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Disconnect HAL Monday at The Tivoli – 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY ‘Classics on the Loop’

“Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.”

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY plays midnights this weekend (July 8th) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the ‘Classics on the Loop’ series.
Showtimes are 4pm and 7pm. Admission is $7.

1968 was a watershed year in American history and cinema. Director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke combined their geniuses to create 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, a film that takes humans from the dawn of evolution to the edge of space and time. I saw this movie for the first time at the Esquire Theater on Clayton Road in a 1976 re-release. It was actually on one of their upstairs screens, a tight area that served as a balcony in that theater’s first decades. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY left this 14-year old dazed and confused – and I still am to this day.

The special effects, even by today’s standards are impressive even though the film is nearly 46 years old. I’m still in awe of the over engineered mechanics on just about every device you see in the movie. The quality of the sets were stunning, if a little clinical (maybe it was thought we’d tidy our acts up by then), and Kubrick’s use of classical music is still unparalleled. And the “plot” is still not an easy one to fully embrace. What I take from the movie is the viewpoint that mankind took a quantum leap millions of years ago when, as only monkeys, it came in contact with the monolith (knowledge? ….God?) and learned how to use tools. We jump immediately to the “future” (at least it was the future in 1968!) and find technically-superior man has now discovered the mysterious monolith on the moon. The subsequent journey to Jupiter presents the opportunity for man’s own tools (HAL-9000) to utterly betray mankind. The viewer finds out that HAL already knew the purpose of the Jupiter expedition, in which an extraterrestrial intelligence could imply the end of the newfound superiority of machines over mankind (we view the scene in which HAL easily defeats Dave in a chess match – I think HAL is well aware of its superior powers over man). HAL has to exterminate this possibility, but ultimately fails due to man’s supreme willpower to live (I guess). Dave is able to complete the journey beckoned by the monolith, and ultimately attains the next quantum leap, to a “star child” which I can only remotely guess as to what that really means. Then again, I could be totally wrong about all this. Maybe I should read the book.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is a great classic and lucky St. Louisans will have the chance to see it in all its big, wide glory when it screens Monday July 8th NOT at the Esquire, but at The Tivoli as part of their ‘Classics on the Loop’ series.

2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) Lobby Card 4

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

A Afcebook invite for this can be found HERE

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

Here’s the ‘Classics on the Loop’ series line-up:

July 15th ALL ABOUT EVE

July 22nd NORTH BY NORTHWEST

July 29th FUNNY GIRL

Aug. 5th CITIZEN KANE

Aug. 12th CABARET

Aug. 19th ROMAN HOLIDAY

‘CLASSICS IN THE LOOP’ – Monday Film Series at The Tivoli Begins July 1st with SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Classics on the Loop returns to The Tivoli this summer! Screenings happen on Mondays at 4 pm and 7 pm starting July 1st! Admission is just $7. Get Advance Tickets: HERE

Now, I understand plenty of people don’t want to go to a theater, spend a fortune on tickets, popcorn, and a drink just to see the glow of cell phones and hear people rudely talking while someone kicks your seat from behind, but that’s not the experience you’ll get at Landmark theaters affordable ‘CLASSICS IN THE LOOP’ film series. St. Louis movie buffs are in for a treat as Landmark’s The Tivoli Theater every Monday beginning July 1st. Screenings will be at 4pm and 7pm. The Tivoli will screen, on their big screen (which seats 320 btw), eight masterpiece that need to be seen in a theater with an audience. Admission is only $7. Look for more coverage of these great films here at We Are Movie Geeks

Here’s the line-up

July 1st SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

July 8th 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

July 15th ALL ABOUT EVE

July 22nd NORTH BY NORTHWEST

July 29th FUNNY GIRL

Aug. 5th CITIZEN KANE

Aug. 12th CABARET

Aug. 19th ROMAN HOLIDAY

Disconnect HAL Midnights at The Tivoli this Weekend – 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

“Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.”

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY plays midnights this weekend (September 21st and 22nd) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel late at The Tivoli Midnight series.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is a great classic and lucky St. Louisans will have the chance to see it in all its big, wide glory when it screens midnights this weekend (September 21st and 22nd) NOT at the Esquire, but at The Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

A Afcebook invite for this can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/2103684533214420/

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next few weeks:

Sept.28-29 – THE ROOM

Oct. 5 &6 – BEETLEJUICE

Oct 12 & 13 – HALLOWEEN (1978)

Oct 19 &20 and Oct. 26 & 27 – ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with live shadow cast, Samurai Electricians!
All tickets $10

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY In Theaters Beginning May 18; Premiering At The 71st Cannes Film Festival On May 12

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Warner Bros. Pictures will debut an ‘unrestored’ 70mm print of the director’s groundbreaking science fiction epic at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival. Widely considered among the greatest films of the 20th century, “2001: A Space Odyssey” will return to select U.S. theatres in 70mm beginning May 18, 2018.

