Q Night at the Movies presents the 80’s sci-fi hit Cocoon. We’ll also explore the not-so-sci-fi aspects of the new fantasy movie A Wrinkle in Time. And catch some great conversations about screenwriting and acting before and after the feature film with some of this year’s biggest names in Hollywood. It all starts at 7 p.m. Saturday on KLRU Q.
Science Goes To The Movies Astrophysics and Cell Biology at 7 p.m.
Did you know Madeline L’Engle’s fiction predicted real scientific discoveries? Take a closer look at the hard science in A Wrinkle in Time with Matt O’Dowd, a CUNY Astrophysicist and host of the popular PBS series Space Time and Natasha Pavlova, a Research Fellow at Thompson Laboratory for Cancer, Biology & Genetics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
On Story A Conversation with Kenneth Lonergun at 7:30 p.m.
Academy Award-winning writer-director Kenneth Lonergan compares screenwriting with playwriting, protecting his personal relationship with his work and being open to mistakes. With over 90 nominations for his work, a resume that includes Manchester by the Sea, Gangs of New York and You Can Count on Me, this conversation with a master storyteller is not to be missed.
Feature Film Cocoon at 8 p.m.
Ron Howard’s Oscar-winning tale about Florida retirees who find the fountain of youth in a pool filled with alien pods is great comedy and great drama wrapped into one.
Variety Studio Actors on Actors at 10 p.m.
Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game) with Holly Hunter (The Big Sick), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) with Kate Winslet (Wonder Wheel), Hong Chau (Downsizing) with Diane Kruger (In the Fade), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) with Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) and Jamie Bell (Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool) with Robert Pattinson (Good Time).