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	October Sky - Rotten Tomatoes
		October Sky is exactly the sort of Hollywood picture we need to see more often: cleanly written, capably filmed, and focused on a young person who's determined to turn his life in constructive, creative directions.
		October Sky is a movie you want to believe in.
		October Sky will go straight to the heart of any man who recalls looking up at the night sky as a boy and getting stars in his eyes.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/october_sky (738 words)

	OCTOBER SKY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As the students in the science course at the high school look to the future in space, the adults in the town are anxious about their coal mine and keeping it open.
		October Sky is a piece of Americana, intended to inspire middle America.
		The October Sky with the Sputnik circling the earth and the people of the town watching: the opening of a new era and the exploration of space.
	www.catholicozvocations.org.au /movies/october_sky.html (606 words)

	Cranky Critic® Reviews: October Sky
		October Sky is a story of a boy with no future in a town with no future in a time when the future of the world was in doubt.
		Watching October Sky is like using a telescope to look backwards in time and for this we thank writer Lewis Colick and director Joe Johnston.
		The recreation of Coalwood, of its people and their problems and conflicts and lives C in almost every main and supporting character in the film B is so real that you will feel as if you are really there, watching the events unfold.
	www.crankycritic.com /archive99/octobersky.html (1111 words)

	October Sky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		October Sky is a 1999 movie based on the book Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam.
		The book was later re-released with the name October Sky in order to capitalize on interest in the movie.
		Interestingly, "October Sky" is an anagram of "Rocket Boys," although whether this is intentional or not is unclear.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/October_Sky (276 words)

	DVD Review - October Sky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Most people certainly do and in "October Sky" we are allowed to take a peek at the life of a young boy and how his life has been changed when one nights he saw the Russian satellite "Sputnik" in the night sky on its orbit around Earth.
		Highly acclaimed, "October Sky" made its box-office debut a few months ago and when Universal Home Video decided to release this film on DVD I was eagerly looking forward to this release.
		While the news created almost a panic hysteria within the American population of the late 50s, one boy was watching the night sky with wide-eyed innocence, immediately realizing the scope of this ground breaking invention and what impact it would have on mankind and the world as he knew it.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/october_sky.shtml (1126 words)

	October Sky (Soundtrack) by Mark Isham
		October Sky is one of those scores that, prior to seeing the film, can be extremely disappointing, but given time and adequate opportunity, a very satisfying score.
		October Sky is a very unimpressive score on the surface.
		Track 17, Splitting the Sky is also a more positive version of the Homer’s theme as the tempo is a bit faster and the string section beams of hope and accomplishment as opposed to hopeless abandon.
	www.tracksounds.com /reviews/octobersky.htm (789 words)

	The BigScreen Cinema Guide: Reader Reviews - October Sky
		'October Sky' is a smaller film that shows slices of grittier realism, a vehicle that recalls a time filled both with prosperity and anxiety.
		October Sky is the kind of movie that makes you feel good inside - you leave the movie with the knowledge of what its like to be a poor teenager plaqued by the thought of never leaving this small West Virgina town and working in the coal mines for the rest of your life.
		October Sky was an entertaining film about the story of the Rocket Boys from West Virginia, who made a rocket for a science fair and won the national science fair.
	www.bigscreen.com /ReaderReview.php?movie=OctoberSky (2220 words)

	purevolume™ \| October Sky Rock
		October sky is made of 4 young musicians in their early 20's with a lot of creativity.
		They made a lot of shows in their province and now it's time to show the world who is October Sky.
		October Sky is an Alternative/ Rock/ Progressive band influence by bands like U2/Coldplay/Muse etc.They have much to give and lots potential to go International if the right opportunity is there.
	www.purevolume.com /octoberskyrock (255 words)

	October Sky Movie Review by Anthony Leong
		Johnston also does an excellent job of juxtaposition in "October Sky", capturing one of the challenges that faced Postwar America-- the difficult transition from a resource-based to a technology-driven economy.
		The real Freida Riley encouraged and mentored the Rocket Boys-- in "October Sky", she is reduced to the thankless task of chirping positive aphorisms and infusing some schmaltz into the proceedings, which ended up eliciting a few unintended chuckles from the audience.
		At its core, "October Sky" is essentially an amalgam of the 'father-son' reconciliation tale and the 'small town boy does good' sort of film.
	www.mediacircus.net /octobersky.html (1258 words)

	October Sky (1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"October Sky" is a film that will steal your heart, fill your mind with vivid imagery, and lift your spirit.
		The tale of Homer Hickham and his dream of creating a rocket seem so simple at first, especially when the film is set in a mining town, where the future is as clear cut as the lumps of coal in the mine.
		Underneath the blue bowl of sky, rockets are placed upon a pad and launched into the stratosphere...And nothing can match the scene when Homer sees Sputnik for the first time.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0132477 (687 words)

