2001 A Space Odyssey

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    Douglas Rain, Actor Who Voiced HAL in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ Dies at 90

    Douglas Rain, the Canadian-born actor best known as the voice of HAL 9000 in “2001: A Space Odyssey” and its sequel “2010: The Year We Made Contact,” died Sunday at St. Marys Memorial Hospital in St. Mary’s, Ontario, according to CTV News. “Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in its development,” Stratford Festival artistic director Antoni Cimolino said in a release. “Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors.

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    Why you'll never see the missing 17 minutes from '2001: A Space Odyssey'

    As "2001: A Space Odyssey" nears its 50th anniversary theatrical rerelease, Stanley Kubrick's right-hand man, Leon Vitali, says footage Kubrick cut from the film is locked in a Warner Bros. vault — and will stay there.

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    '2001: A Space Odyssey' turns 50: 5 ways Kubrick classic forever changed sci-fi cinema

    Though some critics and audiences didn’t initially know quite know how to process Kubrick’s masterpiece, it soon attained its rightful reputation as one of Hollywood's crowning achievements.

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    Cannes: Christopher Nolan To Present 70mm Print Of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

    Here’s an event to make classic movie buffs drool. Christopher Nolan will present the world premiere of a mastered 70mm print of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 classic  <em>2001: A Space Odyssey </em>at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Check out the new poster below. The 50th anniversary screening of the movie on Saturday May 12 will sit within the festival’s Cannes Classics strand. Nolan, who will somewhat incredibly be attending Cannes for the very first time (it’s quite a surprise that…

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    Stanley Kubrick Estate Rubbishes ‘Confession’ Video About Faking The Moon Landings

    The late Stanley Kubrick was long noted not only as one of the great American directors, but also as one of the great enigmatic recluses of cinema. It’s perhaps at least in part down to this that a number of bizarre conspiracy theories exist involving Kubrick - perhaps the most enduring being that the 1969 moon landing never actually happened, and the ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ director was hired by the US government to film bogus footage of the event. Unsurprisingly, this claim has long since be

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    10 Really Confusing Movie Endings Explained

    Nothing takes the wind out of your sails like a movie that ends on a big fat question mark. Let us be your guide in decoding the confusing endings of 10 of the most frustrating film finales… ‘Inception’ (2010) The ending: Back in LA, Leo DiCaprio’s dream-thief Cobb spins his totem on the kitchen counter to determine if he’s dreaming, then decides instead to go outside and play with his estranged kids, leaving it spinning – and the camera cuts before we see if it slows or stops. The explanation