Sunday 27 November 2011

Lobby Card Collection - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Stanley Kubrick's science-fiction masterpiece needs no introduction from me. Kubrick is a true celluloid hero of mine, and his epic grandiose tale of the origins of mankind remains a landmark in cinematic history. Here is a selection of lobby cards released to promote the film in cinemas.










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2 comments:

  1. I've just bought 2001 on Blu-Ray. I'm looking forward to seeing it again. I've never been entirely convinced by the plot but with so many iconic images who needs plot?

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  2. Well,try reading Leonard Wheat's 2000 book,Kubrick's 2001;A Triple Allegory,shows how all events and people come from Homer's Odyssey(HAL=Cyclops,hibernators=sailors who eat lotus,fall asleep,TMA-1=Trojan Horse,etc)and Nietzsche's Thus Spoke zarathustra(which also opens at dawn,ending with the hero's interrupted last supper!)here HAL=God,made in man's image,so beyond the infinite=beyond (the death of)God.Or read his Blurred Horizon essays,Misconceptions about 2001 and Fresh insights into 2001,if you don't get the book.

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