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Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" Release 50 Years Ago

posted by chromas on Monday April 02 2018, @08:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the 2020:-so-when's-the-childhood-origin-story-semi-prequel-soft-reboot? dept.

canopic jug writes:

Stanley Kubrick's science fiction epic, "2001: A Space Odyssey", was released 50 years ago this month. The film festival, Cannes Classic, will commemorate the occasion by showing an unrestored 70mm print of the 1968 masterpiece next month.

See also:
The Hollywood Reporter : Christopher Nolan to Present '2001: A Space Odyssey' in Cannes for Film's 50th Anniversary
Entertainment Weekly : 2001: A Space Odyssey star says sets 'made Disneyland look like a country fair'
Variety : Christopher Nolan to Present '2001: A Space Odyssey' at Cannes

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by WizardFusion on Monday April 02 2018, @09:40PM (1 child)

    by WizardFusion (498) on Monday April 02 2018, @09:40PM (#661678) Journal

    The book is a great read. Just don't read the sequel (2010)

    The second book (2010) was based on the film of the first book which changed a lot of the details.

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  • (Score: 2) by Nuke on Monday April 02 2018, @10:52PM

    by Nuke (3162) on Monday April 02 2018, @10:52PM (#661706)

    What are these films? Period dramas?