Sci-fi movies of the 1950s reflected Cold War anxieties and explored futuristic themes from popular novels of the era. The ...

This groundbreaking film represented a quantum leap in science fiction storytelling, moving beyond simple monster movies to explore complex psychological terrain. Based loosely on Shakespeare’s ...

Sci-fi movies boomed in the 1950s, with the likes of The Fly and The Blob, then became even bigger in the 60s with 2001: A Space Odyssey and Farenheit 451. From aliens to space voyages to ...

Yet that film is only one example of a recurring theme in movies associated with such an outbreak, a longtime staple of science fiction ... topic in the 1950s and ’60s) but a microbial killer.

Anne Francis, who costarred in the 1950s science-fiction classic “Forbidden Planet ... She had leading or supporting roles in more than 30 movies, including “Bad Day at Black Rock ...