Tag: retro sci-fi weekend
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: ‘Unknown World’
A virtually unknown sci-fi flick about an “Unknown World” reflects 1952 Cold War Era with gratuitous mushroom cloud in an opening scene. The plot also reflects nuclear pessimism: “Dr. Jeremiah […]
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: ‘This Is Not A Test’
You may – if old enough – remember those empty-headed nuclear drills of the early sixties? The present writer recalls ducking below a desk in first grade to hide head […]
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: ‘Devil Girl From Mars’
A 1954 British Sci-Fi B-flick, “Devil Girl From Mars,” Patricia Laffan stars as Princess Nyah. BADMOVIES.ORG review pans plot: “She [Nyah} is on a mission to collect specimens of men […]
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: The Strange World Of Planet X
“The Strange World of Planet X” (AKA Cosmic Monsters) is a cautionary tale about scientific experimentation. The 1958 black and white British science fiction film stars Forrest Tucker and Gaby […]
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: ‘Beyond The Time Barrier’
What lies logically beyond the sound barrier? It’s, of course, the time barrier and year 2024! Wikipedia supplies plot summary for the 1960 Cold War Era production of “Beyond The […]
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: ‘Teenagers From Outer Space’
A 1959 low budget Sci-Fi production by filmmaker Tom Graeff, “Teenagers From Outer Space,” found its place in drive-ins as lower billing to a Godzilla sequel.
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: ‘Invasion of the Saucer Men’
Do you ever wonder how you came into the world? Or how your parents, or even your grandparents, came about? It may be due to “Invasion of the Saucer Men,” “the film was released as a double feature with “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” in 1957, according to Wikipedia.
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Retro Sci-Fi Weekend: ‘Invaders From Mars’
A film gem, “Invaders From Mars,” is a 1953 sci-fi flick, where young boy David MacLean, played by Jimmy Hunt, is the star and hero! David, already a keen astronomer, […]