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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Inspired by Arthur C. Clarke’s short story "The Sentinel," director Stanley Kubrick’s senses-shattering tale of life and "afterlife" in outer space revolutionized science-fiction movies. The film depicts the discovery of a large black monolith at the dawn of man, an identical obelisk found on the moon, and two astronauts terrorized by their ship’s computer, HAL 9000. With Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain as the voice of HAL. 148 min. C/Rtg: G

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Stanley Kubrick wrote and directed this dark, dazzling, satirical tale based on the novella by Anthony Burgess. In a dystopian future filled with marauding gangs, decaying cities, and bizarre technologies , psychotic teen Alex is sent to prison where he undergoes an intensive round of aversion therapy in an effort to break him of his ultra-violent tendencies. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Godfrey Quigley star. Score includes Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, "Singin’ in the Rain," and electronic music by Wendy Carlos. 137 min. C/Rtg: R