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Hes also an awardwinning filmmaker, with work that straddles the line between fiction and documentary film. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece in commonweal magazine. Although some leading critics slammed the film as incomprehensible and selfindulgent, the public. Benson s book clears up the debate regarding whether hals name was intended as a play on ibm. Mar 31, 2018 michael bensons new book, space odyssey, is a detailed and often thrilling account of one intense, unforgettable collaboration. A space odyssey stands as a film that, the more a viewer brings to the experience, the more the film rewards them. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.

In space odyssey, author, artist, and awardwinning filmmaker michael benson delivers expert inside stuff san francisco chronicle from his extensive research of kubricks and clarkes archives. A space odyssey, benson will use a scanning electron microscope at cunys advanced science research facility to focus on natural design at submillimeter scales for a project titled nanocosmos. A space odysseys mystery endures, 50 years on cnet. Clarke and the making of a masterpiece is a masterpiece about a masterpiecea passionately written, impeccably researched book about a great directors pushing himself, his cast and crew beyond safety or sanity in a relentless quest for a nonverbal vision of the transcendent. These two books look at a pair of scifis most influential projects and their. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the films release, michael benson provides the definitive account of how the movie came to be made in space odyssey. He reinvented film noir, the costume drama, the horror film, and the war movie. A space odyssey, then, when i heard about michael bensons new book about the making of the film, i was excited to find that it was. Strangelove, director stanley kubrick wasnt yet recognized as a great filmmaker, and 2001 was radically innovative, with little. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece, with a response by rhode island school of design risd architecture and design senior critic christopher rose frsa. Michael bensons space odyssey, on the making of a masterpiece. A space odyssey, then, when i heard about michael benson s new book about the making of the film, i was excited to find that it was already in the as a big fan of 2001. Plenty of other books have already mined this territory.

Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Since its release fifty years agothe film has felt like an entity unto itself, alive with all of the possibilities of the cinema, which makes it perfect for the biographical treatment that michael benson lavishes upon it in space odyssey. Michael benson s recent publication, space odyssey. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece celebrating. A space odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director stanley. Michael benson works at the intersection of art and science. Hamrah bookforum kubricks risktaking is the throughline of michael benson s space odyssey, an omnivorously curious account of how the movie came to be.

A space odyssey, and the collaboration between director stanley kubrick and. Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the films release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece offers a fresh look at the making of stanley kubricks 2001. A space odyssey 1968 became a sensation as a sort of disneyland ride for grown ups. Clarke and the making of a masterpiece and alec nevalalees astounding. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the films release. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece by michael benson. Benson s 497page volume stands as a nearperfect 50thanniversary celebration of what has emerged as the greatest scifi movie of all time. A space odyssey isnt as mesmerizing as the movie, thats only because few things in this world can mesmerize like director stanley kubrick. His work is also featured in malicks new film, tree of life. A space odyssey as an inspiration for his interstellar works works that so impressed 2001 author. These two books examine some of scifis most influential.

Space odyssey and a great selection of related books. Clarkes, also no slouch is vital, alive, fascinating, and amusing, as full of ego and. Following this book, which is pegged to the 50th anniversary of the release of 2001. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece audiobook by michael benson. The yearslong journey to the screen of his vision and arthur c. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece is evidence of that. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read space odyssey. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of 2001. Clarke and the making of a masterpiece by michael benson.

An excerpt from space odyssey, by michael benson, chronicles a vivid episode during the filming of stanley kubricks classic film. Apr 03, 2018 order space odyssey book by michael benson stanley kubrick, arthur c. Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke. The film won the palm dor at the 2011 cannes film festival. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece, by michael benson. A writer, artist, and filmmaker, his new book, space odyssey. Apr 03, 2018 a fascinating, detailrich account of the long slog to make the sciencefiction masterpiece 2001. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece in new york journal of books. In 200810, benson worked with director terrence malick to help produce space and cosmology sequences for malicks film tree of life, which drew in part from bensons book and exhibition projects. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece, the writer and filmmaker michael benson takes us on a different kind of trip. He also wrote whos who in the jfk assassination, inside secret societies, and the devil at genesee junction.

