2001: A Space Odyssey in popular culture of the film and novel, also created by Kirby. "2001" has been the frequent subject of both parody and homage, sometimes extensively and other times briefly, employing both its distinctive music and iconic imagery. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the film’s release, an exhibit called “The Barmecide Feast” opened on April 8 2018 in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. The exhibit features a fully realized, full-scale reflection of the iconic, neo-classical hotel room from the penultimate scene in the film. 2001: A Space Odyssey in popular culture In popular culture, Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey (film) "Space Odyssey" is important as the high-water mark of science-fiction movie making, or at least of the genre's futuristic branch." "The Boston Globe's" review called it "the world's most extraordinary film. Nothing like it has ever been shown in Boston before or, for that matter, anywhere ... The film is as exciting as the discovery of a new dimension in life." Roger Ebert gave the film four stars in his original review, saying the film "succeeds magnificently on a cosmic scale." He later put it on his Top 10 list for "Sight & Sound". "Time" provided at least seven different