​Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles' War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News. On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the U.S. heard a startling report of mysterious creatures and terrifying war machines moving toward New York City.
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​Synopsis:
This absurdist comedy by Steve Martin imagines a fictional meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a small Paris cafe in 1904, the year before Einstein revolutionized physics with his theory of relativity and two years before Picasso transformed and redefined the world of art.  
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The action is both hilarious and philosophical, as patrons also  become caught up in the musings of these two soon-to-be 20th century titans. However,  a surprise visitor arrives.... time traveling from the future... and the conversation takes a sudden and unexpected turn!