Author Arthur C. Clarke and the cast and crew of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" star in this documentary, released in the film's long-anticipated title year. The origins of the production are traced as we see how the early days of the space race influenced Kubrick and Clarke's vision of a far more optimistic 21st century than we've managed to achieve - at least so far.
Un guerrero vagabundo de poderoso cuerpo pero de espíritu atormentado, es perseguido por la visión de su hermano gemelo que fue llevado a otra dimensión temporal, cuando casi era un niño, por una diabólica bruja. Tercera entrega de la saga "Ator el Poderoso", si bien se la considera un "spin-offl" al no estar dirigida por el creador de la misma, Joe D'Amato.
El planeta Tierra es un territorio devastado y la humanidad vive ahora en ciudades- refugio de la Luna. La supervivencia de la humanidad depende de un medicamento contra la radiación que sólo está disponible en el planeta Delta Three, que ha sido conquistado por Omus, un mecánico brillante pero loco que no da ningún valor a la vida humana. Omus quiere llegar a la Luna para gobernar y tiene la intención de atacarla con una embestida robot controlada por naves espaciales desde lo alto. El Dr. John Caball, su hijo Jason, un amigo de éste , Kim, y un robot llamado Sparks se embarcarán en crucero espacial llamado Caball en una misión no autorizada dehacia Delta Three para poner freno a Omus.
A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this film was among the sources of inspiration used by Stanley Kubrick for his 2001: A Space Odyssey. Realistic animation takes you into far regions of space, beyond the reach of the strongest telescope, past Moon, Sun, and Milky Way, into galaxies yet unfathomed.
The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney about Inuit art. It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin’s involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Though bound to the cause of constitutional reform by principle, Baldwin’s heart was with the rebels and in the midst of armed revolt, he withdrew to fight a lonely battle with himself.
