1 October 2007

"In The Shadow of the Moon" among this year's most positively reviewed feature films

The DOX Productions documentary “In the Shadow of the Moon,” currently screening in twenty five cities across North America, and due for cinema release in the United Kingdom on November 2nd, has hit the top of the Review Charts, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Com. The movie gets a 96% positive rating on the entertainment industry community site, where The Critical Consensus is , according to Rotten Tomatoes:

Adventurous and sumptuously photographed, In the Shadow of the Moon is an uplifting documentary that celebrates one of mankind's greatest accomplishments.

Andrew Sarris writes in the New York Observer: ‘David Sington’s In the Shadow of the Moon moved me to the extremes of nostalgia, regret and outright admiration as no other movie has moved me this year.’

In Variety, Todd Mac Carthy writes: ‘The excitement, majesty and extraordinary human accomplishment of the American lunar program of the '60s and early '70s is rousingly captured in In the Shadow of the Moon.’

According to Edward Douglas at ComingSoon.net, “In the Shadow of the Moon” is ‘A gorgeous, powerful and moving film ... not only the best documentary of the year, but possibly one of the best films period.’

“In the Shadow of the Moon” tells the personal stories of the men who have been to the moon. The astronauts tell their own, often amusing, stories accompanied by never-before-seen archive footage and a stunning original soundtrack by composer Philip Sheppard.

Director, David Sington said, ‘I’ve been overwhelmed with reaction to the film among critics and audiences. After festival screenings, some of the Q&A sessions have gone on for hours! The response from the Critics has been amazing.’

‘We’ve rarely seen such as universal critical acclaim for a documentary movie, ‘said North American distributor, THINK Film, director, Mark Urman.

DOX Productions Ltd is a British film producer, based in west London. DOX is the world’s premier producer of films that capture the stories of the Twentieth Century’s ultimate achievements, told in the first person supported by archive. DOX is renowned for communicating profound science and history through compelling story-telling. Its many award-winning television films include Nuclear Nightmares, Global Dimming, Hitler’s Sunken Secret and The Day the Ocean Boiled.

For further information about DOX Productions or “In the Shadow of the Moon” contact David Sington on +44 (0)207 602 3094.