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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   
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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• At least get his name right for Pete's sake! At least get his name right for Pete's sake! (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 02 2018, @11:09PM (2 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 02 2018, @11:09PM (#661712)

  Oh good grief. Repeat after me: Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick.

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• Re:At least get his name right for Pete's sake! Re:At least get his name right for Pete's sake! (Score: 2) by chromas on Tuesday April 03 2018, @01:41AM (1 child)

  by chromas (34) on Tuesday April 03 2018, @01:41AM (#661751) Journal

  Fixed. I await the flogging.

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  • Re:At least get his name right for Pete's sake! (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 05 2018, @01:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 05 2018, @01:04PM (#662899)

    He was the dude that invented the Kubrick's Cube.

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