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2001: A Space Odyssey

  1. ‘talk!’
    My Coffee With Stanley KubrickIn 1964, a professor wrote to Kubrick about Dr. Strangelove’s structural “duplication of sexual intercourse.” He wrote back — and asked to meet.
  2. obits
    Legendary Sci-fi Concept Artist Colin Cantwell Dead at 90He designed the X-Wing, A-Wing, Star Destroyer, and TIE Fighter, and the Death Star’s trench.
  3. rip
    Douglas Trumbull, VFX Visionary, Dead at 79Trumbull worked on films including 2001: A Space Odyssey and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
  4. sad dads in space
    Sad Dad Space Movies: A TaxonomySpace: The Ultimate Daddy?
  5. obits
    Douglas Rain, Voice of 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, Dead at 90Primarily a stage performer, the actor received a Tony nomination for his turn in 1972’s Vivat! Vivat Regina!
  6. 50th anniversary
    Destination: 2001 — Kubrick at the ControlsA favorite story from New York’s first issue: 2001: A Space Odyssey screenwriter Arthur Clarke on collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick.
  7. 2001 a space odyssey
    How 2001: A Space Odyssey Has Influenced Pop Culture, 50 Years Later2001 casts an enormous shadow on the last half-century of pop culture, influencing everything from sci-fi films to special effects to soundtracks.
  8. 4 Ways 2001: A Space Odyssey Was a Visual-Effects PioneerThe cinematography inspired scores of artists, from George Lucas to ‘N Sync.
  9. editing
    Steven Soderbergh Recut 2001: A Space Odyssey“You start thinking about it when it’s not around, and then you start wanting to touch it.”
  10. future of movies
    The Man Who Has Changed Film Wants to Try Again“If you want people to go to movie theaters, you’ve got to offer something that’s really, truly spectacular.”
  11. ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Is Way Better with Jon Benjamin as the Voice of HAL Here’s a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey, with Archer and Bob’s Burgers voice actor Jon Benjamin as the voice of HAL the computer. The video […]
  12. the sincerest form of flattery
    American Hustle and the Art of the HomageWith two very Scorsese-like movies in theaters (including one by Scorsese himself), Vulture looks at the pros and cons of imitation.
  13. 2001 a space odyssey
    Watch 2001: A Space Odyssey, But Just With HAL 9000Who needs people?
  14. mashups
    Watch There Will Be Blood, As Inspired by 2001: A Space OdysseyPTA meets 2001.
  15. clickables
    Check Out the 2001: A Space Odyssey Monolith FigureHours of fun for your kids, assuming your kids are into obliquely purposeful narrative devices.
  16. movies
    Man Has Superintense Acid Trip While Watching 2001: A Space Odyssey“Everybody get rid of your drugs! No, listen! Everybody listen to me — yes, fat man! Fat man!”
  17. chat room
    Dan Richter on Playing the Ape in ‘2001’, Life With John and YokoThe actor speaks to Vulture about his legendary role.