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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, and was inspired by Clarke's 1951 short story "The Sentinel" and other short stories by Clarke. Clarke also published a novelization of the film, in part written concurrently with the screenplay, after the film's release. The film stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain and follows a voyage by astronauts, scientists, and the sentient supercomputer HAL to Jupiter to investigate an alien monolith. The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery. Kubrick avoided conventional cinematic and narrative techniques; dialogue is used sparingly, and there are long sequences accompanied only by music. The soundtrack incorporates numerous works of classical music, including pieces by composers such as Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss II, Aram Khachaturian, and György Ligeti. The film received diverse critical responses, ranging from those who saw it as darkly apocalyptic to those who saw it as an optimistic reappraisal of the hopes of humanity. Critics noted its exploration of themes such as human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning Kubrick the award for his direction of the visual effects. The film is now widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. In 1991, it was selected by the United States Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 2022, 2001: A Space Odyssey placed in the top ten of Sight & Sound's decennial critics' poll, and topped their directors' poll. A sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, was released in 1984, based on the novel 2010: Odyssey Two.

Studio Album, released in 1981 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. N1 (20:43) 2. N2 (20:57) Total Time 41:40 Line-up / Musicians -Conrad Schnitzler/All sounds & instruments 'An album to listen to alone in your "trip room," after your friends have left and you're starting to feel paranoid.'-- 3.5/5 stars, Phallus_Dei.

Fire and Water is the third studio album by English rock band Free, released in 1970. It became the band's breakthrough album, achieving widespread commercial success as the band's first two studio albums were not successful. With the "tremendous" acclaim of Fire and Water at their backs, in the words of AllMusic, Free headlined the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival with an estimated audience of 600,000 to 700,000 attendees and "appeared destined for superstardom".

Beat Club 1971

Roadhawks is a 1976 compilation album by Hawkwind covering the years 1970-1975, and it peaked at #45 on the UK album charts. It is the first compilation release from the group, marking the end of the group's tenure with United Artists Records. The music was compiled and mixed by the group's Dave Brock. The tracks are mostly presented in chronological order. The singles "Silver Machine" and "Urban Guerrilla" were included on an album for the first time, "Urban Guerilla" having been scarcely available due to its withdrawal after three weeks of release. A previously unreleased live version of "You Shouldn't Do That" segued with an unlisted "Seeing It As You Really Are" is included, recorded from the same live shows where Space Ritual was derived, and is now included as a bonus track on CD re-issues of the Space Ritual album. Tracks 1. "Hurry on Sundown" (Dave Brock, Hawkwind) - from Hawkwind (1970) 2. "Paranoia" [edit] (Brock, Hawkwind) - from Hawkwind (1970) 3. "You Shouldn't Do That" (Nik Turner, Brock) - live version previously unreleased, included on Space Ritual (CD re-issue) (1972) 4. "Silver Machine" (Robert Calvert, Brock) - single previously unreleased on LP, included on In Search of Space (CD re-issue) (1972) 5. "Urban Guerilla" (Calvert, Brock) - single previously unreleased on LP, included on Doremi Fasol Latido (CD re-issue) (1973) 6. "Space Is Deep" (Brock) - from Doremi Fasol Latido (1972) 7. "Wind of Change" (Brock) - from Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974) 8. "The Golden Void" (Brock) - from Warrior on the Edge of Time (1975)

Abandoned Films

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Peter Parker travels with Penny Jones in the Daily Bugle plane to the Antarctic to photograph a downed space capsule. After a crash landing on an island, Spider-Man must rescue Penny from a primitive tribe bent on human sacrifice.

Who's to blame?

Straker's son John lives with Straker's ex-wife Mary, who has re-married. Straker is having a day out with the boy, John, but it ends in an argument with Mary and John is run over and seriously hurt. Drugs can be obtained to save him in America and a SHADO craft is sent to fetch them. However, Straker gets an alert call to say that an alien defector which could do untold damage to Earth is in the range of the SHADO craft. SHADO can destroy the alien but it means diverting the means to save John.

