To be one of the greatest of all time, a film must (among other things perhaps) inspire, innovate and intrigue. 2001: A Space Odyssey does all three eloquently. The film inspired every decent sci-fi film since. Many have forgotten, or don’t realize, that enormous “mother ships” entering and filling the wide screen was director Stanley Kubrick’s concept; long before Star Wars. And, on par with Citizen Kane, Kubrick pioneered or perfected many photographic techniques (before CGI). And, intrique? The dialog over the meaning and ramifications of the Black Monolith rage to this day. Many thanks to Arthur C. Clark, author of the original short story and expecially to Kubrick for leaving us the legacy of a spectacular vision of mankind meeting its destiny.