Special When Lit
Directed by: Brett Sullivan - United Kingdom - 92 min.
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Rediscover the lure of a lost pop icon - pinball. The American invention made more money than Hollywood through the 50s and 60s. Its success swept the world making it the epitome of ‘cool’. Now pinball is all but forgotten.

This is the definitive story of the rise and fall of pinball as told by the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe. It’s history is charted with a series of uniquely stark and entertaining interviews with some of Pinball’s greatest names. A game, a sport, a lifestyle – pinball takes this eclectic bunch back to their youth. This predominantly male club of middle aged men, self confessed ‘pinheads’, open up passionately pinpointing the attractions of the ‘world’s funnest toy’, a game that can’t be won. The ball is wild and can’t be controlled, but the challenge to tame it is addictive. A universe in a box, man versus machine.

7:00 pm
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Carter Center
$8



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