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April 19, 2012

You Are Invited: Council for a Livable World Free Nuclear Weapons Themed Movie Series

In honor of the Council for a Livable World 50th Anniversary, we are hosting a free movie series designed to educate and entertain people interested in issues of nuclear weapons and global security.

In the six weeks leading up to our 50th anniversary celebration on June 6, we will be screening one movie each Thursday night starting at 6:00PM in the Council for a Livable World’s office conference room.  

Guests of all ages are welcome to attend one, two or all six films. Be thrilled, chilled and amazed.

Please RSVP to mfargo@armscontrolcenter.org by no later than the Tuesday preceding the movie showing that you wish to attend so we can supply ample refreshments. We will send reminders each week if you indicate an interest in any one of the films.

Films and showtimes below the jump.

Movie Schedule:
The Hunt for Red October                          April 26
Countdown to Zero                                       May 3
Fail Safe                                                       May 10
Dr. Strangelove                                           May 17
Nuclear Tipping Point                             May 24
The World is Not Enough                        May 31

Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP: mfargo@armscontrolcenter.org
322 Fourth Street, NE. Washington, D.C. 20002.

Movie Information:
The Hunt for Red October (1990): Starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin. In 1984, the USSR’s best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?
Countdown to Zero (2010): A documentary which argues that the use of nuclear weapons has increased since the end of the Cold War due to concerns of nuclear terrorism and proliferation, featuring interviews with Tony Blair, Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev and Robert McNamara.
Fail Safe (1964): Starring Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, and Larry Hagman. American planes are sent to deliver a nuclear attack on Moscow, but it’s a mistake due to an electrical malfunction. Can all-out war be averted?
Dr. Strangelove (1964): Starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.
Nuclear Tipping Point (2010): A documentary produced by the Nuclear Security Project to raise awareness about nuclear threats and to help build support for the urgent actions needed to reduce nuclear dangers, featuring interviews with Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, Sam Nunn and William Perry.
The World is Not Enough (1999): Starring Pierce Brosnan, Judi Dench, Sophie Marceau and Denise Richards. James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can’t feel pain.

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