Paul Devlin,
Barth Netterfield,
Mark Devlin,
Victor Davison,
Jeff Klein
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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
DVD Release Date: June 28, 2011
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If you really have a need to see Blast! wait for it to find its rightful place on cable. Full Review
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
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
The pic climaxes in absurdism worthy of Herzog's doomed mad geniuses. Full Review
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
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
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
There's a matter-of-factness to BLAST! that overcomes the documentary's lack of one strong thread. Full Review
Paul Devlin's documentary portrays its central locale as merely an interesting, uniquely situated outpost. Full Review
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