Here is our list of 10 best artificial intelligence documentaries, that you must watch. I remember loving the robot as a kid and not liking dr. Christopher riley born 1967 is a british writer, broadcaster and film maker specialising in the history of science. The film is also known as space odyssey, metallica and captive planet. It was written and directed by joe ahearne and produced by christopher riley, who was presented with the 2005 sir arthur clarke award for best tv. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Voyage to the planets and beyond by tariq malik, staff writer for posted. In germany, one of the most important pioneers of science fiction was the. A space odyssey is a 1968 britishamerican science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. The robot pioneers tv movie 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 08, 2015 music, film, tv and political news coverage. Despite the k computers computing capabilities, it still took about 40 minutes to complete a simulation of one second of.
Full of classic imagery, from the chorus girls loading the space gun to the. Robots in film a complete illustrated history of robots in the movies 1940 to 1955. This twopart science fiction docudrama examines the possibilities of a dangerous, manned space mission to explore the inner and outer planets of the solar system. The robot was designed to be a space astronaut to function as a substitute for human astronauts exploring deep space.
Nova is an american science documentary television series produced by wgbh boston for pbs. Andrei tarkovsky is by critical consensus one of the greatest directors ever just look at the criterion top film lists. A space odyssey but was replaced in the role by roy scheider in 2010. Ironically, the dialogue containing the most feeling comes from hal, as it pleads for its life and. Half a century later i still have that program, complete with a food stain, and. This documentary details the science behind all the unmanned space exploration missions from the early days of the. Biniok said the concept of cimon was inspired by a 1940s science fiction comic series. The player begins in the sewers of the city with three.
Two of the novels have been made into feature films, released in 1968 and 1984 respectively. Jun 29, 2018 hallike robot to help astronaut in space odyssey. Many of the programs in this list were not originally produced for pbs, but were acquired from other sources such as the bbc. Two of clarkes early short stories may also be considered part of the series. The mars underground is a landmark documentary that follows zubrin and his team as they try to bring this incredible dream to life. There are no digital tricks, remastered effects, or revisionist edits. The robot pioneers, a 50minute film revealing the real missions to the planets which have provided the facts that underpin the. A space odyssey predicted the future50 years ago wired. The robot, in a rare, color, first season publicity photo. Clarke asking for his help penning a really good sciencefiction movie.
Clarke has said that kubrick started the entire project because he wanted to make the proverbial really good sciencefiction movie, implying there hadnt been any good ones before then. A space odyssey is, for me, primarily about the experience of total awe. Star odyssey 1979 science fiction adventure youtube. The space odyssey series is a series of science fiction novels by the writer arthur c. Director william witneys scifi thriller, a republic pictures serial of 15 episodes, featured a steel killer robot tom steele. By emitting a radio wave aimed at jupiter, the monolith suggests the existence of intelligent life beyond. In a first for a tv series, the actors were filmed on parabolic flights to simulate zero.
There was, however, a computer named hal 9000 heuristic algorithmic. Star odyssey is an italian film directed by alfonso brescia. Solaris and stalker are his only two science fiction, though stalke. A space odyssey, 1968 in stanley kubricks film, hal 9000 controls the spacecraft discovery one, which is bound for jupiter. A space odyssey 1968 movie full hd, divx, dvd summary movie 2001. Rotwang rudolf kleinrogge and his robotic invention brigitte helm in fritz langs silent film classic metropolis 1927.
The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. It was the creation of mad, megalomaniac scientist doctor satan edward cianelli. A space odyssey is more than just an epic adventure across the solar system. Dec 12, 2011 stanley kubricks 1968 scifi masterpiece 2001. Although some may argue this is not a robot, hal 9000 took control of the ship. Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent. The best movies from a to z 2001 a space odyssey, stanley. A space odyssey would singlehandedly catapult the science fiction film genre into a more dramatic and thoughtprovoking subject, and would influence a new generation of filmmakers, including george lucas and steven spielberg, who used elements in kubricks film to create their own masterpieces. A science fictioninspired robot hardwired to assist astronauts will launch from florida early friday morning to become the first personal, artificial intelligencepowered companion in space.
The film often relies on blank screens, sound effects, and music to convey emotions such as fear, awe, and mystery, rather than use dialogue. Battling against radiation and giant dust storms, the team eventually complete. The 10 best robots in movie history see who managed to beat johnny 5, walle and the hal 9000. The crew suspect hal of making a mistake and secretly talk about. A space odyssey influenced generations of filmmakers like nolan, cameron. This documentary details the science behind all the unmanned space exploration. A space odyssey is a look into a world where technology mans creation is superior to man itself. A space odyssey would singlehandedly catapult the science fiction film genre into a more dramatic and thoughtprovoking subject, and would influence a new generation of filmmakers, including george lucas and steven spielberg, who used elements in kubricks film to.
To accompany this production, bbc four broadcasts space odyssey. Kubricks space epic hurled science fiction films far beyond the edges of. Biniok said the concept of cimon was inspired by a 1940s science fiction comic series set in space, where a sentient, brain. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by. William sylvester played floyd in the film version of 2001. A space odyssey 1968 full movie full episode hd stream stream 2001. His desire was to rule the world with an army of deadly killer robots. The robot pioneers is an impossible pictures production for the bbc, discovery channel and prosieben in association with the science channel.
