Madagascar wright and freeman do a great job of showing how the lemurs survival rests in hands of the malagasy, who burn down forests in order to clear the area for farmland, devastating the lemurs specialized habitat. Theyve since evolved into hundreds of diverse species, but are now highly endangered. Nothing quite makes your day like the spring of a carefree lemur. Madagascar takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the island nation of madagascar.
Audiences are sure to fall in love with these highenergy creatures when island of lemurs. Sep 05, 2014 academy award winner morgan freeman narrates island of lemurs. The film reunites freeman with drew fellman, who also wrote and produced the 2011 imax 3d documentary born to be wild 3d, and director. Madagascar is an entertaining, somewhat educational short produced for imax theatres. Captured with imax 3d cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of madagascar. Lemurs arrived in madagascar as castaways millions. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing island of lemurs. That said, the film certainly makes a strong point of pointing a finger at those other pesky primates ahem, us for burning down a great deal of madagascars forests.
Madagascar 3d comes to the tennessee aquarium imax 3d theater beginning on friday, february. Madagascar hosted by the international documentary association, director. Academy award winner morgan freeman narrates island of lemurs. Narrated by the incomparable morgan freeman, this picture will. Baby narrates the imax 3d documentary island of lemurs. The long, slender malagasy primates that once thrived but are now skittering ever closer to extinction get their giantscreen closeup in island of lemurs. Its a nice film, but narrated only about of the time and is more or less the story of. The film was also released with a g rating by the mpaa, and a u rating by the bbfc. The film was shot with imax 3d cameras, released in imax and 3d formats. The first trailer for director david douglas new 3d imax nature documentary, island of lemurs. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Academy award winner morgan freeman million dollar baby narrates the documentary about the incredible true story of natures greatest explorerslemurs. Apr 01, 2014 the long, slender malagasy primates that once thrived but are now skittering ever closer to extinction get their giantscreen closeup in island of lemurs.
Stunning aerial and other views of madagascar and neverbeforefilmed footage of lemurs in their natural habitat make island of lemurs. Madagascar reunites freeman with drew fellman, who also wrote and produced the 2011 imax documentary born to be wild 3d. Madagascar directed by david douglas and narrated by morgan freeman, the film. Captured with imax 3d cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of madagascar, where lemurs arrived millions of years ago as castaways. Lemurs arrived in madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered. Opening exclusively in select imax and imax 3d theaters on april 4th is the documentary feature island of lemurs. Rubenstein museum of science and technology will be one of the few science museums around the country to premiere the latest imax 3d documentary. Madagascar is only 40 minutes long, so there isnt a ton of depth.
Madagascar on dvd march 31, 2015 starring morgan freeman. But its a fun overview for the whole family one that may inspire you. Academyaward winner morgan freeman narrates the imax documentary island of lemurs. Brought to you by the same creative team that produced born to be wild and again narrated by academy award winner morgan freeman, this imax film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of madagascar. The film reunites freeman with drew fellman, who also wrote and produced the 2011 imax 3d documentary born to be wild 3d, and director david douglas, who served as director of photography on that film. In indianapolis, may is for orangutans but in april, its all about the lemurs. Nov 27, 20 the first trailer for director david douglas new 3d imax nature documentary, island of lemurs.
Madagascar takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of mad. Jun 01, 2016 academy award winner morgan freeman million dollar baby, dolphin tale narrates the imax 3d documentary island of lemurs. Photographed in native imax 3d, and narrated by morgan freeman, the film takes a brief overview of the many different species of lemurs in their natural habitat and the conservation efforts to help prevent many of them from becoming extinct. Madagascar hosted by the international documentary association. The film reunites freeman with drew fellman, who also wrote and. Academy award winner morgan freeman million dollar baby narrates the imax 3d documentary island of lemurs. Wright as she works tirelessly to help the strange lemurs of madagascar to survive. Morgan freeman to narrate imax 3d doc island of lemurs. Island of lemurs crew on bringing madagascar to imax 3d. This new imax 3d film is an engaging expedition and an inspiring account of the life and career of dr.
Aug 22, 2014 watch our reel kids discuss island of lemurs. Madagascar has been scheduled a march 31 bluray, dvd and digital hd release date by warner home video. Imax 3d documentary born to be wild 3d, and director david douglas, who served as director of photography on that film. Madagascar reunites freeman with drew fellman, who wrote and produced the 2011 imax 3d documentary born to be wild 3d, and director david douglas, who served as director of photography on that film the 3d island of lemurs was shot over a fourmonth stretch in madagascar, a large island country in the indian ocean off the coast of. Captured with imax 3d cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of. Madagascar is an entertaining nature documentary in imax theaters, about the funnylooking primates from africa who allegedly made their home on the island nation of madagascar 65 million years ago.
Madagascar reunites freeman with drew fellman, who wrote and produced the 2011 imax 3d documentary born to be wild 3d, and director david douglas, who served as director of photography on that film. Madagascar considerably less swaggerfull is the movies lone human subject, a research scientist. To assist you in leveraging imax films as a complement to your lesson plans, imax and warner bros. Lemurs arrived in madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly. Island of lemurs madagascar trailer in theaters 44. Academy award winner morgan freeman million dollar baby, dolphin tale narrates the imax 3d documentary island of lemurs. Madagascar is narrated by the reigning king of narration, the one and only morgan freeman. Lemurs arrived there as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered. Academyaward winner morgan freeman narrates the imax 3d documentary island of lemurs. Madagascar, the incredible true story of natures greatest explorers lemurs. Madagascar takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of madagascar.
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