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William
Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet
Your students will be moved
by this unforgettable adaptation
of Shakespeare's classic love
story, Romeo and Juliet. Leonardo
DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray
the lead characters Romeo and
Juliet. The Elizabethan setting
from the original has been moved
to the modern scene of Verona
Beach. This movie is a brilliant
remake of the world's most tragic
love affair and now Ontario Place
brings it to your class in a larger
than life format.
(Length:120 mins.)
For more info visit the official
website:
www.romeoandjuliet.com |
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William
Shakespeare's A
Midsummer Night's Dream (14+)
A star-studded cast brings Shakespeare's
most magical play to life, headed
by Michelle Pfeiffer as the
fairy Queen and Kevin Kline
as Bottom, her unlikely lover.
Also starring Calista Flockhart
who plays Helena. The setting
for this modern version takes
place in northern Italy near
the end of the nineteenth century.
The Ontario Place program brings
this Shakespeare classic to
life on the large Cinesphere
screen.
(Length:116 mins.)
For more info visit the
official website:
www.foxsearchlight.com |
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India:
Kingdom
of the Tiger
(45 minutes) |
This film will take
viewers on a magic carpet ride
through India, examining the history
of this ancient land and the developmental
and environmental challenges facing
this fast-growing country. The
spine of the film will be a story
seen through the eyes of one of
India's most mysterious and compelling
animals - the tiger. |
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| Australia:
Land
Beyond Time
(41 minutes)
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Take a trek across
the Australian Outback; from red,
weathered sand dunes to cascading
waterfalls and lush wildlife.
Audiences discover how Australia's
unique plant and animal life has
adapted to often threatening and
tumultuous conditions and the
film provides a rare, close-up
look at Australia's extraordinary
wildlife in its natural state. |
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| Amazon
(40 minutes)
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The Amazon is the
mightiest river in the world,
the lifeblood for whole civilizations
and home to more than 5,000 different
species of fish and more than
60,000 different species of plants
that live on its banks.
This film takes the audience on
a journey of discovery of the
river's wonders, inhabitants and
remarkable healing powers. |
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| Journey
Into
Amazing Caves
(45 minutes)
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Join award winning
filmmaker Greg MacGillivray and
a group of scientists as they
scuba dive through underwater
caves in South America, descend
into 500 foot ice caves in Greenland
and explore underground caves
in the Grand Canyon. All
of this done in the search for
extremites, tiny micro-organisms
that have never seen daylight
or have been frozen in ice for
thousands of years. |
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| The
Living Sea
(39 minutes)
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Brought to you by
legendary director, Greg MacGillivray,
the Living Sea celebrates the
beauty, power and importance of
the oceans of the world.
Filmed in locations around the
world, a musical score by Sting
and narrated by Meryl Streep,
this film shows us the wonder
of the oceans of the world and
our relationship with them. |
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| Africa:
The Serengeti
(39 minutes)
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This film introduces
audiences to a spectacle that
few humans have ever witnessed,
the Great Migration. This film
takes viewers on a journey with
over 1.5 million animals as they
travel more than 500 miles across
the Serengeti plains to Tanzania
and Kenya. It is a tribute to
the wildebeest as they set out
on their long odyssey. (Note:
some scenes may be frightening) |
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Antarctica
(40 minutes)
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This film portrays
the history, science, delicate
ecology and awesome beauty of
Antarctica - the world's southernmost
continent. For the first time
in history the mysterious icy
expanse of the highest, driest
and coldest continent has been
captured in the giant screen format. |
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| Blue
Planet
(42 minutes)
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A space film about
Earth. The earth is revealed as
a place of constant, ever violent
change. How did the earth begin?
How is it changing and what is
humankind's role in these changes?
Blue Planet addresses these questions
and more with footage taken on
the ocean floor, on the ground,
in space and computer animation. |
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| Dolphins
(40 minutes)
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Imagine swimming
alongside some of the most graceful
and extraordinary creatures on
earth - wild dolphins. Dive in
with two scientists studying these
elusive animals in the crystalline
waters of the Bahamas and wind-swept
seas of Patagonia. Narrated by
Pierce Brosnan and featuring a
soundtrack with songs and music
from Grammy Award winner Sting. |
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Mysteries of Egypt
(40 minutes)
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Legendary actor
and native Egyptian, Omar Sharif
guides you through the many mysteries
that surround the over 5,000 year
old Egyptian civilization. Learn
about the construction of the
pyramids and explore the burial
site of Tutankhamen. Discover
the techniques used to study the
ancient Egyptian culture. |
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| Everest
(40 minutes)
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Everest is the story
of amazing achievements, taking
audiences on an inspirational
and spell-binding ascent with
an international team of climbers.
