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The Salt Lake City Library will present a free screening of "The Last Mimzy" on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m.
Based on a short story by Lewis Padgett, it's the story of two children who discover a mysterious box that contains some strange toy-like devices that give them remarkable abilities
After the screening, Adam Gormley from the University of Utah Bioengineering and the Nano Institute of Utah will discuss how nanotechnology advances have changed our world and opened new possibilities for the future.
Salt Lake Tribune movie critic Sean Means had this to say about the PG-rated, 94-minute film when it opened in 2007:
"Bob Shaye, the founder and co-chairman of New Line Cinema, knows a rip-off of 'E.T.' when he directs it. Not that this sci-fi adventure — in which Noah and Emma (Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn), two Seattle kids, discover strange artifacts that give them unusual powers and a mission to save the planet — doesn't have its goofy charms, mostly provided by the kids and by Rainn Wilson ('The Office') and Kathryn Hahn as Noah's bug-eyed science teacher and his Buddhist-inspired fiancée. The script— by Bruce Joel Rubin ("Ghost") and New Line exec Toby Emmerich ("Frequency") — runs through the clichéd paces, such as doubting parents (Timothy Hutton, Joely Richardson) and ham-fisted federal agents (led by Michael Clarke Duncan), but with enough good humor and warmth to make this trip worth the ride. —
The Lazy Mimzy
When: Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Salt Lake Public Library, 239 S. Main St.
Admission: Free