Making Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a space odyssey.

No theories, no dissertations, no trying to convince you I'm intelligent. Just geeking out about Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a space odyssey.

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An upcoming stamp celebrating British film.

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Kubrick in the cockpit.

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On the Discovery set.

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Stanley, an astronaut and a viewfinder.

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What kind of (space)man reads Playboy?

Some kind of odd promo photo.

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2001 spacesuit, now appearing at the LACMA's Kubrick exhibition.

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Kubrick's masterpiece resided here for 47 weeks — May 1, 1968 through Mar 26, 1969. It returned in the fall of 1972.

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Here's the food tray from the Pan Am space clipper scene. (Hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving.)

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Shooting on the space station set.

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Here's a frame from a faded 35mm print of 2001: a space odyssey. It will be playing (in a nice, clean 35mm print) at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC on Friday, January 11, 2013 — paired with Planet Of The Apes (1968). Details here. The Carolina always finds the best prints and runs them with great care.

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Another shot of Kubrick and crew on the moon. Looks like they're shooting the closeup of the astronaut's glove on the monolith.

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The pod bay set.

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The wristwatch Hamilton designed for 2001.

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Stanley Kubrick with the handheld 70mm Super Panavision camera, shooting the TMA-1 scene. That thing must've been a real beast.

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These Wedgwood plates were given out at 2001's London premiere. For secrecy, the designers were not allowed to reference the film's designs — thus the lunar lander.

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Kubrick and the Super Panavision 70 camera.

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A very Dave-looking (unlicensed) wind-up astronaut toy from Hong Kong.