	TheMovieBoy Review: October Sky (1999)
		Fortunately, "October Sky" appears to have been written instead with a great deal of care by Lewis Colick, and therefore comes across as a realistic portrait of a certain moment in time.
		Set in Coalwood, West Virginia, circa 1957, "October Sky" begins on the monumental day of Oct. 5 when Russia beat the Americans to space with their first satellite, called Sputnik.
		Although "October Sky" follows a fairly predictable pattern, the film turned out to be first-rate, thanks to the delicate and innocent way that the story was told, and in the satisfying way that the characters were handled.
	www.themovieboy.com /reviews/o/99_octobersky.htm (477 words)

	Sea and Sky's Pictures in the Sky: October Constellations
		The October sky contains seven constellations, including such well-known formations as Aquarius, the water bearer, and Pegasus, the winged horse.
		The only notable deep sky objects are located in these two constellations.
		The remaining constellations of October are relatively unremarkable, composed mainly of faint stars with no deep sky objects worthy of mention.
	www.seasky.org /pictures/sky7b10.html (360 words)

	THE OCTOBER SKY
		The easiest member of the cast to see in the sky is Pegasus.
		This entire rather faint region of the sky was considered a sea by Mesopotamians, which may explain all the aquatic names.
		October skies are among the best of the year, and the weather is very pleasant.
	www.aaa.org /0610sky.htm (920 words)

	October Sky Reviewed
		In October of last year, Universal was scheduled to release a film called Rocket Boys, but a funny thing happened on the way to the multiplex.
		Townsfolk rally behind Homer and his three friends, the "Rocket Boys," while materials and talents are suddenly at their disposal as they aim themselves and their homemade rockets at the scholarships accompanying victory in a national science fair.
		For me October Sky is a good pickup movie, and I am not suggesting you take someone you just met in a bar.
	www.peanut.org /mike/text/October.htm (956 words)

	Amazon.com: October Sky: DVD: Jake Gyllenhaal,Chris Cooper,Laura Dern,Chris Owen,William Lee Scott,Chad ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Based on the memoir Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam Jr., October Sky emerged as one of the most delightful sleepers of 1999--a small miracle of good ol' fashioned movie-making in the cynical, often numbingly trendy Hollywood of the late 20th century.
		I'd seen the October Sky DVD at the local video store, but avoided it--I imagine because I didn't know much about it and because I'd read it was just a "family" movie and figured it wouldn't be very interesting.
		October Sky has it all, superb acting especially from Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Cooper, crisp editing and an inspiring storyline, an uplifting soundtrack, and realistic camera work that captures the grittiness of the West Virgina coal life with the innocence of 1950's youth.
	www.amazon.com /October-Sky-Jake-Gyllenhaal/dp/B00000IQVL (1664 words)

	October sky - Nepali Times
		Look at the Moon in the night sky, and you can see the battered surface formed by colliding asteroids and comets some three billion years ago.
		October is a good time to look for Mira, a super-giant variable star in the constellation of Cetus, the Whale.
		The Red Planet is at conjunction on 23 October to become a morning object.
	www.nepalitimes.com /issue/317/StarGazing/12566 (512 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "October Sky" review (1999) Joe Johnston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper
		The defining moment in "October Sky" comes half way through the movie when Homer is left to fend for his family after his father is severely injured in the inevitable mine cave-in.
		Like the opening shot of "Contact" that takes us on a three-minute tour of the universe to show us just how small we are, this brilliant 60-second sequence summarizes the entire picture in one flawless and powerfully symbolic sequence.
		From a film theory point of view, "October Sky" is a 10 -- a shining example of nearly flawless filmmaking, brilliant in script and execution.
	www.splicedonline.com /99reviews/octobersky.html (769 words)

	october sky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"October Sky" is based on a true story, making it even a more of an inspiring tale.
		I couldn't help but think of people in my own life who were mentors to me and encouraged my dreams to go to The University of Michigan and to become a pastor, even though no one in my family had pursued a religious career before.
		As I watched "October Sky," I thought of biblical characters like Jacob, Joseph and Esther, who faced great adversity to fulfill their calling.
	www.elca.org /youth/reelworld/octobersky.html (755 words)

	October Sky Movie Review by Anthony Leong
		Johnston also does an excellent job of juxtaposition in "October Sky", capturing one of the challenges that faced Postwar America-- the difficult transition from a resource-based to a technology-driven economy.
		The real Freida Riley encouraged and mentored the Rocket Boys-- in "October Sky", she is reduced to the thankless task of chirping positive aphorisms and infusing some schmaltz into the proceedings, which ended up eliciting a few unintended chuckles from the audience.
		At its core, "October Sky" is essentially an amalgam of the 'father-son' reconciliation tale and the 'small town boy does good' sort of film.
	members.aol.com /aleong1631/octobersky.html (1258 words)

