So when the 50th anniversary of the film appeared on the horizon, I was ahead of the game, and realized I’d better get my act together and write a book.Ģ001 encompasses a staggering sweep of space and time. Much later, when I went to graduate film school, I was keenly aware that for every film, there’s another narrative behind the one that unfolds on screen, and it’s all about the struggle to make the film itself. Benson spoke with Air & Space senior associate editor Diane Tedeschi in July.Īir & Space: Why did you decide to write this book?īenson: I’ve been fascinated by 2001: A Space Odyssey since my mom took me to see it at the age of six. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece, which chronicles the often-unorthodox quest undertaken by director Kubrick and screenwriter Clarke in creating one of the most controversial, influential films ever made. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey (released in 1968), Michael Benson has written Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C.
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