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Science On ScreenThe Boston area is filled with academic superstars - so why not bring them to the movies? With Science On Screen, we present a feature film or documentary with a basis in science, along with exciting introductions by noted scientists in a related field. Science on Screen programs are $9.75 regular admission, or $7.75 for seniors, students, and Museum of Science members. Members of the Coolidge Corner Theatre get FREE admission to these shows. Science on Screen: SUPERMANMonday, May 12 @ 7:00 pm With guest speaker Max Tegmark The infant Kal-El, of the planet Krypton, makes his journey to Earth in a ship constructed by his father, Jor-El, just as the planet explodes. Crashing down in the midwest United States, the boy is adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent. After Jonathan's death several years later, Kal-El - now known as Clark Kent - learns of his true identity from the ghost of Jor-El. He has great powers - he can fly, outrun a train, and lift up a 1-ton truck. But it isn't until he gains a job at Metropolis' Daily Planet newspaper that things begin to come together. One night, after leaving work, he sees a helicopter crash on the building's roof. From this night on, he will be known by a new name...SUPERMAN! His mission: "To fight for truth, justice and the American Way". Lex Luthor, however, has other ideas - to sabotage a pair of nuclear missiles and use them to create an earthquake that will wipe out the California coastline. Superman must race against time and stop a sinister plan by Luthor to eliminate him before millions of innocent people are killed. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! Join us before the film to dish about your favorite superheroes! dir. Richard Donner with Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, 1978. 2h7m |