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“Failure Is Not an Option”: An Oral History of ‘Apollo 13’

Failure Is Not an Option”: An Oral History of Apollo 13

In April 1970, the crew of the Apollo 13 became the most talked-about people on Earth after a malfunction en route to the moon left three astronauts stranded 200,000 miles from home. It was one of the biggest media stories of the decade, with audiences around the world glued to their TV sets and radios.

That’s not how I remember it.

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The Roses is a movie bound to flop.

Disney has to be intentionally trying to lose money on their movies.  In 1989, The War of the Roses, starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, was released.  In August, a remake will be released.  The Roses will star Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch.

They can’t be serious .  Colman and Cumberbatch have no humor, charisma or sex appeal.

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