On their journey to Jupiter, they enjoy the aid (or hindrance) of a honey-toned, super-intelligent computer. Spacemen Dr Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Dr Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) set out on a quest to find those who sent the monolith there years ago.
2001 OVERTURE AND INTERMISSION MUSIC MOVIE
(It was the last movie about men on the Moon before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin actually got there.) Mankind finds a monolithic artificial object beneath the surface of the Moon. No wonder Kubrick came to live in the UK!Ī mysterious, symbolic black slab darts across the time scale. British made at MGM’s late, much-lamented Borehamwood Studios, it’s also a stupendous tribute to the technicians and talent of the local film industry. This is the moment the fantasy film went stratospheric – in terms of budget, intellect, imagination and ambition.Ī banquet for the brain and a treat for the eyes, 2001 is thrilling, thought-provoking and ultimately mystifying. It’s a work of genius and a movie milestone. Stanley Kubrick’s monumental 1968 sci-fi epic is a gloriously hypnotic, spectacular and ultra-imaginative masterpiece of cinema. The picture runs 155 minutes in DVD and 147 minutes on VHS.2001: A Space Odyssey ***** (1968, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester) – Classic Movie Review 195 Unlike the stage show, the film version uses "My Man" as a climactic emotional vocal. The score includes "People" and "Don't Rain on My Parade." A film sequel, "Funny Lady," starred Streisand with a score by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Choreography is by Herbert Ross (who recently died). Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Lee Allen and Walter Pidgeon also star. Omar Sharif co-stars as the romanticized version of Brice's gambler businessman husband, Nicky Arnstein. The story tells the fictionalized version of vaudeville and radio star Fanny Brice's rise from the Jewish working class to star of the Ziegfeld Follies. * William Wyler directed the film version of the 1964 Broadway hit that had a score by composer Jule Styne and lyricist Bob Merrill.
Also on the disc are the featurettes "Funny Girl: This is Barbra" and "Funny Girl: Barbra in Movieland." Bonus trailers and widescreen presentation are among the "added value elements" on the DVD. Those same features are seen on the DVD release. "Missing frames, numerous scratches and a disintegrating soundtrack were part of the damage done over time."Ĭonjuring the days when movies were genuine "events," the picture was shown in its "road show" format that includes a soundtrack overture and intermission. "We started restoring 'Funny Girl' three years ago, to repair the damage that occurred to the original negative when the film was first released, due to the enormous number of prints struck from the negative," said Grover Crisp, vice president of film restoration for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony Pictures Entertainment is responsible for the restoration. The new summer print offered a brilliant image and refreshed sound quality not seen or heard in old prints. The 1968 picture that won Streisand her first Academy Award was re released in its restored print in August 2001 in theatres in anticipation of the fall DVD release. 23, in a restored and remastered version that includes special features including intermission and overture music. People - people who need Barbra Streisand - will be able to have "Funny Girl," the film that launched her to superstardom, on DVD Oct. Barbra Streisand in "Funny Girl," gettings its DVD release Oct.
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