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- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:05:05 +0200 (CEST)
Hey y'all,
This Tuesday we'll show you "The aviator"!
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgbt45zcdFM
Focusing on his early years (from the 1930 production of 'Hell's Angels'
to the 1947 test flight of the Blue Spruce, when he was 42), this is the
story of how young Howard Hughes transformed a small fortune into a
massive one. The son of the Texan inventor of an amazing drill bit who
died when he was 18, leaving him with 75% of the "Hughes Tool Co.", Howard
Hughes quickly moved to Los Angeles to become a Hollywood film producer,
where he helped launch the career of Jean Harlow and other starlets, and
producing such classics as Hell's Angels, The Front Page, Flying
Leathernecks, and Scarface (the 1932 original), eventually owning RKO
Pictures. Hughes' legend came not from focusing on just Hollywood,
however, as he simultaneously branched into industry after industry,
including aviation in 1932 (including TWA Airlines), and during WWII,
defense, leading to the creation of the (infamous) Spruce Goose, a flying
boat of immense size. After WWII, Hughes' expansions continued, with an
electronics company that was integral to the evolution of the satellite,
and Hughes' several Las Vegas casinos (though this film may be ending
before he moves there). This film will also focus on Hughes' romances with
Hollywood stars like Katharine Hepburn and Ava Gardner.
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751/
See you Tuesday the 30th of March!
Cultural Centre, Mekelweg 10, Delft @ 21:00!
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