Whether you’ve seen Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi epic “2001: A Space Odyssey” or not, you know its cultural traces. There’s the opening music (actually a work by Richard Strauss). There’s the monotone, disembodied voice of Hal: “I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.”

But chances are you haven’t seen and heard it the way it was supposed to screen: in the exceptionally crisp, immersive and gargantuan 70 millimeter format. The film has all but vanished since the early ‘90s. But after a countrywide cinematic treasure hunt of sorts, the Hollywood Theater — on the march to becoming one of the most dynamic movie houses in the country — is bringing the storied 70mm format back to life with four screenings of the classic next weekend. The first three sold out immediately, and the fourth, on March 23 at 2pm, goes on sale today.

“I don’t know if I appreciated [the movie] that much until it showed in 70mm in 1991 at Cinemagic,” says projection technician Joel Miller, who owns NW Projection and has played an instrumental role at the Hollywood in tracking down all the sprockets, lenses, and film gates necessary to screen the film. “That was an experience that I will never forget. That made me realize this is only way to see this movie.”

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