EMK screens �The Blind Side� today
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Edward M Kennedy Center (EMK Center) will screen an American semi-biographical sports drama film titled The Blind Side, written and directed by John Lee Hancock as a part of EMK Cinema Night series today at 6pm.
The Blind Side tells the extraordinary true story of National Football League (NFL) player Michael Oher. Taken in by a well-to-do family and offered a second chance at life, homeless and traumatized teen Michael grows to become the star athlete at NFL. The cinema is a themed comedy drama inspired by author Michael Lewis best-seller The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.
The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, and currently is signed with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. The film follows Oher from his impoverished upbringing, through his years at Wingate Christian School, his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football, then finally becoming a first-round pick of the Ravens.
The film stars Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher, alongside Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, Tim McGraw as Sean Tuohy, and Kathy Bates as Miss Sue. The movie also features appearances by several current and former NCAA coaches, including SEC coaches Houston Nutt and Ed Orgeron (Ohers coaches in college, though Nutt represented Arkansas at the time and therefore does so in the film) and Nick Saban (who was at LSU at the time and represents it in the film), former coaches Lou Holtz, Tommy Tuberville, Phillip Fulmer, as well as recruiting analyst Tom Lemming.
Where: MIDAS Center (9th Floor), House 5, Road 27 (Old), 16 (New).
When: 6pm