Odyssey is a science fiction novel written in 1987 by michael p. In the same realm of quality filmmaking is robot vs. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Stanley kubrick kept his cast in the dark about the films mission. A space odyssey 1968 full movie online free hd 2001. With david suchet, martin mcdougall, joanne mcquinn, rad lazar. May 03, 2015 lets play robot odyssey 1 robot anatomy, part 1 duration. Georges melies was a special effects pioneer who made use of innovative camera. Top 10 documentaries on artificial intelligence that you. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. Writerdirector andre deeds short silent film only parts of which survive, in a fragmented form in total, about a third of the original 80 minutes in length featured a giant, superpowered, 910 foottall, colossal evil mechanical robot, designed to commit robberies and create mayhem. He makes frequent appearances on british television and radio, broadcasting mainly on space flight. Top 10 documentaries on artificial intelligence that you must. Frank poole is an astronaut aboard discovery one on the first manned mission to jupiter in 2001.
All acquired programs are edited for nova, if only to provide american english narration and additional voice of interpreters translating from another language. Robot odyssey is an adventure game, published by the learning company in 1984. What was the name of the robot on 2001 space odessy. Killer robots in film in pictures film the guardian. Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke. Robby the robot, who lives on in retro toy stores all over the galaxy.
German expressionist masterpiece is the first fulllength scifi about. Voyage to the planets and beyond by tariq malik, staff writer for space. A space odyssey inspired generations including cameron. As some of you have observed from time to time, this column has tended thus far to avoid the most notable scenes in cinema historythose iconic, oftexcerpted moments that even folks who havent seen the movie in question generally know well. The 68 greatest scifi films of all time to mark the landing of 1968. All kinds of things we now associate with scifi can be traced back to silent comedies invisible men, robots, gigantism. Released for the apple ii, trs80 color computer, and dos, it has been described as the hardest computer game of all time. The screenplay was cowritten by kubrick and arthur c. This theme is a successful literary bridging of secular evolutionary theory with religious ideology, making the book appealing to both sides of the evolutionary debate.
Marvin minsky one of the pioneers of ai was even an adviser to the movies. Without a doubt tarkovksys 1971 solaris or 1979 stalker. Voyage to the planets released as voyage to the planets and beyond in the united states is a 2004 british fictional documentary about a manned voyage through the solar system. Jun 02, 2015 the titular robot, roman extension xj2, is on a quest to destroy the last eight humans in the film. Behold the first letter from stanley kubrick to science fiction author arthur c. Jun 29, 2018 a science fictioninspired robot hardwired to assist astronauts will launch from florida early friday morning to become the first personal, artificial intelligencepowered companion in space. Tobor had elevated boots for shoes, pointed lighted eyes, a glassy enclosed head, and a tinman like body. Yes, you can spend an entire evolutionary stage debating the meaning of the. There are few conversations that could not be handled with title cards. A novelisation of the film released after the films premiere was in part written concurrently with the screenplay. The titular robot, roman extension xj2, is on a quest to destroy the last eight humans in the film.
The player is readying himself for bed when, suddenly, he falls through the floor into an underground city of robots, robotropolis. In the twentythird century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in selfsustaining orbital colonies. As a recent wall street journal article recalled, the devices in the movie were welded to tables and used hidden 16. To be a robot, it would have to be a mechanical device capable of independent andor autonomous movement, not fixed in only one position or location. It is part of the series isaac asimovs robot city, inspired by isaac asimovs robot series. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Oct 11, 2008 this feature is not available right now. To film the mars scenes, the cast and crew went to the remote atacama desert of northern chile, deemed marslike enough by nasa to be a testing. Oct 16, 2014 the mars underground is a landmark documentary that follows zubrin and his team as they try to bring this incredible dream to life. Space odyssey premiered in 2004 and was made by the bbc. Reborn emperor complete history of clones duration. Hallike robot to help astronaut in space odyssey the.
Then on april 2, 1968 may 15 in the uk, the movie 2001. Metropolis, german silent film, released in 1927, featuring director fritz lang s vision of a grim futuristic society and containing some of the most impressive images in film history. In a futuristic symphony that not even stanley kubrick may have envisioned, a phalanx of flying robots plays the theme song from the directors iconic film 2001. Unlike the robots of yesteryear, before 2001, hal is not bipedal and. Set in the year 2026, it included elements such as an autonomous robot. The most accurate artificial intelligence movie is a cartoon. The history of science fiction films parallels that of the motion picture industry as a whole. Hal controlled the sapce station, but he was not a robot. The robot pioneers is an impossible pictures production for. While science fiction on film has been around for as long as there have been movies, documentaries based on artificial intelligence is something new. My late friend marvin minsky, who was one of the pioneers of ai in the. A space odyssey tells the story of humanitys discovery of a mysterious black monolith on the moon.
Much of the dialogue exists only to show people talking to one another, without much regard to content this is true of the conference on the space station. A space odyssey demonstrates the possibilities of disaster caused by placing too much power and faith in the machine. The robot space is a michigan distributer and supplier of vex robotics parts and accessories for teams including but not limited to vex, vexiq, frc, ftc, fll, and first robotics teams. Hallike robot to help astronaut in space odyssey reuters. One of the colonies, rotor, has broken away from the. Biniok said the concept of cimon was inspired by a 1940s science fiction comic series set in space, where a sentient, brainshaped robot. Sometime in the distant past someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith here on earth presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well evolution then enabled man to reach the moons surface where he finds yet another monolith, one. Alien robot army threatens earth in starship invasions. Hal 9000 is a fictional artificial intelligence character and the main antagonist in arthur c. For one thing, like most critics, im always eager to pimp lesserknown favorites, and its hard to imagine a better opportunity for persuasion.
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