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March 25, 2004
The Ultimate Trip!
One more from the ubiquitous Steeeeeve Popson:
First Friday: A Space Odyssey
RALEIGH — Travel from the ancient planes of Africa to the moons of Jupiter as the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences stays open late on Friday, April 2, to present one of the truly great films, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Immensely popular, highly influential and widely debated, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is regarded as one of the greatest science fiction films and books ever created. This month's First Friday feature was directed by Stanley Kubrick and both the book and film jointly written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The story traces the influence of an alien intelligence on the evolution of humankind. Ranked among the American Film Institute's top 100 films of all time, 2001 is a wonderful combination of stunning visual images and classic orchestral movements. Deliberately paced and with minimal dialogue, the film not only accurately portrays space (a vacuum) as having no sound, but also allows the viewer to ingest the images upon the screen. In a film contemplating man's place in the universe, critic Roger Ebert credits Kubrick with allowing the viewer to "contemplate it--not to experience it vicariously as entertainment, as we might in a good conventional science-fiction film, but to stand outside it as a philosopher might, and think about it." 2001: A Space Odyssey has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The movie begins at 7:00 p.m. with an introduction by N.C. State professor and film critic Maria Pramaggiore. Free.
Local musical group, The Feebles, kicks off the evening with live music at 5:30 p.m.
Explore fun exhibits or enjoy food and drinks from the Acro Cafe before the movie begins at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Steve Popson at 919/733-7350, ext. 379.
In the Nature Art Gallery, an opening reception for the artwork of David Stickel and Ed Smith will begin at 6:00 p.m.
And April 2, marks the last First Friday for Titanic: the Artifact Exhibit.
The exhibit will stay open until 9 p.m.
Experience the world's only touring exhibition of genuine artifacts recovered from the Titanic, 2.5 miles below the surface of the North Atlantic. First Friday tickets to "Titanic" available on site after 5 p.m. For ticket information, call 919/733-7350, ext. 307.
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.
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Comments
Thanks for the encouragement!
Hopefully you and yours are doing well in the wilds of the mid-west.
I don't live in ole NC anymore but we used to go to the NC Art Museum (did you know the museum was started/expanded with money/art from the five & dime mogul Kress?). Their summer “film festival” was a lot of fun. They used to show them outdoors on a silver screen. "Creature of the Black Lagoon" was not as entertaining as the kids screaming 10 seconds after the 3-D effect was over! We saw Casablanca there with a wonderful introduction by a film buff.
Thank-You for informing the masses that this "classic" is coming to town. Hopefully bunches of your loyal fans went and behaved themselves (I did not read about a "Rouse-Riot" in the NY Times, so I guess no one was hurt).
And the secondary point is to let you know that folks out there read your stuff and appreciate you putting the time into it, even if we don’t always write.
Take care,
Scott
Posted by: Scott | March 31, 2004 09:09 PM