Movies in the Dome

Hudson River Museum • Movies in the Dome

August Fridays 7-9 pm

Animated robots, fabulous archival footage, and comic strip heroes star in movies under the planetarium dome at the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, on August Fridays at 7 pm. FREE Museum and Planetarium admission. Graduated, comfortable, and air-conditioned seating. See the multi-media exhibition Space Is the Place before the show.

August 1 Iron Giant, 1999
Rated PG, 86 minutes; Warner Bros.; directed by Brad Bird
A giant metal robot falls to Earth, scaring the townsfolk of a small town in Maine in 1958. After befriending a boy named Hogarth, the unlikely pair ― boy and machine ― save the residents from their own fears and prejudices. Based on the Ted Hughes 1968 novel The Iron Man.

August 8 Flash Gordon
Rated PG, 113 minutes; Universal; directed by Mike Hodges
Join Flash Gordon, a football player skyjacked on a rocket ship as he matches his strength and wits against Ming the Merciless, the evil ruler of the planet Mongo. An action film and update of the 1930s comic strip, it comes to life with cliffhanger endings, brilliant visuals, and music.

August 15 Sputnik Mania
Rated G, 87 minutes; documentary directed by David Hoffman
Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America as a weapon of mass destruction. Narrated by Liev Schreiber with expert use of archival footage, SPUTNIK MANIA explores the fast moving series of events that brought the world's super-powers to the brink of nuclear war and includes the story of two ex-generals whose private agreement prevented WW III.

August 22 In the Shadow of the Moon, 2007
Rated PG, 100 minutes; ThinkFilm; Documentary directed by David Sington

The Apollo space program flew 9 spacecraft to the moon and 12 men walked its surface. Incredible footage and interviews with Apollo crew.

August 29 Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out, 1989
23 minutes; Aardman Animations; directed by Nick Park
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese which is an excellent excuse for the animated duo to take their holiday on the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese.

The Hudson River Museum is located at 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers NY. Minutes from the Saw Mill River Parkway, exit 9, north or southbound. Information and directions: 914.963.4550 and www.hrm.org. Wed - Sun 12- 5 pm. Fridays 12-8 pm. Admission: Adults $5; Seniors 62 & older and youth 5-16 $3. Fridays 5 to 8 pm free.

The largest cultural institution in Westchester County, the Hudson River Museum is a multi-disciplinary complex that draws its identity from its site on the banks of the Hudson River, and seeks to broaden the cultural horizons of all its visitors. It engages in the presentation of exhibitions, programs, teaching initiatives, research, collection, preservation, and conservation – a wide range of activities that interpret its collections, interests and communities.

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	Hudson River Museum • Movies in the Dome August Fridays 7-9 pm Animated robots, fabulous archival footage, and comic strip heroes star in movies under the planetarium dome at the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, on August Fridays at 7 pm. FREE Museum and Planetarium admission. Graduated, comfortable, and air-conditioned seating. See the multi-media exhibition Space Is the Place before the show. August 1 Iron Giant, 1999 Rated PG, 86 minutes; Warner Bros.; directed by Brad Bird A giant metal robot falls to Earth, scaring the townsfolk of a small town in Maine in 1958. After befriending a boy named Hogarth, the unlikely pair ― boy and machine ― save the residents from their own fears and prejudices. Based on the Ted Hughes 1968 novel The Iron Man. August 8 Flash Gordon Rated PG, 113 minutes; Universal; directed by Mike Hodges Join Flash Gordon, a football player skyjacked on a rocket ship as he matches his strength and wits against Ming the Merciless, the evil ruler of the planet Mongo. An action film and update of the 1930s comic strip, it comes to life with cliffhanger endings, brilliant visuals, and music. August 15 Sputnik Mania Rated G, 87 minutes; documentary directed by David Hoffman Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America as a weapon of mass destruction. Narrated by Liev Schreiber with expert use of archival footage, SPUTNIK MANIA explores the fast moving series of events that brought the world's super-powers to the brink of nuclear war and includes the story of two ex-generals whose private agreement prevented WW III. August 22 In the Shadow of the Moon, 2007 Rated PG, 100 minutes; ThinkFilm; Documentary directed by David Sington The Apollo space program flew 9 spacecraft to the moon and 12 men walked its surface. Incredible footage and interviews with Apollo crew. August 29 Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out, 1989 23 minutes; Aardman Animations; directed by Nick Park Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese which is an excellent excuse for the animated duo to take their holiday on the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. The Hudson River Museum is located at 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers NY. Minutes from the Saw Mill River Parkway, exit 9, north or southbound. Information and directions: 914.963.4550 and www.hrm.org. Wed - Sun 12- 5 pm. Fridays 12-8 pm. Admission: Adults $5; Seniors 62 & older and youth 5-16 $3. Fridays 5 to 8 pm free. The largest cultural institution in Westchester County, the Hudson River Museum is a multi-disciplinary complex that draws its identity from its site on the banks of the Hudson River, and seeks to broaden the cultural horizons of all its visitors. It engages in the presentation of exhibitions, programs, teaching initiatives, research, collection, preservation, and conservation – a wide range of activities that interpret its collections, interests and communities.