This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. Here, we look back at the fifth and final film in the original series. “Battle of the Planet of the Apes” (1973) […]
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. Here, we look back at the fourth film in the original series. The “Apes” series simultaneously moves into a more immediate nightmare […]
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. Here, we look back at the third film in the original series. “Escape from the Planet of the Apes” (1971) is proof […]
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. Here, we look back at the second film in the original series. Despite common misconception, “Planet of the Apes” (1968) does not […]
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. Here, we look back at director Tim Burton’s re-imagining of the material for his 2001 film. Screenwriters William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner […]
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. For this post, though, I’m taking a step further back and looking at Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel. Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel “Planet […]
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise. We naturally start with the original film, which hit theaters on April 3, 1968. The original “Planet of the Apes” movie is groundbreaking […]
John’s “Planet of the Apes” flashback review, April 3, 2018 “Planet of the Apes” – With apologies to “Forbidden Planet” and “2001,” “Planet of the Apes” is the best sci-fi movie of the pre-“Star Wars” […]
For me, 2017 goes in the books as the year when we don’t have to comment on special effects anymore. In major motion pictures, they are almost universally good now, and if they aren’t, it’s […]
John’s “Planet of the Apes” (2001) flashback review, April 13, 2018 “Planet of the Apes” — Director Tim Burton and writer William Broyles’s re-imagining of the 1968 sci-fi classic isn’t exactly an intellectual exercise, but […]