Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham Giant Screen Theatre presents Take Two. So nice we’re doing it twice — twice a month, that is. Twice-monthly Friday evenings, it's Take Two: a screening of throwback classic films in our decidedly modern digital theatre.
Join us and journey back in time while still getting to keep our cutting-edge technology.
June 13 at 7:00 p.m.
The Longest Day (1962)
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Featuring an all-star cast including John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Roddy McDowall, Henry Fonda and Sean
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Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham Giant Screen Theatre presents Take Two. So nice we’re doing it twice — twice a month, that is. Twice-monthly Friday evenings, it's Take Two: a screening of throwback classic films in our decidedly modern digital theatre.
Join us and journey back in time while still getting to keep our cutting-edge technology.
June 13 at 7:00 p.m.
The Longest Day (1962)
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Featuring an all-star cast including John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Roddy McDowall, Henry Fonda and Sean Connery.
Winner of 2 Oscars – Best Cinematography, Best Special Effects
(also nominated for Picture, Art Direction and Editing)
"This is perhaps one of the most ambitious, epic WW2 films to have been made; certainly it is the last of the classic B&W films made about the subject. Featuring an all-star cast (John Wayne, Richard Burton, Kurt Jurgens… even a cameo by Sean Connery!), it comprehensively details the build-up and execution of the Normandy landings in 1944, taking care to show how the event was perceived by Allied and Axis soldiers and commanders, as well as the Free French resistance.
"This is a film that takes great care in documenting the events of the day, without lapsing into sickly sentimentalism or getting distracted with fictional characters' personal lives (a failing of many WW2 movies since about 1970), or over-emphasising any one nation's importance in the operation (although, admittedly, Canadians may feel a little short-changed).
"Classic moments abound, notably the landing at St.Mere-Eglise and the soldier who gets caught in the church steeple, the frustrations of the front-line German commanders and fighters, and the numerous cameos for film nerds to keep track of.
"If you want a wartime romance, or an appearance by Matt Damon or Ben Affleck, or long, loving shots of the Stars & Stripes in slo-mo, or a gritty blood'n'guts fest, you'll be disappointed. This film has broader concerns, and was made with much more thoroughness. There is no agenda at work here, pro-war or anti-. It is solely concerned with documenting Operation "Overlord" for the film-going public, and succeeds brilliantly; a shame then, that it has not made the top 50 war films list.
"A must-see for any fan of war films." — Terry Rodgers
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