Welcome to ODYSSEY ~ KEIR DULLEA ONLINE @keirdullea.org a site dedicated to the career of actor Keir Dullea. Best known for his role as Commander Dave Bowman in Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. In a career that has spanned five decades, Keir has worked in film and television including Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Castle, Damages, The Hoodlum Priest, Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Fox, Paperback Hero, David & Lisa, Madame X, Isn't It Delicious, and the sequel to 2001, 2010: Odyssey Two. Keir's favourite medium is the stage where he's starred in such projects as the original production of Butterflies Are Free, On Golden Pond, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, Doubles, Dr. Cook's Garden, I Never Sang for My Father, The Shawshank Redemption, Tales from Hollywood, The Cherry Orchard and many other workshop productions.
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Hulu has announced the premiere date for season two of THE PATH. In this video it says January 25, 2017. Keir of course plays the part of Dr. Stephen Meyer, the founder of the belief system of Meyerism. The following is from Wikipedia on the show’s usage of the “religion”.
Meyerism (/ˈmaɪ.ərɪzəm/ MY-ər-izm), or the Meyerist Movement, is the fictional religion at the basis of the Hulu original TV series The Path.
Meyerism is elaborated in the (fictional) book The Ladder by the cult’s leader, Dr. Steven Meyer.[1][2]
A Vanity Fair analysis of the show’s first episode described Meyerism as “inspired by a grab bag of religious practices and cult beliefs”.[3] The show’s creator, Jessica Goldberg, specifically refutes comparisons to Scientology[1][4][5] although many scenes, doctrines, and elements of the show draw on Scientology, even down to scenes depicting a device resembling an e-meter being used. The show’s name was changed early on in development from The Way due to its closeness to real-life ministry and alleged cult, The Way International. to avoid legal fallout.
Hugh Dancy, who plays the group’s acting leader, gives further detail: “Meyerism was founded by Dr. Steven Meyer in Cusco, Peru, after he saw a vision of a burning ladder at the top of a mountain. When he ascended the ladder, he saw two visions: a catastrophic world after a global disaster, and a beautiful garden.”[6]
Keir attended the Comic Con in November in Birmingham, England where he signed photos and chatted with fans. Only one photo from that event for you. Sorry for the lack of updates, but with THE PATH coming back in January looks like Keir has been busy filming. He is in the first episode of season two to air on 27 January 2017. Keep an eye on this space for further information.
[001] EVENT IMAGES: 11/19/2016 – BIRMINGHAM COMIC CON
This video is from back in 2014, but Keir and Gary Lockwood (Frank Poole) talk to IGN about the reasons 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is the most important SciFi film of all time. I’d have to say I agree with eveything they say. It still galls me how everyone keeps saying the most important film was George Lucas’ 1977 Star Wars. It wasn’t. Star Wars always has been more of an adventure film, while it has science fiction elements to it, it is still largely based on the Saturday morning serials that touches tangentially on the Joseph Campbell mythos of A Hero With A Thousand Faces. But if we judge which film had the most impact on the science fiction genre on a whole, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is by far THE most important film bar none.
I have two new images of Keir from 1971 where he hosted a CBS program called Camera 3 in what they called “a primer for 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY“. It looked like the program coincided with a television airing of the film. Keir of course played Commander Dave Bowman along with Gary Lockwood who played Dr. Frank Poole. Enjoy.
[002] STILLS: KEIR DULLEA HOSTS CBS CAMERA 3 :: A PRIMER TO 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
… most confusing film of all time. Not too surprising. They named other films such as Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris, Christopher Nolan’s Memento, and David Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch. Here’s what they had to say about Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece:
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Often cited as one of the greatest visual directors, Stanley Kubrick never played it safe when it came to choosing subject matter for his films. A Clockwork Orange is a violent tale about freedom of choice, Eyes Wide Shut is a study of elite obsession, and 2001: A Space Odyssey is about the evolution of humans, or so we think. Honestly, there have been so many discussions on what 2001 is actually about that even 48 years after its release, it’s still one of the most talked about movies in history.
The scene that sparks the most discussion is the film’s trippy ending in which astronaut Dave is sucked into a psychedelic wormhole that looks like a Pink Floyd laser show. Once through, Dave watches himself age in a mysterious room. Dave grows old and dies in a matter of minutes, seemingly, and is then reborn as a giant baby in a bubble to journey back to Earth. A master visual storyteller, Kubrick doesn’t clear anything up with any dialog, and while some of the questions it poses are answered by its less acclaimed sequel, the ending to 2001 still baffles most audiences that watch it today, making it our pick for the most talked about confusing movie of all time.
