Did you know that one of the reasons behind Kubrick’s legal action against the producers of “Space: 1999” was the possibility of a TV series based on “2001: A Space Odyssey”? And that Kubrick tasked Arthur C. Clarke to produce ideas for a sequel as soon as 1975? To what extent was the director involved in “2010”, the book Clarke eventually published in 1982, and in the movie that MGM produced and released in 1984? Read all about it in my latest essay: “Franchising a Classic: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, MGM and the Exploitation of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’“, published today for the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and television. The following link will work for the first 50 users, so enjoy it while it lasts: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JIXFZCECRMVQKDKJNJDD/full?target=10.1080/01439685.2025.2542554
venerdì 8 agosto 2025
lunedì 21 febbraio 2022
Stanley Kubrick’s “Manhattan Project”: How Two Experimental Filmmakers Contributed to 2001: A Space Odyssey
It was December 1964, and Stanley Kubrick had a problem: no one wanted his new movie.
My latest essay (four years in the making!) is the untold story of how two New York underground filmmakers, Fredric Martin and Jack Malick, helped Kubrick in the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey - told through their words, the memories of their friends and relatives, materials from the archives, etc.
The article is available here and in the fall 2021 issue of Filmmaker Magazine.
Special thanks to Mark Lentz and Gerry Flahive for the additional interviews, to Robert Schuhmann and Gary Malick for their precious memories, and to the several members of the '2001' crew that helped me putting together the pieces over the years.
My latest essay (four years in the making!) is the untold story of how two New York underground filmmakers, Fredric Martin and Jack Malick, helped Kubrick in the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey - told through their words, the memories of their friends and relatives, materials from the archives, etc.
The article is available here and in the fall 2021 issue of Filmmaker Magazine.
Special thanks to Mark Lentz and Gerry Flahive for the additional interviews, to Robert Schuhmann and Gary Malick for their precious memories, and to the several members of the '2001' crew that helped me putting together the pieces over the years.
giovedì 12 dicembre 2019
"2001 between Kubrick and Clarke" is available in english!
The English edition of 2001 between Kubrick and Clarke: The Genesis, Making and Authorship of a Masterpiece by myself and Filippo Ulivieri is out now, with a foreword by 'Moon-Watcher' himself, Dan Richter!
The story of how 2001: A Space Odyssey came to be made is in many ways as epic as the events portrayed in the film itself—and until now, just as mysterious. In 1964, with Dr. Strangelove ready for release, Stanley Kubrick was uncertain about what his next project would be, and considered making a film dealing with several contemporary themes; it was only when he encountered Arthur C. Clarke that he decided to make a science fiction film. Yet it took more than four years for 2001 to reach the screen—a productive and creative odyssey that involved experimentation, last-minute rethinks, strokes of genius, quarrels, ultimatums, feats of will, and mental breakdowns.
Simone Odino (1974) works as a librarian in Bologna. For the past five years he has been researching '2001: A Space Odyssey', visiting archives in the U.S., England and Italy and interviewing cast and crew members. This book was possible thanks to his visit to the 'Arthur C. Clarke Collection of Sri Lanka' at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. He gave papers in the conferences 'Stanley Kubrick: A Retrospective' (De Montfort University, Leicester, 2016) and 'Stanley Kubrick: Nouveaux Horizons' (Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux, 2017), and was a guest speaker at the event 'Kubricks 2001: 50 Jahre A Space Odyssey' (Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, 2018). He has been running the website 2001italia.it since 2013.
The book is available worldwide through Amazon, and in the United States in classic book shops, too.
What the book is about:
The story of how 2001: A Space Odyssey came to be made is in many ways as epic as the events portrayed in the film itself—and until now, just as mysterious. In 1964, with Dr. Strangelove ready for release, Stanley Kubrick was uncertain about what his next project would be, and considered making a film dealing with several contemporary themes; it was only when he encountered Arthur C. Clarke that he decided to make a science fiction film. Yet it took more than four years for 2001 to reach the screen—a productive and creative odyssey that involved experimentation, last-minute rethinks, strokes of genius, quarrels, ultimatums, feats of will, and mental breakdowns.
