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From concept to execution, I freely admit Forbidden Planet (1956) was a little over my head when first encountered on VHS tape back in junior high (-- though it might've been on one of those LP-sized laser discs, if faulty memory serves). I hadn't been...

"At times loud and frenzied, literally encircling the viewer with sight, sound, and fury, and at other times subtle and silently unnerving, Forbidden Planet is, on every conceivable level, a work of commercial art." - Jeff Rovin. A Pictorial History...

Ben Jonson once wrote of his dear friend and friendly rival William Shakespeare that “he was not of an age, but for all time!” Jonson’s tribute has been frequently proven in the hundreds of years since Will’s final bow. Stage a production of Hamlet in...

Rating 7.7/10 Runtime: 98 min Language: English Country: USA Directed by: Fred M. Wilcox IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/ Cast Walter Pidgeon ... Dr. Morbius Anne Francis ... Altaira Morbius Leslie Nielsen ... Commander Adams Warren...

Suffice to say, this list goes into detail contrasting different elements of plot and character between each of these works and their original inspirations, so if you are unfamiliar with one of these and prefer to remain that way, skip on down the line...