Despite being made almost 60 years ago, Stanley Kubrick ’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” still holds up.

Its groundbreaking special effects inspired George Lucas, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan and more. The cultural impact can be seen in “Blade Runner” and even in David Bowie’s work. The film is a staggering experience, from its “Dawn of Man” sequence to its ending. In between, there are spaceships and HAL, the super-intelligent computer that was way ahead of its time. Kubrick had AI on screen before it was even a term.

Speaking about the film’s impact, executive producer David S. Goyer called its technical achievements “amazing.”

Goyer was joined by cinematographer Nicole Hirsch Whitaker in conversation at the Variety 120 Screening Series presented by Barco, a summer-long program hosted

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