Yahoo Movies 2001
- EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK
Barbie: Teaser trailer for Margot Robbie movie pays tribute to sci-fi classic 2001
The first trailer for the upcoming Barbie movie takes its inspiration from an unexpected choice of film.
3-min read - EntertainmentThe Wrap
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.
- NewsMashable Tech
Hollywood's scariest supercomputer joins the Amazon Alexa family
"I'm sorry, Alexa. I'm afraid I can't do that." No one seems particularly freaked out at the idea of computers in our homes that listen to us, respond to questions, even take direct control of various living conditions. Maybe this HAL-9000 replica will change that. SEE ALSO: Amazon Alexa's creepy, spontaneous laugh is weirding people out The malevolent supercomputer from Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> recently landed a new gig: Amazon Echo device. The smart home
- NewsYahoo Movies UK
10 ways movies get space science totally wrong
Whenever a film is set in space we can always expect the same old tropes. Unfortunately, most of them are scientifically nonsensical. We spoke to Dr David A Kirby, senior lecturer in science communication studies at the University of Manchester and author of ‘Lab Coats in Hollywood’, to pick through the most common space movie myths.
- NewsTom Butler
15 Films That Were Better Than The Book
If you said ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ by Roderick Thorp you can have five points. It’s actually a sequel to a book called ‘The Detective’ that had been adapted into a film starring Frank Sinatra in 1968, but he was too old to play him when they decided to adapt the sequel for the screen in the 80s. It was briefly planned as a ‘Commando’ follow up too but Arnie turned it down, paving the way for Bruce Willis to play John McClane – or Joe Leland as he is in the book – in the action classic ‘Die Ha
