Tag Archives: Rod Serling
A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
In October 1963, a month before the Kennedy assassination in Dallas, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, delivered a speech in the city to promote the controversial organization. Eyes were watching. Long before the shooting in Dealey … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 60's, Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Christmas, Christmas Carol, Drama, Eva Marie Saint, Henry Mancini, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Made-For-TV Movie, Pat Hingle, Peter Sellers, Post Apocalyptic, Robert Shaw, Rod Serling, Sterling Hayden, Steve Lawrence
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The Twilight Zone: “Nick of Time” (1960)
By the time this episode aired, The Twilight Zone had already become legendary for its outlandishness. Previously, science fiction, fantasy, and horror were seen as kids’ stuff, and though Rod Serling had already established himself as a screenwriter of note, … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 60's, Anthology, Fantasy, Richard Matheson, Rod Serling, Science Fiction, Twilight Zone, William Shatner
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Double Feature: Planet of the Apes (1968)/Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Has there ever been a more unexpected cinematic franchise than that spawned by Planet of the Apes (1968)? Actors in ape makeup, their moving lips unglimpsed beneath a coconut-shaped mouthpiece, arguing over matters of politics, science, and philosophy. Each film … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, 70's, Action, Charlton Heston, Planet of the Apes, Rod Serling, Roddy McDowall, Science Fiction
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