Set for Saturday, May 12, the world premiere will be held during the Cannes Classics section of the Festival, featuring an introduction by award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The screening will also be attended by members of Stanley Kubrick’s family, including his daughter, Katharina Kubrick, and longstanding producing partner and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan.

For the first time since the original release, this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. This is a true photochemical film recreation. There are no digital tricks, remastered effects, or revisionist edits.

This is the unrestored film that recreates the cinematic event audiences experienced 50 years ago.

A longtime admirer of the late American auteur, Nolan worked closely with the team at Warner Bros. Pictures throughout the mastering process.

Christiane Kubrick said, “I’m delighted that ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ will be reissued in 70mm, and that Cannes has chosen to honour it. If Stanley were alive today, we know he would be in admiration of the films of Christopher Nolan. And so, on behalf of Stanley’s family, I would personally like to thank Christopher for supporting his film.”

Nolan stated, “One of my earliest memories of cinema is seeing Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ in 70mm, at the Leicester Square Theatre in London with my father. The opportunity to be involved in recreating that experience for a new generation, and of introducing our new unrestored 70mm print of Kubrick’s masterpiece in all its analogue glory at the Cannes Film Festival is an honour and a privilege.”

Nolan will also participate in a Cannes Masterclass, set for Sunday, May 13, during which he will discuss his highly acclaimed filmography and also share his passion for the singular work of Stanley Kubrick.

For this milestone anniversary, Warner Bros. will continue the celebration later this year when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases “2001: A Space Odyssey” for the first time in 4K resolution with HDR. Also produced in close collaboration with Nolan, the home entertainment release will be available in the fall of 2018.

With “2001: A Space Odyssey,” director Stanley Kubrick redefined the limits of filmmaking and cemented his legacy as one of the most revolutionary and influential film directors of all time. Originally released in 70mm Cinerama roadshow format on April 4, 1968, the film ignited the imaginations of critics and audiences alike and its impact continues to resonate to this day.

An award-winning director, writer and producer, Christopher Nolan most recently earned dual Academy Award nominations, for Best Director and Best Picture, for his experiential tour-de-force “Dunkirk,” which in July of 2017 received the largest 70mm release in the last quarter century. His diverse filmography also includes “Interstellar,” “Inception,” the blockbuster “Dark Knight” Trilogy, “The Prestige” and “Memento,” for which he received his first Oscar nomination, for Best Original Screenplay.

The film stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood and Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL 9000. The film is partially based on Arthur C. Clarke’s short story “The Sentinel”.

Visit the official site: 2001spaceodysseymovie.com

Disconnect HAL Midnights at The Tivoli this Weekend – 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

“Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.”

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY plays midnights this weekend (April 28th and 29th) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel late at The Tivoli Midnight series.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is a great classic and lucky St. Louisans will have the chance to see it in all its big, wide glory when it screens midnights this weekend (April 28th and 29th) NOT at the Esquire, but at The Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next few weeks:

MAY 5^TH AND 6^TH – GREMLINS

MAY 12^TH AND 13^TH – MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

MAY 19^TH AND 20^TH – THE DARK KNIGHT

The Tivoli Announces the ‘Reel Late’ Midnight Line-Up – ROCKY HORROR, IDIOCRACY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, and More!

Another brilliant lineup of midnight movies for the ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ to kick off the 2017 season. It’s a typically good variety of titles that will draw the late night movie buff crowd with a couple of retro surprises. The Midnight Movie experience has always catered to a college-age crowd and that’s the way it should be. ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with live shadow cast with the Samurai Electricians kicks off the new schedule on March 31st and April 1st. The oldest film this time is 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY from 1968 and the most recent is THE DARK KNIGHT from 2008. There’s a Miyazaki thrown in there for attendance insurance (the last one sold out!) and a handful of standards including SHAUN OF THE DEAD and GREMLINS. I believe Jackie Chan in DRUNKEN MASTER and IDIOCRACY are new to the Tivoli midnight roster, and I suspect they will draw good crowds.

Here’s the line-up:

MARCH 31^ST AND APRIL 1^ST – THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with the SAMURAI ELECTRICIANS

APRIL 7^TH AND APRIL 8^TH – DRUNKEN MASTER

APRIL 14^TH AND 15^TH – IDIOCRACY

APRIL 21^ST AND 22^ND – SHAUN OF THE DEAD

APRIL 28^TH AND 29^TH – 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

MAY 5^TH AND 6^TH – GREMLINS

MAY 12^TH AND 13^TH – MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO

MAY 19^TH AND 20^TH – THE DARK KNIGHT

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s websiteHERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Top 5 Space Travel Films

On July 4, 2016, NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter to begin its exploration of the planet. Although NASA’s mission to Jupiter is unmanned, we thought it appropriate to honor the accomplishment with a list of five top films about NASA and space travel. Rather than consider science fiction space films generally, this list focuses mainly on space travel closer to home.