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AIC 23 is the story of Alan Poole McLard, a Film Studies Professor at a community college, who is trying to make a documentary film about ALICE IN CHAINS to coincide with the release of their new album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. Without the cooperation of the members of Alice in Chains, Alan does his best to interview other musicians that may, or may not, have influenced AIC throughout the years. The film includes cameos from Lars and Robert from Metallica, Unta Gleeben Glabben Globben from Necrobotica, Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart, Donnie "Skeeter" Dollarhide Jr. from the Singing Dollarhides, Mike McCready from Pearl Jam, Nesta...

Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525, is a 1787 composition for a chamber ensemble by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). The German title means "a little night music". The work is written for an ensemble of two violins, viola, cello and double bass, but is often performed by string orchestras. The serenade is one of Mozart's most famous works.

Peter Parker is on assignment in South America with some wealthy businessmen. Their plane crashes in the jungle and their only salvation is a frail boat on the river. However, the river ends as a whirlpool and all are caught in an eerie cave full of bats and unusual creatures. The businessmen are captured by the henchmen of a Conquistador, who uses a fire pit to terrorize and rule over this strange world. It's up to Spider-Man to free the menaced innocents and neutralize this paranoid tyrant.

Lunar Module 32 is destroyed when a limpet craft operated by the aliens attaches itself to its side and causes it to enter Earth orbit at too steep an angle, by which it burns up in the atmosphere. The craft had been hiding behind space debris. Straker wishes to launch a program to clean up all space debris believing it could be used by UFOs. However, General James Henderson believes such a program will cost too much and believes SHADO as a separate entity should be disbanded.

Draw the Line is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith, released on December 9, 1977. It was recorded between June–October in an abandoned convent near New York City. The portrait of the band on the album cover was drawn by the celebrity caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Tracks 1. Draw the Line 00:00 2. I Wanna Know Why 03:24 3. Critical Mass 06:33 4. Get It Up 11:25 5. Bright Light Fright 15:28 6. Kings and Queens 17:48 7. The Hand That Feeds 22:43 8. Sight for Sore Eyes 27:06 9. Milk Cow Blues 31:02

Kilburn 1977

In the dead of night, a menacing giant cat is stalking across Manhattan & stealing valuables - furs, jewelry, cash - and bringing it back to a tiny apartment. The cat is the product of a demented sorcerer named Pardo, who is planning a vile scheme - to rob Manhattan's wealthiest citizens and then sap the souls out of their bodies. At a movie theater the following night, Peter attends a premiere of a strange film called 'My...Pet' with his girlfriend, Polly.

SHADO pilot Jim Reagan is on leave and whilst driving down a country road with his wife at night, he sees a Siamese cat blocking his way. When he gets out to tend to the cat, he is rushed by aliens who abduct him and operate upon him. As a consequence, when he is returned to Earth he is totally under the influence of the cat and its commands - and the cat is at SHADO headquarters.

Acoustic Version 1992

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Panorama is the third studio album by American new wave band the Cars, released on August 15, 1980, by Elektra Records. Like its predecessors, it was produced by Roy Thomas Baker and released on Elektra Records. 1. Panorama 00:00 2. Touch and Go 05:45 3. Gimme Some Slack 10:41 4. Don't Tell Me No 14:15 5. Getting Through 18:18 6. Misfit Kid 20:56 7. Down Boys 25:28 8. You Wear Those Eyes 28:35 9. Running to You 33:33 10. Up and Down 36:55 11. Shooting For You 40:32 12. Be My Baby 44:36 13. The Edge 49:36 14. Don't Go to Pieces 53:02

"The Unknown Soldier" is the first single from the Doors' 1968 album Waiting for the Sun, released in March of that year by Elektra Records. An accompanying 16mm publicity film for the song featuring the band was directed and produced by Edward Dephoure and Mark Abramson.

Colonel Paul Foster is a test pilot whose aircraft is accidentally caught up in a battle between an Unidentified Flying Object and a SHADO rocket. Foster's plane is shot down and his co-pilot is killed. When he comes round in hospital nobody will believe his fanciful story of what he saw. Until he is made an offer that he cannot refuse, namely an invitation to join SHADO and donate his skills or, quite simply, death.

The Butterfly Ball (1974)