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“2001: A Space Odyssey”: What It Means, and How It Was Made | The New Yorker

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Fifty years ago this spring, Stanley Kubrick’s confounding sci-fi masterpiece, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” had its premières across the country. In the annals of audience restlessness, these evenings rival the opening night of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” in 1913, when Parisians in osprey and tails reportedly brandished their canes and pelted the dancers with objects. […]

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The Criterion Collection – The Current – Justin Theroux on the Magical Mysteries of David Lynch

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One of the great delights of watching a David Lynch movie comes from the thrill of exploring the film’s mysterious depths. Here, in an online-exclusive excerpt from a new interview with actor Justin Theroux, conducted for Criterion’s release of Lynch’s heartbreaking Hollywood love story Mulholland Dr., the film’s costar discusses the confounding nature of Lynch’s

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Jazz Profiles: Coltrane on Coltrane – Don DeMichael

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© –  Steven A. Cerra – copyright protected; all rights reserved. “The first occasion I had to speak with John Coltrane at length was during his recent engagement at the Sutherland hotel [Sutherland Jazz Lounge, Chicago, IL]. In our initial conversation I was struck by his lack of pretentiousness or false pride. The honesty with

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