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Filmmaker Paul Devlin follows his brother, Dr. Mark Devlin, and a dedicated team of fearless astrophysicists as they take a spectacular journey into the heart of the Big Bang. There comes a point in e... read more read more...veryone's life when they begin to wonder about the origins of the universe, and Dr. Devlin's world-class team turns that heady speculation into a full-time job as they prepare to launch a multi-million-dollar telescope affixed to a NASA high-altitude balloon. When it comes to a sensitive job like this, it's important to ensure that the smallest details have all been accounted for because the misplacement of a single microchip could lead to major disaster. Now, as the team transports their telescope from the Canadian North down to Antarctica, the sacrifices, failures, and triumphs of their remarkable journey are captured on camera for the joy of astrophysics fanatics everywhere. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.

Directed by: Paul Devlin

Release Date: June 11, 2009

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Cliff Doerksen
February 2, 2010
Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader

Communicates the joys and heartbreaks of scientific creativity without unduly taxing viewers who don't know dark matter from pancake batter. Full Review

V.A. Musetto
June 12, 2009
V.A. Musetto, New York Post

If you really have a need to see Blast! wait for it to find its rightful place on cable. Full Review

Nathan Lee
June 12, 2009
Nathan Lee, New York Times

Directed by Paul Devlin, this absorbing documentary flirts with metaphysics...but mostly it keeps an amused eye on the effort of these driven brainiacs to set aloft an extremely sophisticated and frag... Full Review

Nicolas Rapold
June 10, 2009
Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice

While the portrayal of collaboration is respectable, and the balloon enchanting as it shimmers skyward, jellyfish-like, the doc is too flat for its own good. Full Review

Ronnie Scheib
June 8, 2009
Ronnie Scheib, Variety

The pic climaxes in absurdism worthy of Herzog's doomed mad geniuses. Full Review

Cole Smithey
June 20, 2009
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

a fascinating lesson in the Earth's microscopic place within the vast reaches of space. It's a history class like no other. Full Review

Avi Offer
June 14, 2009
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

Mildly engaging, stylishly edited, sporadically provocative and suspenseful, but more analysis and insightful revelations would have made it a truly enlightening experience rather than an ultimately u... Full Review

John P. McCarthy
June 12, 2009
John P. McCarthy, Boxoffice Magazine

Combining hard science, human interest and suspense, BLAST! is a stimulating introduction to astrophysics and a fine tribute to scientists of all stripes who engage in taxing fieldwork. Full Review

Noel Murray
June 11, 2009
Noel Murray, AV Club

There's a matter-of-factness to BLAST! that overcomes the documentary's lack of one strong thread. Full Review

Nick Schager
June 9, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Paul Devlin's documentary portrays its central locale as merely an interesting, uniquely situated outpost. Full Review

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