Mr. Showbiz is reporting that Seattle's Cinerama will be the first theater in the world to show the new restoration of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey next month. That's several news items in one: 1) The long-awaited restoration of 2001, which Kubrick had intended for January 1, 2001, is finally coming out in October; 2) The Seattle Cinerama will be the first theater to show it, so I'm expecting a great deal of fanfare and very long lines at the ticket booth; and 3) Mr. Showbiz is still up and has fresh content. (No doubt the shut-down plans are still in effect, it's just nice to see that some of my former coworkers are still there running the show.)

See also their review of Apolcalypse Now Redux.