’50s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the years 1950 to 1959, i.e. the ’50s.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Early sci-fi was often inspired by topical political themes, but many of these stories have remained timeless despite their social commentary thanks to their general entertainment value, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The Day the Earth Stood Still has not aged so gracefully. The themes are clever for their time (Gort is annihilation… (read more)
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Rear Window
One of those movies that just has to be good. Out of all of Alfred Hitchcock‘s movies, Rear Window bears a huge advantage of still being the most unique conceptually. The cramped, single room setting and voyeuristic, gossipy take on all of the events. It’s like a story written specifically for Hitchcock, and thus it’s… (read more)
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The Killing
Sure, The Killing is a notable and influential blueprint for many future heist movies, but so many of those heist movies to come would be far more entertaining and better written than it. The running time is just too limited to give us reason to care about any of the characters—although it tries—and the heist… (read more)