PELHAM, New York USA — LAUNCH Magazine presents the New York premiere of the acclaimed documentary, The Wonder of it All, directed by Jeffrey Roth at The Picture House on April 7.  The film includes inspirational interviews with 7 of the 12 men who have walked on the Moon.

Confirmed attendees for the screening and post-film Q+A include Apollo 14 astronaut and moonwalker Edgar Mitchell, along with Apollo 7's Walt Cunningham, film director, Jeffrey Roth, and writer Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon, the book that inspired Tom Hanks series, From the Earth to the Moon, who will also be moderator for the evening.  A special VIP reception will precede the screening of the film.

Tickets for the reception and premiere are being sold exclusively at http://www.thepicturehouse.org/.  Seats are limited. Additionally, the Picture House will be selling posters autographed by the astronauts.

Students of Westchester County (NY) schools are invited to enter The Picture House's "Why I want to Walk on the Moon" contest to win 2 FREE tickets to the screening. Students who wish to enter can submit a 250-word essay online, explaining why they want to be a "moonwalker." Students must submit their essays to Quenna Sanchez, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , by April 2, to be eligible.

The event is sponsored by LAUNCH Magazine. To subscribe to LAUNCH, visit http://www.launchmagonline.com/.

Schedule
6:30pm:  VIP Reception
7:15pm:  Doors Open to the Public
7:30pm:  Film Begins
9pm:       Discussion and Q&A

The Picture House is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to restoring, renovating, and transforming an historic 1921 movie theater. The organization has a two-part mission: Great Films and Film Education.  In the newly restored Picture House, audiences will see independent films - features and documentaries from around the world — classics, retrospectives, themed series, cult favorites and revivals.  The Picture House believes in the power of movies to change peoples' lives for the better.  The group's educational focus will provide everyone in the southern Westchester region — especially underserved children — with the opportunity to learn about the art, technology, and business of film.

04-01-2008 09:41 AM  #1
Astronaut Robb New Member   Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	Re: LAUNCH Magazine presents "The Wonder of It All" I had an opportunity to see this film at a showing at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex. It's excellent!! In my view, much better than the Ron Howard produced "In the Shadow of the Moon". The interviews are richer, more meaningful, and you get a much deeper personal sense of what the moon landings meant for those who did them. Apollo 14's Ed Mitchell seems to be the one delivering most of the humorous anecdotes, much like Apollo 12's Al Bean did in "ISM". But filmmaker Jeffery Roth and team does a better job of getting into the heart of the moonwalkers experience, especially Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin, who provides a significant moment in the film. This is the little film that could and is a definite TBS....TO BE SEEN!! I give it 4-1/2 rockets.