Code names for in-production movies: 2001: A Space Odyssey was referred to as “How the Solar System Was Won” during production, while Alien was known as “Star Beast”.
The science of assigning fictitious names to science fiction movies
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 9 March, 2010 to the movies subset
Getting with the program with 2001: A Space Odyssey
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 October, 2009 to the movies subset
A copy of the printed program for 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was given to movie-goers in the UK when the film was released in 1968.
In Los Angeles 2001 will be like so Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 12 May, 2009 to the movies subset
Gary Lockwood, who played astronaut Frank Poole in 2001: A Space Odyssey recalls telling Arthur C Clarke the movie’s fortunes would pick up when it was shown in Los Angeles, after a less than auspicious premiere on the US east coast.
“I ran into Warren Beatty and Gene Hackman. I knew Warren from working on ‘Splendor [...]
2009: A Kindle reader odyssey
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 6 May, 2009 to the comment subset
The new large screen Kindle electronic book readers, which arrive later this year (in the US at least), bear more than a passing resemblance to the flat screen TV “pads” that were used by the crew of USS Discovery in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Just had to say that.
The artwork of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Robert McCall
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 23 April, 2009 to the design and art subset
A small gallery of artwork that includes promotional posters created by Robert McCall for 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Some more of McCall’s space exploration themed artwork can also be seen here.
HAL’s malfunction: by way of a Bush Presidential order?
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 3 April, 2009 to the movies subset
One of the fictitious faux pars, or errors, that could be attributed to former US President George W Bush is the Presidential order issued in 2001: A Space Odyssey that ultimately brought about HAL’s malfunction (and the resulting mayhem), during USS Discovery’s doomed voyage to Jupiter.
The discovery of the monolith on the Moon, and the [...]
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey, fiction, HAL, HAL 9000, Presidential order, science fiction, USS Discovery
The pen that floated to the Moon and other special effects
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 10 March, 2009 to the movies subset
Another link for 2001: A Space Odyssey fans, an explanation of some of the special effects and production techniques, including Dr Heywood Floyd’s floating pen aboard the Moon shuttle.
The pen, too, was suspended on a string (actually a special very thin filament) in the more distant shots inside the Orion, but for the close [...]
Give your computer a HAL 9000 makeover
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 28 January, 2009 to the design and art subset
Especially for 2001: A Space Odyssey fans, The Hal Project by Joe Mackenzie, which includes HAL 9000 simulations, desktops, and audio samples.
Via Daring Fireball.
Watch out, the HAL 9000 computer can now walk
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 2 December, 2008 to the design and art subset
The site is written in Japanese so I can’t read it, but the prospect of being able to make your own HAL 9000 computer, from 2001: A Space Odyssey, and a “mobile” version at that, is interesting to say the least.
Stanley Kubrick aboard the USS Discovery
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 26 November, 2008 to the photography subset
From the Google repository of Life Magazine photos, a shot from the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey with Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, and Stanley Kubrick taken on board USS Discovery.
If you ask me, Keir Dullea (as astronaut David Bowman) looks slightly surprised to see Kubrick, as in, “I didn’t know you were travelling to [...]
