2001: A Space Odyssey
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- Synopsis
- A mind-bending sci-fi symphony, Stanley Kubrick's landmark 1968 epic pushed the limits of narrative and special effects toward a meditation on technology and humanity. Based on Arthur C....
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- Starring
- Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Douglas Rain
- Director(s)
- Stanley Kubrick
- Distributor(s)
- MGM
- MPAA Rating
- G
- Runtime
- 139 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Only a few films are transcendent, and work upon our minds and imaginations like music or prayer or a vast belittling landscape...Alone among science-fiction movies, 2001 is not concerned with thrilling us, but with inspiring our awe.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Maintains its artistic magnificence after more than 30 years.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Still the grandest of all science-fiction movies.Read the full review
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cinemadaily 07.15.09 | Over the Moon for “Mankind”
07/15/09 "Both the Blu-ray and standard-def DVD include an audio commentary by Reinert and astronaut Eugene Cernan, a new 'making of' doc, interviews with astronauts, NASA audio highlights and liftoff footage, and a booklet featuring essays by Reinert and film critic Terrence Rafferty," reports Cinematical on the extras available. | indieWIRE -
Sam Rockwell On 'Moon,' Mind Games, And The Perils Of Clone Ping-Pong [Exclusive]
01/21/09 Sundance wouldn't be Sundance without an appearance or four by Sam Rockwell, whose superb sci-fi effort Moon features the actor playing opposite one of his most formidable co-stars to date: Himself. | Defamer -
Discuss: Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'
10/25/08 Moviefone Early man is little more than an animal before a mysterious object appears on their planet and signifies the next step forward: The creation of tools, which immediately leads to the creation of weapons, and then we (awesomely) jump-cut to millions of years later. | Cinematical.com