A space odyssey and astounding science fiction and. Michael benson is the author of more than sixty books, including the true crime books betrayal in blood, killer twins, and mommy deadliest. With its innovative, and trippy special effects, it was the perfect flick to experience while riding high on your. A space odyssey, the masterpiece science fiction film that grew out of a collaboration between two creative geniuses, arthur c clarke and stanley kubrick. Like nothing else on earth kubrick found what he wanted by trying things outan expensive habit. His work has been published in the new york times, the new yorker, and smithsonian, among other publications, and he has been a television cnn and radio npr reporter. Bernie rayno explains whats behind the upcoming wintry blast. The making of a hollywood cinderella story by chris nashawaty flatiron books for a classic comedy, the making of 1980s caddyshack was fraught with drama. The term tycho magnetic anomaly is something of a misnomer when referring to tma0 and tma2, since neither of these is found on the moon let alone in tycho crater and neither one of them emits any significant magnetic field, as described in the novel 2010.

Hes a fellow of the new york institute of the humanities, and. Benson does a masterful job of explaining the technical detail with which kubrick brought space to life. Apr 03, 2018 npr stories about michael benson keir dullea played astronaut david bowman in stanley kubricks 1968 film, 2001. Oct 11, 2012 a multimedia artist, benson is a man utterly fascinated with outer space he points to 2001. Michael bensons 500page book explores, in remarkable detail, the conception, creation and aftermath of 2001. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece ebook written by michael benson. Apr 03, 2018 michael benson s 500page book explores, in remarkable detail, the conception, creation and aftermath of 2001. Clarke and the making of a masterpiece is a masterpiece about a masterpiecea passionately written, impeccably researched book about a great directors pushing himself, his cast and crew beyond safety or sanity in a relentless quest for a nonverbal vision of the transcendent future of both space and film itself. May 23, 2018 however, bensons book shows that the journey of 2001. Odyssey two the characters in some of the novels refer to this anomalous nomenclature quizzically.

Space odyssey michael benson 9781501163937 netgalley. His largest show to date was a 7room, 150print retrospective staged at the smithsonian institution from 20102011 titled beyond. Michael benson is a journalist and maker of documentary films, including the awardwinning predictions of fire 1995. May 17, 2018 michael benson works at the intersection of art and science. Michael benson s new book, space odyssey, is a detailed and often thrilling account of one intense, unforgettable collaboration. Author michael benson space odyssey burbank public library.

A space odyssey creation and legacy probed in 50th. At that premiere, people were just streaming out, recalled gary lockwood, one of the stars of the film, who smoked a joint for the occasion, as recounted by michael benson in his new book space odyssey. A photographer, writer, filmmaker, book designer, and exhibitions producer, in the last decade he has staged a series of increasingly largescale shows of planetary landscape photography internationally. Michael benson is currently working with a scanning electron microscope at the center for bits and atoms at the mit media lab and at the albert einstein college of medicine in new york on a. A talk by author michael benson on his new book, space odyssey. The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. His latest book, space odyssey, documents the making of the iconic film 2001.

A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. Dec 16, 2014 cosmigraphics npr coverage of cosmigraphics. With its innovative, and trippy special effects, it was the perfect flick to experience while riding high on your favorite mind enhancer. In this book, michael benson tells the story of that collaboration, and of the making of the film, its release and its impact at the time and since. Jun 26, 2018 regarded as a masterpiece today, 2001. He has had the cooperation of kubricks widow, christiane, and interviewed most of the key people still alive who worked on the film. Order space odyssey book by michael benson stanley kubrick, arthur c. A space odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, including the inside account of how director stanley kubrick and writer arthur c. Clarke, and the making of a masterpiece by michael benson at indigo. A space odyssey, and was published on the 50th anniversary of that films release. A space odyssey now celebrating its 50th anniversary was not an easy one. A space odyssey, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in april 2018.