Browser’s Magnificent Seven
2001: A Space Odyssey 5.10pm beIN Movies Stars
THIS stunningly visual and thought-provoking space saga is one of the greatest sci-fi epics. A must-see movie.
In 1968, director Stanley Kubrick co-wrote the script with famous sci-fi author Arthur C Clarke based on his story The Sentinel. Clarke suggests alien life forces have been in contact with humans for millions of years.
From our ape ancestors onwards, we have been nudged along by alien intelligence.
In modern times, we see an explorer on the moon uncovering a strange artefact emitting a radio signal that seems to come from the planet Jupiter.
A space probe is launched to track the source, but the onboard computer HAL malfunctions and only one astronaut Keir Dullea survives to make it through “the space gate”. This fascinating essay deals with other dimensions of reality including the concept of reincarnation.
The mesmeric special effects won the Oscar. Planets waltz to the music of Richard and Johann Strauss and these 19th century masters found their way into contemporary pop music charts.
The Rough Guide To Cult Movies called it: “True to Clarke’s intent that if you understood his story, he had failed. The sci-fi movie against which all others are measured.”
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Baywatch.
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Nick Of Time.
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National Treasure: Book Of Secrets.
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August: Osage County.
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The Stakelander.
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