Science fiction films of the 1950s wonderfully illustrated the dangers of trips into outer space but in 1956 Allied Artists brought to the screen a movie that took that basic concept and put a little spin on it by making the coming home aspect of the journey the real jeopardy. Filmed in Cinemascope World Without…
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Forbidden Planet (1956) – Review
When it comes to adaptations of a body of work William Shakespeare is easily one of the most adapted authors in history, from Laurence Olivier to Kenneth Branagh his plays has been handled by some of the great, but my personal favourite interpretations of his work would be that of MGM’s science fiction classic Forbidden…
Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956) – Review
Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space has been often labelled “The Worst Movie Ever Made” but that wasn’t until after it had wrestled that title away from 1956’s Fire Maidens of Outer Space a British entry into the realm of science fiction cinema that consisted mostly of scantily clad women, cardboard sets and an…
Conquest of Space (1955) – Review
With the success of Destination Moon producer George Pal decided to take that same “realistic” approached they used for their trip to the Moon for this depiction of the first voyage to Mars. Based on the popular non-fiction book Conquest of Space by author Will Ley, which was illustrated by Chesley Bonestell the man who…
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) – Review
How disappointed do you think Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were to find the Moon completely devoid of sexy Moon babes? I’m betting the lack of women is the reason their time on the Moon barely lasted a day, but what would be the cause of such a disappointment? The fact that even the Ancient…