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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">Cheryl
White</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">Coolidge
Corner Theatre/Science on Screen</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Times New Roman">617/566-0687</font></blockquote>
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href="mailto:cheryl@coolidge.org"><font
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">The Coolidge
Corner Theatre will kick off a new season of its popular Science on
Screen series with Woody Allen's comedy classic SLEEPER and guest
speaker Brock Reeve, executive director of the Harvard Stem Cell
Institute, on Monday, January 21, at 7:00 p.m.
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">When
cryogenically preserved Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) is awakened 200
years after a hospital mishap, he discovers the world is ruled by an
evil dictator -- a disembodied nose. Miles is pursued by the
secret police and recruited by anti-government rebels with a plan to
kidnap the dictator's proboscis before it can be
cloned. </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">As wacky as
the concept of resurrecting a dead dictator from his severed nose may
be, in 2004 a team of real-world scientists successfully cloned mice
using sensory neurons from a mouse's snout. The researchers
whimsically credited SLEEPER and Woody Allen for the idea for their
experiments. Their findings negated some of the assumptions
about how neurons differentiate to acquire specific functions and
provided important new tools for better understanding the brain.
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">There is no
doubt scientists are on the cusp of more breakthroughs in the areas of
cloning and stem cell research -- hotly debated issues which may hold
the key to curing a multitude of debilitating injuries and illnesses.
Before the film, Reeve will talk about some of the realities and
possibilities of stem cell research. Reeve came to the Harvard
Stem Cell Institute with extensive management experience in the
information technology and life sciences industries and has garnered
accolades for his work as executive director. He is half-brother
to the late actor and stem cell advocate Christopher
Reeve.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">With Science
on Screen, the Coolidge Corner Theatre showcases a feature film or
documentary with a basis in science along with introductions by
leading scientists and other prominent figures connected to the worlds
of science or medicine. This monthly series is co-presented by
the Museum of Science, Boston and<i> New Scientist</i>
magazine. </font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">All Science
on Screen programs are $7.75 for students and Museum of Science
members or $9.75 general admission. Members of the Coolidge
Corner Theatre get in free. Tickets are available in advance at
the box office or on-line at</font> <a
href="http://www.coolidge.org/science"><font
face="Times New Roman">www.coolidge.org/science</font></a><font
face="Times New Roman">. </font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">The Coolidge
Corner Theatre is located at 290 Harvard Street in Brookline.
Call 617/734-2500 for more information.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">Previous
Science on Screen programs:</font></blockquote>
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face="Times New Roman"><b>2007</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">THE MAN WHO
FELL TO EARTH with Robert Weller</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">PULSE
(KAIRO) with Alan Lightman</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">STAR TREK:
THE WRATH OF KAHN with Jeffery Hoffman</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">A CLOCKWORK
ORANGE with Marc Hauser</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">ETERNAL
SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND with Daniel Schacter</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">SO MUCH, SO
FAST with Jamie Heywood</font></blockquote>
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face="Times New Roman"> </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Times New Roman"><b>2006</b></font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">LONGTIME
COMPANION with Kenneth Mayer, Joe Elia, and Matt
Foley</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">ALPHAVILLE
with Sheila Jasanoff</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">DONNIE DARKO
with Bruce M. Cohen</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">THE
ANDROMEDA STRAIN with Alfred DeMaria</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">WINGED
MIGRATION with David Allen Sibley</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">FORBIDDEN
PLANET with Rodney Brooks</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">2001: A
SPACE ODYSSEY with Marvin Minsky</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">RICHARD
FEYNMAN: NO ORDINARY GENIUS with Stephen Wolfram</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font
face="Times New Roman"><b>2005</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">PRIMER with
John Joannopoulos</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">THE ELEPHANT
MAN with Virginia Kimonis</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">A BRIEF
HISTORY OF TIME with Alan Guth</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">JAWS with
Greg Skomal </font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman">DIAL M FOR
MURDER in 3-D with Steven Pinker</font></blockquote>
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