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Taschen makes truly beautiful books and for the most part this is no exception. It has many terrific behind the scenes and production photos of the from the making of 2001. Unfortunately the design of the book leaves a lot to be desired. It is a tall and narrow book that has many pages which fold out. Unfortunately however, on the pages that do not fold out, you are unable to look at the full image because of the binding. There are many two page spreads where the middle of the image can not be seen because the book does not open wide enough to look at the entire spread. If this book opened up flat, this wouldn’t be an issue but the binding is so right that opening it flat is impossible. So you are essentially given images from the film that are squished together with the middle missing. This is extremely disappointing. Especially as there are images you want to look at but can’t because of the design of the book. I love Taschen books but in this case they seemed to value an usual shaped book more that respecting the images inside. Read full review
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As a long-time hardcore fan of the movie since it's release, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It takes you through each step of it's production, from Arthur C. Clarke's first concept in the original book, through the entire movie-making process, using beautiful concept artwork, and photos of the scale models and full-size sets. Interviews with Clarke, principal actors, special effects and makeup people, and production designers, enhance our understanding of how Kubrick's masterpiece came to be. I especially enjoyed seeing how the full-scale set pieces were constructed. All in all, a rare treat for any fan of Kubrick's work in general, and this move in particular.
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