Drawing extensively from never before seen material, including production documents and private correspondences, 2001 between Kubrick and Clarke: The Genesis, Making and Authorship of a Masterpiece gives for the first time a complete account of the two authors’ creative collaboration; one which casts lights on their on-again, off-again relationship, as well as revealing new information about the genesis, production, and reception of the first and most important film about space, the origin of humankind and its destiny among the stars.
Reviews:
"Wow! What a great book. I was there for over a year and I learned things I didn't know from it. The interplay between Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke is detailed as never before. Bravo Filippo and Simone!" -- Dan Richter, 'Moon-Watcher' and coreographer of the 'Dawn of Man' sequence.
"Much like the film itself, this book by two leading Kubrick researchers takes its readers on a journey. By sidestepping the accumulated mythology about the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey and by letting the meticulously researched facts speak for themselves, 2001 between Kubrick and Clarke takes us deep into the creative process behind one of the greatest of all cinematic masterpieces. We are introduced to a wide range of collaborative relationships, none more complex and intriguing than that between Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. Our appreciation of their enormous achievement is enhanced - but as to what it all means, the book, like the film, challenges us to come up with our own answers." -- Peter Krämer, author of the BFI Film Classics volume on '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
About the authors:
Filippo Ulivieri (1977) is Italy's leading expert on Stanley Kubrick. Since 1999, he has been running archiviokubrick.it, a database of factual information about the life and work of Stanley Kubrick. His research on '2001: A Space Odyssey', 'A Clockwork Orange', Kubrick's unrealised films and the myths surrounding his public image have been presented in several international conferences and published in Italian and English. He is the author of Stanley Kubrick and Me: Thirty Years at His Side (Arcade Publishing, 2016), the biography of Emilio D'Alessandro, personal assistant to the director. He is co-writer of S is for Stanley (Alex Infascelli, 2015), winner of the David di Donatello award for Best Documentary Feature.
Simone Odino (1974) works as a librarian in Bologna. For the past five years he has been researching '2001: A Space Odyssey', visiting archives in the U.S., England and Italy and interviewing cast and crew members. This book was possible thanks to his visit to the 'Arthur C. Clarke Collection of Sri Lanka' at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. He gave papers in the conferences 'Stanley Kubrick: A Retrospective' (De Montfort University, Leicester, 2016) and 'Stanley Kubrick: Nouveaux Horizons' (Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux, 2017), and was a guest speaker at the event 'Kubricks 2001: 50 Jahre A Space Odyssey' (Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, 2018). He has been running the website 2001italia.it since 2013.
Where to buy:
The book is available worldwide through Amazon, and in the United States in classic book shops, too.
Amazon USA: http://bit.ly/2001SKACC
Amazon UK: http://bit.ly/2001SKACC-UK
Amazon France: http://bit.ly/2001SKACC-FR
Amazon Germany: http://bit.ly/2001SKACC-DE
Amazon Spain: http://bit.ly/2001SKACC-ES
mercoledì 4 dicembre 2019
Promozione di Natale: '2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke' autografato
Cari amici,
a Natale si regalano i libri! In occasione delle festività di fine anno, è possibile acquistare delle copie del libro 2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke autografate da me e Filippo Ulivieri, al prezzo di 15€ l'una, comprensivo di spese di spedizione.
Il libro racconta la storia della creazione di 2001: Odissea nello Spazio attraverso i documenti inediti che io e Filippo abbiamo consultato in esclusiva presso il Kubrick Archive di Londra e la Clarke Collection a Washington. 2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke è un'ottima idea regalo per i vostri amici cinefili, gli appassionati di fantascienza, i lettori curiosi di sapere come si fanno i bei film. Questo Natale, regalate e regalatevi il solo e unico trip interstellare.
Grazie della vostra cortese attenzione,
Simone e Filippo
a Natale si regalano i libri! In occasione delle festività di fine anno, è possibile acquistare delle copie del libro 2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke autografate da me e Filippo Ulivieri, al prezzo di 15€ l'una, comprensivo di spese di spedizione.
Il libro racconta la storia della creazione di 2001: Odissea nello Spazio attraverso i documenti inediti che io e Filippo abbiamo consultato in esclusiva presso il Kubrick Archive di Londra e la Clarke Collection a Washington. 2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke è un'ottima idea regalo per i vostri amici cinefili, gli appassionati di fantascienza, i lettori curiosi di sapere come si fanno i bei film. Questo Natale, regalate e regalatevi il solo e unico trip interstellare.
