Post Tagged 'Arthur C. Clarke'

June 27, 2018

Kubrick, Clarke, and the Higher Power of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Much analogy is made between the artistic accomplishments of James Joyce and Stanley Kubrick in Michael Benson’s 50th anniversary examination of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the 1968 sci-fi classic film directed by Kubrick and co-written by Arthur C. Continue Reading...

November 13, 2015

Arthur C. Clarke’s Inhuman Trade-Off in ‘Childhood’s End’

The fears of the past resonate in the present, and it’s no wonder humanity sometimes grasps desperately for answers in response to a frightening and unknowable future. Sometimes these answers come to us through literature and film which may allow us to dispense with the worst of them, given enough time. Continue Reading...