Many of the best sci-fi movies of the 1950s were inspired by books. Some classic novels were reinterpreted to address the Cold War and the Space Race.

8 greatest sci-fi films of the 1950s Winter is coming, which means it’s a good time for a trip to always sunny Palm Springs. And now there’s a bonus reason to go: you can see space aliens!

This film actually travels backwards in time to the 1950s ... The greatest science fiction movies don't just have cool ideas or an unforgettable story — they also have a distinctive visual style.

Irving Gertz, a film and television composer who contributed music to 1950s science-fiction films such as "It Came From Outer Space" and "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and to 1960s TV series such ...

Narrated by Mark Hamill, “Watch” mixes the interviews with scenes from numerous 1950s films -- some classics, others more obscure -- as the directors dish out observations on the genre and ...

Most film fans might have missed those 1950s science-fiction movies, but Christopher R. Mihm loves the genre — in all its black-and-white, low-budget, cheesy-special-effects glory.

4 Hollywood Sci-Fi Films From The 1950s And Their Cold War Perspectives. by Alex Aagaard. Apr 19, ... [ ] and these fears were most fully expressed in science fiction films (Rollins, 2003, ...

In many science fiction films, such as “The Matrix,” “Dark City,” “Oblivion” and “They Live,” protagonists discover that the societies they live in depend on hidden systems of control.

The dramatic, weird monochrome imagery of 1950s science fiction movies comes to life in the work of Alberto Mena, who photographs scenes from the movies off his television screen, and then ...

The 1950s was something of a golden age for science fiction, with some of the genre’s greatest entries coming in the decade that immediately followed World War II and the advent of nuclear weapons.