You may have seen that we put our feature about Five Films You Should See Before **Interstellar – in which Christopher Nolan talks about his inspirations for his new sci-fi – online recently. Top of that list is Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking** 2001: A Space Odyssey**, and the film in conveniently headed back into the best place to see it: cinemas. Here’s the new trailer…
Obviously, if you’ve never seen it, this is the ideal opportunity to have your mind rocked and your expectations met, as Kubrick’s thoughtful, trippy and huge film explores humanity’s fascination with the stars, alien intervention in human life, and much, much more. All set to some beautiful music.
And yes, it’s a chance to acquaint – or re-acquaint - yourself with the coldly logical computer HAL, one of the most iconic examples of artificial intelligence ever committed to celluloid. 2001 will be on limited re-release in a variety of locations around the UK from 18 November, and you can find full details here.