Per ordinare le vostre copie mandate un'email all'indirizzo nessuno2001@gmail.com indicando il nome della persona a cui volete regalare il libro e l'indirizzo a cui recapitarlo. Il pagamento viene effettuato tramite Paypal. La spedizione può esser fatta come piego di libri ordinario, per chi non ha fretta, o raccomandato, per una consegna in 3/4 giorni lavorativi. Per chi avesse urgenza, disponibile anche una spedizione espressa entro un giorno lavorativo con 5€ aggiuntivi.
Grazie della vostra cortese attenzione,
Simone e Filippo
martedì 19 novembre 2019
Tour di presentazioni di "2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke"
Carissimi amici sparpagliati per tutta Italia, sta per iniziare il tour di presentazioni di "2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke": da questa settimana io e Filippo portiamo il nostro nuovo libro nelle scuole di cinema, librerie, associazioni culturali e caffè letterari per una serie di incontri col pubblico.
"2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke": La storia della creazione di 2001: Odissea nello Spazio come non è mai stata raccontata: documenti di produzione inediti, pagine di diario, lettere e cablogrammi.
PISA, Venerdì 22 novembre, ore 19:00, Caffè Letterario Volta Pagina, Via S. Martino 71
FIRENZE, Lunedì 25 novembre, ore 18:00, Scuola di Cinema Immagina, Via Borgo della Stella 11/R;
SAVONA, Mercoledì 27 novembre, ore 18:30, la Feltrinelli Point, Via Astengo 9r;
ROMA, Venerdì 29 novembre, ore 18:00, Centro Romano di Fotografia e Cinema, Via di Pietralata 157, con una proiezione di S is for Stanley alle 21:00;
CASTEL CAMPAGNANO (CE), Domenica 1 dicembre, ore 18:30, Arte e Cultura, Palazzo Aldi;
GROSSETO, Mercoledì 4 dicembre, ore 19:00, Cinema Stella, Via Mameli 24, con una lezione di Filippo Ulivieri su 2001 e proiezione della versione restaurata del film;
BOLOGNA, Venerdì 6 dicembre, ore 19:00, Libreria Modo Infoshop, Via Mascarella 24b.
Trovate maggiori informazioni sui link agli eventi Facebook. Mai come questa volta il successo del libro è nelle vostre mani: ogni aiuto è prezioso, dal passaparola ai "mi piace" su Facebook, dalle condivisioni online al suggerirci nuovi posti dove presentare il libro.
Grazie della vostra attenzione, e speriamo di vedervi in tanti per fare due chiacchiere sul nostro amico barbuto preferito.
"2001 tra Kubrick e Clarke": La storia della creazione di 2001: Odissea nello Spazio come non è mai stata raccontata: documenti di produzione inediti, pagine di diario, lettere e cablogrammi.
PISA, Venerdì 22 novembre, ore 19:00, Caffè Letterario Volta Pagina, Via S. Martino 71
FIRENZE, Lunedì 25 novembre, ore 18:00, Scuola di Cinema Immagina, Via Borgo della Stella 11/R;
SAVONA, Mercoledì 27 novembre, ore 18:30, la Feltrinelli Point, Via Astengo 9r;
ROMA, Venerdì 29 novembre, ore 18:00, Centro Romano di Fotografia e Cinema, Via di Pietralata 157, con una proiezione di S is for Stanley alle 21:00;
CASTEL CAMPAGNANO (CE), Domenica 1 dicembre, ore 18:30, Arte e Cultura, Palazzo Aldi;
GROSSETO, Mercoledì 4 dicembre, ore 19:00, Cinema Stella, Via Mameli 24, con una lezione di Filippo Ulivieri su 2001 e proiezione della versione restaurata del film;
BOLOGNA, Venerdì 6 dicembre, ore 19:00, Libreria Modo Infoshop, Via Mascarella 24b.
Trovate maggiori informazioni sui link agli eventi Facebook. Mai come questa volta il successo del libro è nelle vostre mani: ogni aiuto è prezioso, dal passaparola ai "mi piace" su Facebook, dalle condivisioni online al suggerirci nuovi posti dove presentare il libro.
Grazie della vostra attenzione, e speriamo di vedervi in tanti per fare due chiacchiere sul nostro amico barbuto preferito.
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