THE MARTIAN

Director Ridley Scott and author Andy Weir worked hard to get the science mostly right, in this dramatic thriller about an astronaut accidentally left behind on Mars. Matt Damon heads a terrific cast and injects a lot of humor and makes scientist/astronauts look cool. The film has been praised by people who worked at NASA for getting the teasing patter and resourceful team work among astronaut/scientists right. Perhaps the best, most scientifically accurate movie about space and astronauts yet.

GRAVITY

Okay, it has some problems with the science, but astronauts have praised its ability to capture the sense of being in space. And it is a heck of an edge-of-your-seat thriller, starring Sandra Bullock as one tough woman astronaut who has to depend on her own brains and skills when disaster strikes the international space station. The scenes of space walking and of hurtling above Earth in orbit are breathtaking.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

A great visionary science fiction film, filled with mystery and the surreal, along with a harrowing sequence featuring the iconic evil computer HAL. The non-CGI visual effects still impress in this ground-breaking film from Stanley Kubrick and science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.

APOLLO 13

Based on a real event, Tom Hanks stars as one of a team of astronauts whose trip to the moon is short-circuited by malfunction. This inspiring, fact-based drama is a nail-biter and a testament to astronauts’ bravery, coolness under fire and NASA engineers’ resourcefulness.

THE RIGHT STUFF

A classic film about how it all began for NASA, with a spotlight on the the hotshot jet plane test pilots who became the first American astronauts.

Disconnect HAL Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli – 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

“Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.”

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY plays midnights this weekend (July 18th and 19th) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel late at The Tivoli Midnight series.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is a great classic and lucky St. Louisans will have the chance to see it in all its big, wide glory when it screens midnights this weekend ( July 18th and 19th) NOT at the Esquire, but at The Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next few weeks:

July 25-26 CLUE

Aug. 1-2 THIS IS SPINAL TAP 30^th anniversary, digitally restored

Aug. 8-9 AKIRA

Aug. 15-16 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – The Original!

Aug. 22-23 ARMY OF DARKNESS

Aug. 29-30 BLAZING SADDLES

Sept. 5-6 PURPLE RAIN – 30^th anniversary

Sept. 12-13 GHOST IN THE SHELL

The Tivoli Announces the Latest ‘Reel Late’ Midnight Series Line-Up

“Gimme some sugar, baby!”

Get get some sugar midnights at the Tivoli! Another awesome line-up of midnight movies including a couple of anime standards and some ‘80s cult nuggets make up the next wave of films at the Tivloi for their “Reel Late at the Tivoli” midnight program! It’s a great selection with the usual variety of standards and classics that draw the late night movie buff crowd.

BLAZING SADDLES from 1974 is the oldest of the bunch and should be great to see on the big screen again. CLUE, SPINAL TAP, and ARMY OF DARKNESS have drawn big crowds in the past. I was unaware that TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES from 1990 had a cult following, but I was surprised last year when SPICE WORLD packed ‘em in, so what do I know?!

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is often there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. I can’t wait to write PURPLE RAIN trivia! Ticket prices are $8. We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming months.

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s website HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the newly –announced Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the next couple of months:

June 27-28 THE GODFATHER

July 4-5 JAWS

July 11-12 MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE

July 18-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

July 25-26 CLUE

Aug. 1-2 THIS IS SPINAL TAP 30^th anniversary, digitally restored

Aug. 8-9 AKIRA

Aug. 15-16 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – The Original!

Aug. 22-23 ARMY OF DARKNESS

Aug. 29-30 BLAZING SADDLES

Sept. 5-6 PURPLE RAIN – 30^th anniversary

Sept. 12-13 GHOST IN THE SHELL

The Tivoli Announces the Newest ‘Reel Late’ Midnight Series Line-Up

“Release the Kraken!…..at the Tivoli!”

An awesome line-up of midnight movies to be screened at The Tivoli with the announcement of the next wave of films for their “Reel Late at the Tivoli “program! It’s a great selection and the usual variety of cult standards and classics that draw the late night movie buff crowd.

If the new remake sucks, you can always see the original GODZILLA when it plays midnights at the Tivoli ant the end of this month. We know the CLASH OF THE TITANS remake blew, but check out the amazing 1981 version on the big screen! JAWS on 4^th of July weekend?!?! Just like on Amity Island!– I’m so there!

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is often there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. I can’t wait to write GODFATHER trivia! Ticket prices are $8. We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming months.

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s website HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the newly –announced Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the next couple of months:

May 16-17 REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA – With live cast, The Graveyard Shift!

May 23-24 DIE HARD

May 30-31 GODZILLA (JAPANESE) The original 1954 Japanese film, digital restoration, sub-titled

June 6-7 THE WARRIORS

June 13-14 CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981)

June 20-21 SPIRITED AWAY

June 27-28 THE GODFATHER

July 4-5 JAWS

July 11-12 MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE

July 18-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

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