Kick off the new year with the ultimate cinematic journey. On Friday, January 8, 2027, Stanley Kubrick’s masterwork 2001: A Space Odyssey returns to the historic The Castro Theatre for an exclusive, large-format screening presented in glorious 70mm.

An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship’s computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.

With its themes of humanity vs. machinery, 2001: A Space Odyssey serves as a timelier-than-ever cautionary tale about the human race’s never-ending thirst for technological advancement. Don’t miss your chance to see this sci-fi classic on the Castro screen!