Yeh, but the insufferable sexism makes for half the fun! That and ham-handed overacting: "Monsters from the id! Monsters from the id! [death rattle]" [Forbidden Planet. Gotta take Janice to that one -- she loves Tempest.]
Day the Earth Stood Still is a great artifact, and relatively well-done. It even features an educated working mother as a main character. Anybody know a place to find the short story? On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:35 PM, delancey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Steve. I'm so taking my daughter to half of these, even given > the insufferable sexism of the 50s sf flicks. > > cd > > > On Apr 30, 1:21 pm, SteveC <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/program-highlights/spaceships-aliens/ > > > > The Dryden Theater, starting May 3 > > > > Get ready to blast off on a two-month, 18-film intergalactic cinematic > > journey! We’ve compiled a terrific sci-fi survey of films that date > > from the “golden age” of the 1950s through the early part of the 2000s > > focusing on space travel, starships, and otherworldly beings, both of > > the friendly and the zap-you-with-their-rayguns variety. The visual > > and intellectual imaginations on display will stimulate your senses > > and beam you into another world. > > > > Sunday, May 03, 8:00 PM: > > Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home > > > > Wednesday, May 06, 8:00 PM: > > The Day the Earth Stood Still > > > > Wednesday, May 13th, 8:00 pm > > Barbarella > > > > Sunday, May 17th, 7:00 pm > > Forbidden Planet > > > > Wednesday, May 20th, > > 8:00 pm Dark Star > > > > Sunday, May 24th, 7:00 pm > > It Came From Outer Space - In 3-D! > > > > Wednesday, May 27th, 8:00 pm > > Mars Attacks! > > > > Wednesday, June 3rd, 8:00 pm > > The Thing (From Another World) > > > > Friday, June 5th, 7:00 pm > > Sunday, June 7th, 2:00 pm > > Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and Godzilla 2000 > > > > Wednesday, June 10th, 8:00 pm > > This Island Earth > > > > Friday, June 12th, 8:00 pm > > War of the Worlds and Conquest of Space > > > > Wednesday, June 17th, 7:00 pm > > Planet of the Vampires and War Between the Planets > > > > Sunday, June 21st, 2:00 pm > > Earth vs. The Flying Saucers and 20 Million Miles to Earth > > > > Wednesday, June 24th, 2:00 pm > > The Last Starfighter > > > -- eric scoles ([email protected]) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
