The SAG Award That Made ‘Apollo 13’ the Film to Beat in the 1996 Oscar Race

When Apollo 13 claimed SAG’s outstanding ensemble in a motion picture award ­­— incidentally, in its first year of existence ...
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30 Years Ago, My Dad Took Me To See Apollo 13 Instead Of Power Rangers. I Was Pissed Then, But Now I'm Grateful

Back in the summer of 1995, a friend asked if I wanted to see Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie with him and his mom. I immediately ran home to run it by my parents, but was dismayed when my dad ...
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Jim Lovell died months before 'Apollo 13' film's 30th anniversary return to theaters

Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for a 30th anniversary rerelease in IMAX. Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Apollo astronaut who died ...
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Ron Howard's Apollo 13 Is Required Viewing for Every Film Buff

Few genres stretch across such a wide spectrum as sci-fi. From the adventures of Star Wars to the horror of Alien, the silence and unknown of space have been the perfect backdrop for decades. Even ...
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Apollo 13 Astronaut James Lovell Appears on 'Chicago Tonight' in 1995

James Lovell was the commander of the Apollo 13 mission. The dramatic story of those astronauts returning to earth after major mechanical problems in space was made into a hit movie starring Tom Hanks ...
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Tom Hanks, who portrayed Jim Lovell in ‘Apollo 13,’ pays tribute to the late astronaut

Tom Hanks is honoring the real-life hero whom he once portrayed in a popular, Oscar-winning film.After the death of astronaut Jim Lovell was announced on Friday, Hanks shared a poignant social media ...