Kate Beckinsale in a parka and Cossack hat

[dr_hermes]

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[dozy81]

Looking at the photo with the white sports bra, I guess our dear Kate is indeed feeling a bit cold...

[dr_hermes]

Well, it is Antarctica.

The shower scene is brief and relatively modest at the very start of the movie, as if to get it out of the way.

I thought of putting up a half dozen screen captures of Kate bundled up with only her snoot and mouth showing. Or a few of her out in the Whiteout, where you just see a vague silhouette struggling the hazards. But it didn't seem to be in everyone's best interest.

[doc_mystery]

Quibble time; the 1951 B&W version of The Thing was set near the north pole, not the south (it was set in Antarctica in the 1982 film version).

But this looks like a cool movie too!

::B::

[dr_hermes]

A "cool" movie...?

Thanks for the correction. And I even was thinking recently about penguins and polar bears socializing.

[brin31]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1093824/

This documentary is called Encounters at the End of the World and was made a few years ago. It was filmed at one of the research camps down there. I have not seen it yet but from the reviews that I have seen and its trailer, the film looks fantastic.

http://mananath.livejournal.com/

Also, check out this guy's LJ page. He is a maintenance worker at the main camp.

[dr_hermes]

Astonishing, sometimes the real world just stuns me. That man's page is full of fascinating details and great photos. Thanks.