Thursday, July 05, 2007

Tour de France in London and Shreveport simultaneously; Imax has Wired to Win at 11, 1:30 and 3:30, M - Sat, starting July 7


Tour de France London Promo
Originally uploaded by Adrian Fitch
Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France, is a real-life drama exploring the physical and mental intensity of competing in sports’ most grueling race. It opens Sat, July 7, for a three-month feature run at Sci-Port Discovery Center’s IMAX Dome Theatre, says Jennifer Tuxen.

The film tells the story of two riders in the legendary race—Australian Baden Cooke and his French teammate, Jimmy Casper—as they attempt to compete in the three-week-long event. It follows the athletes over the peaks of the Alps, the villages of Provence and cobblestone streets of Paris as they try to avoid danger, deny pain and fatigue, control their emotions, seize fleeting moments of opportunity and stay highly motivated.

Wired to Win combines dramatic images from the centennial 2003 Tour de France with spectacular computer-generated and medical imagery. The film draws upon a team of scientists, filmmakers and educators to present a striking portrait of the human brain.

Wired to Win show times through September 2 will be 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; and 1:30 & 4 p.m. Sunday.

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