	October Sky. A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
		Though his father is mine superintendent and has no greater wish than to see his sons follow in his footsteps, Homer embarks on a mission to build and launch his, own, homemade rockets with the help of his loyal band of friends.
		October Sky is such an inspirational movie, everyone should see it.
		Charlie Allen Harding University October Sky is a truly touching, sincere film that does something Hollywood had seemingly forgotten about-portrayed a family with real values.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /october_sky.htm (1862 words)

	StarDate Online \| Planet Viewing in 2006
		From the northern hemisphere, it's visible in the morning sky this year in early January, mid-March through mid-May, early August, and late November through late December.
		It will pass behind the Sun in late October, so it will be lost in the Sun's glare from early September through early December.
		The largest planet in our solar system is a commanding presence in the night sky for much of the year.
	stardate.org /nightsky/planets (687 words)

	CNN - Review: 'October Sky' best offering of a still-young year - February 18, 1999
		"October Sky," like "Stand By Me," is about a group of boys who band together to do something they could never have accomplished alone.
		Set in 1957, "October Sky" is based on Homer Hickam, Jr.'s autobiography "Rocket Boys," in which he recounts his struggles as a young man to escape the small mining town where he was born, an escape that would allow him to literally reach for the stars.
		"October Sky" is a sensational character-driven story with a strong narrative and great visual style.
	www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Movies/9902/18/review.octobersky (783 words)

	"October Sky" / a review from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		October Sky, released by Universal Pictures, is the true story that focuses on the lives of four young men seeking a way out of smalltown USA and the lives they are destined to lead if they do nothing to change it.
		October Sky looks like it might be one of those quiet movies that comes in but never really makes it big, but I hope that I am wrong.
		October Sky positively displays the values of vision, character, sacrifice, endurance, and community.
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/pre2000/i-octobersky.html (1776 words)

	ToxicUniverse.com - Joe Johnston - 1999 - October Sky Movies Review
		Definitely family fare, though rated PG for mild profanity, October Sky doesn't stack up as great film art, but rates as enjoyable fare that has an uplifting message, but more on that later.
		While most people who watch October Sky will be moved by the basic plot, other charms to the movie touched me. Most notably is the father-son relationship subplot.
		October Sky also demonstrates that people do need to look towards the future and adjust.
	www.toxicuniverse.com /review.php?rid=10001100 (1333 words)

	OCTOBER SKY
		From that point on, and contending with the many obstacles that face them, Homer and his pals set out to prove that they can build a rocket that will soar unimpeded into the sky, proving that they have what it takes to leave the confines of their predetermined, coal miner lives.
		With the Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, the great space race that dominated the 1960's and beyond began.
		It also motivated many people who went on to be the unseen heroes of the NASA program -- those who worked behind the scenes to get those astronauts and their rockets into space -- and the wonderful, "feel good" film, "October Sky," tells the true-life story of one of them.
	www.screenit.com /movies/1999/october_sky.html (2276 words)

	Title: "October Sky" - Topics: Space Exploration; U.S./1945-1991
		"October Sky" is a charming tale and the boys' success is inspiring.
		The movie shows the positive influence teachers can have on their students, a mother's support for her child's dreams, the love of a son for his father and his need for his father's approval, as well as the value of people who are different from most of us.
		It was great fun to see Rocket Boys become the movie "October Sky." Of course, I thought they should have just filmed it exactly the way I wrote it down in my book but Hollywood has its ways, and they're not generally the same as book-writers.
	www.teachwithmovies.org /samples/october-sky.html (4437 words)

	Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "October Sky"
		Looking at the release date, I seriously doubt it, because this had to have happened in 1997 or 1998 and October Sky wasn't released until 1999.
		I will, however, suspend my animosity, because October Sky really is a good movie and no matter how we came to see it together, I was happy to share it with my Labra- I mean, my son.
		October Sky is an anagram of the book's title Rocket Boys.
	www.mutantreviewers.com /roctsky.html (2195 words)

	Homer Hickam official Web site - October Sky/Rocket Boys, The Keeper's Son.
		October Sky is an "anagram" of the name of the book the movie is based upon, Rocket Boys.
		Watching Sputnik soar across the night sky helped to inspire Homer and a small group of his friends to to build and launch their own homemade rockets, thus leading to a local uproar.
		Sky of Stone Plot: It's summer, 1961, and Sonny Hickam is winding up his first year in college.
	www.homerhickam.com /movies (683 words)

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