People first got to see, 2001:_A_Space_Odyssey in April 1968.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)#Theatrical_run
https://fusionanomaly.net/2001.html
https://fusionanomaly.net/arthurcclarke.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)#Plot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)#Writing
Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Making of a Myth [Channel 4 Documentary] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7HGwVqI_FM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)#Filming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technologies_in_2001:_A_Space_Odyssey#Depiction_of_computers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)#Design_of_the_monolith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)#Meaning_of_the_monolith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)_Star_Gate_sequence
Soundgarden "Halfway There" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxYCQJW89Wc The music video obviously pays homage to the movie, 2001:_ASO.
The official lyric video for "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" by Chris Cornell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpMfZPAc1kg