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Douglas Rain, Actor Who Voiced HAL in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ Dies at 90
Douglas Rain, the Canadian-born actor best known as the voice of HAL 9000 in “2001: A Space Odyssey” and its sequel “2010: The Year We Made Contact,” died Sunday at St. Marys Memorial Hospital in St. Mary’s, Ontario, according to CTV News. “Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in its development,” Stratford Festival artistic director Antoni Cimolino said in a release. “Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors.
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Why you'll never see the missing 17 minutes from '2001: A Space Odyssey'
As "2001: A Space Odyssey" nears its 50th anniversary theatrical rerelease, Stanley Kubrick's right-hand man, Leon Vitali, says footage Kubrick cut from the film is locked in a Warner Bros. vault — and will stay there.
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'2001: A Space Odyssey' turns 50: 5 ways Kubrick classic forever changed sci-fi cinema
Though some critics and audiences didn’t initially know quite know how to process Kubrick’s masterpiece, it soon attained its rightful reputation as one of Hollywood's crowning achievements.
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'Passengers' Co-Star Michael Sheen Ranks Space Robots
One of the true highlights of Passengers is the performance given by Michael Sheen as Arthur, a robot (“android, technically”) bartender. On a big, lonely ship, Arthur’s straightforward charm is a welcome sight for sore eyes … especially if you’re awake on a long journey through space when you’re supposed to be asleep.
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President Obama Picks His Sci-Fi Favorites, Talks Love of 'Star Trek'
'2001: A Space Odyssey' tops POTUS's viewing list of eight favorites in the November issue of Wired magazine, for which he served as guest editor.
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Every Pop-Culture Reference in 'The Martian,' From 'Alien' to 'Zork II'
Though it’s set decades in the future, The Martian is well-grounded (and well-versed) in modern-day popular culture. Ridley Scott’s unrepentant crowdpleaser, starring Matt Damon a botanist-astronaut accidentally stranded on the red planet, is loaded with playful references to TV shows, books, and video games; music cues certain to bring a smile; and callbacks to classic sci-fi films, including one of the director’s all-timers, Alien. With The Martian set to dominate the box office for a second w
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See a 13-Year-Old Steven Soderbergh's Nerdy Letter to the Editor About '2001: A Space Odyssey'
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