Blackberry
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Remember the Blackberry? My 2005 Blackberry Curve was my favourite phone ever. I'm up for seeing a film about it!
It's on at the fantastic Vue at Angel (Islington) at the super cheap price of £6.99. Start time 5.45pm (adds and trailers about 25 mins) and ends at 8.10pm.
Afterwards we'll go for a drink somewhere nearby.
Please book your ticket first, and then RSVP (and please only RSVP if you are going to attend the social part of the event too - it is a meet up! Y'know for meeting people!)
See you in the ticket area before or after the film. I'm seat C16!
Tickets:
https://www.myvue.com/book-tickets/summary/10032/HO00018881/327226
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXL_HDzBQsM
Summary:
The story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.
Every era has its visionaries, and ‘BlackBerry,’ co-written by Director Matt Johnson and Producer Matthew Miller, investigates the brilliance of the individuals that invented the world’s first smartphone. Recounting the Canadian company’s humble yet chaotic rise to market dominance, ‘BlackBerry’ is a darkly comedic telling of the tragic tale of a Canadian company that revolutionized the way we communicate, before swiftly plummeting into obsolescence. It’s 1996, and Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel) and his business partner and best friend Douglas Fregin (Matt Johnson) are on the edge of creating the world’s first smartphone. Unfortunately for them, they are less business savvy than they are tech, and struggle to keep their company, Research in Motion, afloat. Everything changes when cunning business man Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton) agrees to join the company, bringing with him the money and experience needed to create and sell a prototype of their invention. Seemingly overnight the three men revolutionize the way people work, communicate and connect. Celebrities, politicians and businessmen are now addicted to their Blackberrys. The company's value skyrockets, yet within a few short years shady business dealings, personal grievances, and, perhaps most dangerously, the iPhone, threaten the company’s incredible success.
