2001: A space odyssey

He Knows You're Alone - Tom Hanks - 1980

Tom Hanks’ eight favourite songs of all time: “The ‘wow’ moment”

A fine selection.

Jun 20, 2026

Stanley Kubrick - Director - 1960s

The 1964 space mission that convinced Stanley Kubrick to seek out anti-alien insurance

Are we alone?

Dale Maplethorpe

Jun 11, 2026

Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs - Jonathan Demme - 1991

The 1968 movie character that inspired Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lecter: “Like a silent shark”

Inhuman.

Jun 7, 2026

Full Metal Jacket - Ending - Stanley Kubrick - 1987

The amazing coincidences in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’: “Honestly, it was just there”

An anti-war classic.

Jun 6, 2026

Tom Hanks - Actor - 2023

The 1968 movie Tom Hanks could watch again and again: “I watch it a couple of times a year”

A classic.

Jun 3, 2026

Roger Ebert - American Film Critic - 1970

The 1968 review Roger Ebert called the greatest he ever wrote: “Got it right”

He knew.

Jun 1, 2026

Steven Spielberg slams '2001- A Space Odyssey' sequel- I'm not a big fan

Steven Spielberg slams ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ sequel: “I’m not a big fan”

Spielberg is on team Kubrick all the way.

Jun 1, 2026

Tom Hanks - Actor - 2013

The 1968 movie that set Tom Hanks on the “actor’s path”

“I’ve probably seen the movie 22 times.”

May 26, 2026

Kurt Russell - Actor - 2023

The only four movies Kurt Russell couldn’t live without: “There’s no reason for anything else”

A quartet of classics.

May 18, 2026

Christopher Nolan - Stephen Colbert - 2026

“The experience is the thing”: the 1968 movie Christopher Nolan demands every seven-year-old should see

A classic.

May 13, 2026

James Cameron - Director - 2024

Why James Cameron thinks the 1968 movie that changed his life is lacking in “emotional balls”

Going against the grain on this one.

May 10, 2026

Stanley Kubrick - Director - 1960s

The 1969 movie Stanley Kubrick said would take “two or three months” to shoot but didn’t happen at all

What could’ve been.

May 2, 2026