, OMNIMAX and IMAXDome are registered trademarks of Imax Corporation.
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5. Dallas - A Unique Place in Time
Want to ride down Central Expressway at 700 miles per hour? Want to see the view from the top of Reunion Tower? Want to see "Big D" on the big screen as you've never seen it before? Whether you're a fifth-generation Dallasite or a newcomer, The Science Place's signature film will offer you a new perspective of the city.
Since opening day, November 15, 1996, The Science Place's TI Founders IMAX Theater has shown this presentation, the six minute film, "Dallas: A Unique Place in Time." This signature film was directed by local award-winning filimmaker, Phillip Thomas, and is sponsored by Texas Instruments (TI).
The short film marks the first time the city of Dallas has been captured in the large-format (70 mm expanded) medium of IMAX. Phillip Thomas and his crew shot locations in and around Dallas during the month of April 1996.
The film opens with a brief history of invention and moves on to explain how the inventions and technology born in Dallas have shaped the city and the world. The director's famous time-lapse footage of the Dallas skyline is inter-cut with dramatic scenes of the Arboretum in bloom, construction cranes over the horizon and a high-speed shot of the Reunion Hotel lobby from a descending elevator. In closing, the film acknowledges the four TI founders, for whom the theater is named: Cecil H. Green, J. Erik Jonnson, Eugene McDermott and Patrick E. Haggerty.
Original music by John Hunter and Jon Slott, of Dallas-based Juniper Music, will underscore the onscreen action. This film is planned for a five-year minimum run.
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