South Florida Museum hosts "Science on the BIg Screen"

   The South Florida Museum in Bradenton has a very cool Friday night film series going on through mid-December.
   "Science on the Big Screen" offers some great films with a science theme, ranging from sci-fi classics such as the 1960 version of "The Time Machine" to last year's excellent documentary "Particle Fever."

Rod Taylor in "The Time Machine"

   The films are screened in the Bishop Planetarium. The planetarium got a new, very high-tech projection system not long ago, and the quality is remarkable. It's a cool place to see a movie because it's inexpensive ($5, or $3 for museum members) and you can buy beer or wine in the lobby and bring it into the theater.
   The films start at 6 p.m. It's a good idea to make paid reservations in advance. Call 941-746-4131.
   The museum is at 201 10th St. W., Bradenton.

   Here's the schedule:
  
    Oct. 17: "The Time Machine" (1960) Rated PG, 103 mins.
    Oct. 24: "Jurassic Park" (1993) Rated PG-13, 127 minutes.
    Oct. 31: No film
    Nov. 7: "Robot and Frank" (2012) Rated PG-13, 89 mins.
    Nov. 14: "Particle Fever" (2013) Not Rated, 99 minutes.
    Nov. 21: No film.
    Nov. 28: No film.
    Dec. 5: Madame Curie (1943) Not Rated, 124 minutes.
    Dec. 12: Soylent Green (1973) Rated PG, 97 minutes.
    Dec. 19: Iron Man (2008) Rated PG-13, 126 minutes.