I have just been for a pee, after almost breaking both legs for over 30 minutes.
Why? I was listening to the "Archive on 4" on BBC. It was about the making of "2001: A Space Odyssey", the influences on it and its influence on those who watched it and could not bear to miss any of it. Certainly it was almist a cult movie for my group of friends in the RAF, we spent a fortune going to London to a very early public performance. The opening theme from "Also Spracht also Zarathustra" still evokes strong emotion and memory in me.
Anyway, if there are any other fans of this film out there the link is
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09y6wg3
Blimey, was it really 50 years ago . . .
Quote from: Dave on April 07, 2018, 09:16:30 PM
I have just been for a pee, after almost breaking both legs for over 30 minutes.
Why? I was listening to the "Archive on 4" on BBC. It was about the making of "2001: A Space Odyssey", the influences on it and its influence on those who watched it and could not bear to miss any of it. Certainly it was almist a cult movie for my group of friends in the RAF, we spent a fortune going to London to a very early public performance. The opening theme from "Also Spracht also Zarathustra" still evokes strong emotion and memory in me.
Anyway, if there are any other fans of this film out there the link is
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09y6wg3
Blimey, was it really 50 years ago . . .
Thanks, Dave. Did they mention whether it was just chance that HAL were the letters in the alphabet just before IBM?
Double feature.
Oh YES, YES, YES!!!
My absolute favourite movie of all time, I've seen it about 7 times in Cinerama, I don't know how many times in ordinary 70 mm and countless times on video, DVD and Blu-ray. It is a testament to Stanley Kubric that the tech still looks good even 50 years after it was first released. (My FSM, is it really 50 years?)
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 08, 2018, 04:36:16 AM
Quote from: Dave on April 07, 2018, 09:16:30 PM
I have just been for a pee, after almost breaking both legs for over 30 minutes.
Why? I was listening to the "Archive on 4" on BBC. It was about the making of "2001: A Space Odyssey", the influences on it and its influence on those who watched it and could not bear to miss any of it. Certainly it was almist a cult movie for my group of friends in the RAF, we spent a fortune going to London to a very early public performance. The opening theme from "Also Spracht also Zarathustra" still evokes strong emotion and memory in me.
Anyway, if there are any other fans of this film out there the link is
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09y6wg3
Blimey, was it really 50 years ago . . .
Thanks, Dave. Did they mention whether it was just chance that HAL were the letters in the alphabet just before IBM?
Yup! They had to dance carefully round that after they decided HAL would go rouge! IMB were previously happy to be associated with the film and have thier logo used.