The Ultimate Book About “2001: A Space Odyssey”

Posted on April 21, 2014 at 8:00 am

Fifty years after Stanley Kubrick began work on “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the ultimate behind-the-scenes story will be out next month in a limited edition $750 four-volume history by Piers Bizony, an expert on both Kubrick and space exploration.

Made in exclusive collaboration with the Kubrick estate and Warner Bros., this copiously illustrated work features hundreds of unique 2oo1-related documents, concept artworks, and superb behind-the-scenes photographs from the Kubrick Archives—most of which have never been published before—as well as exclusive correspondence and personal testimony from Kubrick’s co-screenwriter Arthur C. Clarke.

The four volumes include:Film stills, new behind the scenes interviews with lead actors, senior production designers, and key special-effects experts, a facsimile of the original screenplay and 1965 production notes, a box cover painted by Wayne Haag, and “a small comic surprise.”

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Tribute: Hurricane Carter

Posted on April 20, 2014 at 11:28 am

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter died at home at age 76.  A prize fighter who was wrongly convicted of murder and released after serving 19 years in prison, he devoted the rest of his life to helping others.

Denzel Washington portrayed Carter in the movie The Hurricane.

May his words inspire us all:

“The alternative to being a victim is being free. That’s the alternative to being a victim. Freedom or victimhood. And freedom is far better than victimhood could ever be. That’s free from thought. Free from doubt. Free from all of these things that cause us so much problems. Free from being black. Free from being a man. You know, free from being a human being! I don’t want to be a human being. Human beings hate one another. They kill one another. I want to be a human becoming something other than a human being. I want to be an awakened, enlightened soul, where I can walk on this earth and see everybody on this earth as the beautiful flower that they really are.”

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Trailer: Chef

Posted on April 19, 2014 at 8:00 am

Jon Favreau follows his big-budget special effects movies (“Iron Man,” “Cowboys and Aliens”) with a return to his small, indie roots (“Swingers”) as director/writer/star of the scrumptious-looking “Chef.”  (WARNING: Some strong language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP6SE65F-h4
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