Metro Cinema Society: Science in the Cinema

Science in the Cinema

Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions presents the 2012/ 2013 season of Science in the Cinema - an initiative to help illuminate the science in popular cinema and provide a venue for the general public to learn about current research.

A researcher who works in a related field introduces each film. Following the presentation, the researcher discusses new areas of research related to the science highlighted in the movie with time for audience questions and discussion.

First up is the thriller film 28 Day Later, followed by Happy: Nov 22, The Third Man: Jan 24, Innerspace: Feb 16 & The Necessities of Life: Apr 4.

Admission is free and includes a small popcorn.

Science: 28 Days Later

Director: Danny Boyle

UK 2002, 113 min, Digital

Oct 25 (2012) @ 6:30pm

Four weeks after a rogue virus erupts from a laboratory and spreads throughout the U.K. a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary from zombies with super-human strength. _28 Days Later_ will be introduced by Maya Shmulevitz PhD., a virologist... view more

Science: Happy

Director: Roko Belic

USA 2011, 76 min, Digital

Nov 22 (2012) @ 6:30pm

Are exams stressing you out? Has the looming holiday season got you grinding your teeth? Science in the Cinema feels your pain! We think it just might be the right time to watch _Happy_ - a documentary film which will... view more

Science: The Third Man

Director: Carol Reed

UK 1949, 104 min, 35mm

Jan 24 @ 6:30pm

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investi- gating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime - and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to... view more

Science: Innerspace

Director: Joe Dante

USA 1987, 120 min, Digital

Feb 16 @ 1pm

Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions Science in the Cinema is going to get really, really tiny! _Innerspace_ stars Martin Short as a hapless hypochondriac who battles arch-villains in order to save the life of an astronaut when a secret miniaturization... view more

Science: The Necessities of Life

Director: Benoît Pilon

Canada 2008, 102 min, Digital

Apr 4 @ 6:30pm

Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions Science in the Cinema presents the final film of the 2012-13 season. _The Necessities of Life_ takes the viewer back to the 1950’s to tell the story of an Inuit hunter named Tivii. Diagnosed with... view more