Today the computer HAL in 2001 a Space Odyssey is here. Computing power is increasing every day 64 Bit computers exist, even portable computers can carry giga bytes of disc space. The rate of computer development is accelerating. Voice recognition is now a reality in computers. Software has ...
Now we come to an aspect of 2001 that has been written of extensively in relation to the HAL 9000 computer, but has largely been ignored regarding other aspects of the movie – the concept of humans being trapped or enslaved by their own technology. The sequence of satellites orbiting the E...
his2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYremained the exact same movie throughout the decades. Yet with the remodeled marketing scheme and the different expectations it brought, HAL 9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain), the killer computer, took center stage in the minds and memory of the audience. ...
In 1968, Stanley Kubrick (a strong chess player himself) directed 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is probably the most famous man vs. computer chess games in film. The movie features an astronaut, Dr. Frank Poole (played by Gary Lockwood), playing a chess game with the white pieces against th...
The calm indifference of its voice when it is in control. The scary seeping of emotion into its narrative when that control is threatened. The return of that indifference when it has the upper hand. To Kubrick's credit, there is no sound in space in2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. The silence is...
Stanley Kubrick’s epic2001: A Space Odysseyhas very few characters and one of the most famous lines ever: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” With his monotone voice, HAL, the ship’s homicidal computer, may be the most memorable of the film’s explorers: AFI n...
This loose parody of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" features Joel Hodgson, creator of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," and comedic magicians Penn and Teller. Moltar and Zorak are fired when Space Ghost replaces them with MOE 2000, an unfeeling computer director. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey: Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter. When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to fin
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, and was partially inspired by Clarke’s short story The Sentinel. Clarke concurrently wrote the novel of the same name which was publi...
Evaluation of the musical score of the film.Since its release in 1968 Stanley Kubrick's science fiction epic 2001: A Space Odyssey has been the subject of ongoing debate and discussion as to its importance, its influence, and its meaning. Most often one reads of its groundbreaking innovations...