This film brings the story of
the tallest Himalayan peak to
life and explores one of humanity's
greatest adventures. |
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Super Speedway
(48 minutes)
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Buckle up. SUPER
SPEEDWAY puts audiences in the
cockpit of an Indy car and catapults
them into world championship auto
racing action at mind-bending
speeds in excess of 230 miles
per hour. At the core of the film's
action is Michael Andretti and
the Newman/Haas racing team for
which he drives. Set against the
drama of the track are two story
lines that follow the remarkable
craft of creating Indy cars: the
restoration of a 1964 roadster
- a thoroughbred once driven at
Indianapolis - and the building
of Michael Andretti's state-of-the-art
Indy car at the Lola car plant
in England. |
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Magic of Flight
(39 minutes)
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Experience the thrill
of flying and soar through the
history of flight, from the Wright
brothers to the dramatic high
speed aerobatics of the world-renowned
Blue Angels.
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To Fly!
(27 minutes)
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A stunning overview
of transportation and flight in
America. TO FLY! presents an emotional
and visual experience as audiences
float over the Vermont countryside
and Niagara Falls in a balloon,
thrill to the spirit of flying
from wild barnstorming to the
precision of the Blue Angels,
and explore the beauties of flight
with a cross-country cruise, hang-gliding
in Hawaii and a rocket lift-off. |
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Titanica
(95 minutes)
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Titanica,
shot during a high-risk international
expedition 12,500 feet beneath
the North Atlantic, takes audiences
on an adventure of discovery to
the site of the world's most famous
shipwreck. Award-winning filmmaker
Stephen Low brings the tragic
tale of the Titanic to life through
the eyes of colorful crew members,
through spectacular, life-size
images of the wreck on the ocean
floor, and, in stark contrast,
one survivor's poignant story
of the Titanic's ill-fated maiden
voyage. |
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| Ring
of Fire
(38 minutes)
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This film is about
the immense natural force of the
circle of volcanoes and seismic
activity that rings the Pacific
Ocean. Students learn about the
geological forces that shape volcanoes
and earthquakes and discover how
people and cultures of this area
co-exist with these towering infernos. |
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Wolves
(40 minutes)
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Wolves tells the
remarkable story of one of the
world's most tenacious species
and our closest fellow predator.
The resulting story proves that
wolves are making a comeback,
not only physically through recovery
project efforts across the continent,
but also in changing attitudes
around the planet. Against all
odds, and with determination and
cooperation, a long-broken link
in our planet's ecological chain
has been repaired. |
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Search for the Great Sharks
(40 minutes)
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SEARCH FOR THE GREAT
SHARKS takes viewers on a round-the-globe
expedition to discover some of
the world's largest sharks and
witness them at close range. From
the coast of California to the
remote reaches of South and Western
Australia, this film pursues blue
sharks, whale sharks, and, the
most notorious of all, the great
white. The Giant Screen format
creates a unique sense of closeness
to these awesome creatures.
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| China:
The Panda Adventure
(40 minutes)
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IMAX takes you on
an unforgettable journey back
in time to China in 1936.
Based on a true story, Ruth Harnkenss,
a fiercely independent American
woman goes to the bamboo forests
of China to discover the truth
about her late husband's demise.
Instead, she discovers more than
she expected, as she learns about
the great Giant Panda. Through
bravery, perseverance and sheer
determination, she overcomes many
obstacles to bring the western
world its first sight of this
beautiful, gentle animal. |
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| Tropical
Rainforest
(39 minutes)
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Follow the 400 million-year
evolution of tropical rainforests
and their recent and rapid destruction.
This film has close-up scenes
of animals including leaf-cutting
ants inside their nest, butterflies,
hummingbirds and monkeys. Viewers
will gain better appreciation
of the importance of tropical
rainforests on a global scale. |
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