One year, one film: 1956 The film: Forbidden Planet, dir. Fred McLeod Wilcox Starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, and Leslie Nielsen Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE Forbidden Planet is one of the most beloved examples of mid-century sci-fi, and a truly enduring classic, all for very good reason. In vibrant color and with… Read More One year, one film: 1956 – Forbidden Planet
As much as I love discovering new films, there are many films that I consistently return to. They’re the warm, cozy, familiar blanket hiding within the abyss of my many hours of move-watching each month. The following are the first five of fifteen of my favorites classics to re-watch. (This is not a definitive list… Read More FIFTEEN endlessly re-watchable classics, Part I of III
I know from my many years as a Rocky Horror Picture Show fan that “Anne Francis stars in… Forbidden Planet, wo-ho-ho-ho-hoooooa.” But I must admit, I’d never actually seen the film that the song refers to, so I decided to finally give it a watch after DVR-ing it from TCM. Anne Francis does, in fact,… Read More Forbidden Planet (1956)
