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New dinosaur movie comes to the former Bristol IMAX
Everybody loves a dinosaur movie, right? And for generations, kids have been obsessed with these prehistoric critters. New documentary Why Dinosaurs? follows one of them, teenager James Pinto, as he embarks on a global quest with his filmmaker father Tony to find out more about the extinct beasts. Along the way, they interview more than 65 experts, speak to the director of Jurassic World, see the world’s largest dinosaur toy collection, and dig up some real dinosaur bones.
Why Dinosaurs? premiered in Hollywood last November and reaches Bristol on Wednesday 5 June as part of a UK mini-tour. The red carpet event at the former IMAX cinema inside Bristol Aquarium also offers an opportunity to meet some of the world’s foremost dinosaur experts, including Kallie Moore, co-host of PBS Eons; Jessica Lippincott of the Wyoming Dinosaurium Project; and Bristol University palaeontologist Dr. Dean Lomax, who recently made global headlines with his latest discovery of a blue whale-sized ichthyosaur, which he and his team named Ichthyotitan severnensis.
Tony and James Pinto with Dr. Dean Lomax of Bristol University
“As an 1851 research fellow here at the University of Bristol, I wanted to bring the film to the city and give people an opportunity to walk the red carpet and watch this exciting dinosaur movie,” says Dr. Lomax. “Moreover, I’m very excited to say that the bones of the recently announced Ichthyotitan, the giant ichthyosaur co-discovered by then-11-year-old Ruby Reynolds and announced in April, will also be on display at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, to coincide with the screening of Why Dinosaurs?”
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Palaeontologists from the museum will also attend the screening and give punters an opportunity to see some real, multimillion-year-old fossils.
Filmmaker Tony Pinto at Wyoming Dinosaur Centre
The red carpet reception begins at 6pm on June 5, with the screening of Why Dinosaurs? commencing at 7:15pm. The evening will conclude with a Q&A session. Tickets are priced from £15 to £20, but Bristol24/7 readers can bag a 10% discount by following this link.
All images: Pinto Productions
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