Kubrick and Me

Today I hold in my hands a book by Albert Halstead. It’s a monograph Al wrote as a critical analysis of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, and I did the cover artwork and design.

“Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – How Patterns, Archetypes and Style Inform a Narrative,” treats the film as a work of art with purpose. Al writes about how Kubrick used the language of cinema, mathematics, and music to tell the story of man and technology.

Holding it in front of me, it feels like I’m actually part of Kubrick’s movie now. That’s kind of cool.

The book is currently on the shelves in about half of the independent and college bookstores in the Southern Tier, including Cornell University and Ithaca College. It is currently awaiting approval from Barnes & Noble and CD Baby. There may be independent book stores in the Monroe County area carrying it soon as well.

In the meantime you can order the book directly by sending a check to:

Leonine Productions, LLC
7 Spring Street
Waverly, NY 14892

email: ahalst(AT)verizon.net

Full retail price is $22.95, plus N.Y. State sales tax (based on your county).
For shipping, please add $3.00

Al is offering a discount price for members of Rochester Movie Makers, Upstate Independents, and Binghamton Classic Films members:
$17.59 (about a 23% discount). With the Monroe County (8% ) sales tax added the total comes to exactly $19.00. RMM members can avoid postage if they’d rather arrange to pick up a book at the next meeting.

Click here to see the cover in close-up.