SHUTTLE MOVIE ON IMAX FEST AGENDA : IMAX FESTIVAL AT SCIENCE MUSEUM INCLUDES FILM ON A SHUTTLE FLIGHT

By SHARI OKAMOTO

Feb. 7, 1986 12 AM PT

“The Dream Is Alive,” a short IMAX-format film of a space shuttle flight from the astronauts’ point of view, will be shown daily as part of the second annual IMAX Film Festival, which opened Thursday at the Museum of Science and Industry in Exposition Park.

Six IMAX-format films will make their Los Angeles debuts as part of the festival, which runs through Feb. 23. Films shot in the IMAX process are shown on the IMAX Theater’s five-story high, seven-story wide screen.

For the record:

12:00 a.m. Feb. 10, 1986 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Monday February 10, 1986 Home Edition Calendar Part 6 Page 3 Column 1 Entertainment Desk 1 inches; 30 words Type of Material: Correction
The second IMAX Film Festival will show “Chronos” at 10 a.m. daily and “We Are Born of Stars” and “Skyward” on a double bill at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., also daily. The screening times were incorrect in Friday’s Calendar.

“The Dream Is Alive,” which has been playing at the theater since June, has been attracting larger audiences than usual since the Jan. 28 explosion of the Challenger. Museum spokesman Greg Renick said there was no hesitation to screen the film during the festival despite the Challenger disaster. He said that crowds have increased and that the reaction to “The Dream Is Alive” has been positive. The 30-minute movie narrated by Walter Cronkite was shot using the camera-view of astronauts inside a shuttle. Two of the Challenger astronauts who were killed--Judith A. Resnik and Commander Francis R. Scobee--were part of the crew that helped shoot the film and can be seen on screen.

During the festival, “The Dream Is Alive” will be seen on a scheduled basis with the other IMAX films. “Dream” plays at 2 and 8 p.m. daily.

The six local IMAX premieres will be: “Faces of Japan,” at noon; “Omni News” at 5 p.m. on a double bill with “Tomorrow in Space”; “Silent Sky” at 3 p.m.; “We Are Born of Stars” at 10 a.m.; “Skyward” at 11 a.m., and “We Are Born of Stars” and “Skyward “ on a double bill at 6 p.m.

“Skyward” examines the relationship between man and birds. “We Are Born of Stars” is a 3-D film that tells the story of a star’s inner workings, and “Faces of Japan” provides different facets of Japanese culture--from a young woman who transforms herself into a Geisha girl to a ride on a bullet train.

Other films that are scheduled include: “Speed” at 4 p.m.; “Behold Hawaii” at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; “Chronos” at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., and “Magic Egg” at 3 p.m. on a double bill with “Silent Sky.”

Admission for each film is $4; double features are priced at $6.

Information: (213) 744-2015.