Invaders From Mars - In Color

[bd3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (William Davis )]

Hi all;

In recent digests:

> From: abrohams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tim Onosko)
> Obviously, "worst" is relative, isn't it?  For example, "Invaders 
>from Mars" has a decent cult and critical following, and gets some 
>attention for its art direction.  (Menzies?)  

>From Elliot:
>Menzies, who made "Things to Come" among others, created a low budget 
>masterpiece in "Invaders From Mars." The film was originally designed 
>to be shot in 3D, but it was not done.  
>There is a surviving color print-- most people remember "Invaders..." 
>as a b/w film,but it was originally released in color in 1953. It's a 
>classy little piece of psychological horror from a child's pov.

And from Martin Simon:
> "Invaders from Mars" is considered a classic among sci-fi buffs, and 
>if you've never seen in the the original SuperCinecolor, it is truly 
>spectacular.
 
Here's the text from the International Museum of Photography website 
(http://www.it.rit.edu/~gehouse/) regarding the upcoming screening of 
Invaders From Mars:

"4/28 8 PM Thu.  Aliens! INVADERS FROM MARS (William Cameron Menzies, 
1953, 78 min.) An atmospheric sci-fi film, impressively shot in color. 
Martians land in small-town America and start brainwashing the 
residents. A young boy, an astronomer, a psychologist, and a military 
unit join forces to fight the aliens."

Sounds like this is the one to see, hmm?  I caught Things to Come on 
the local PBS station about twenty years ago and thought that it was 
excellent. 

Sorry, this is off the 3-D topic, so I won't mention it to this list 
again.  The original topic was the 3-D segments in The Mask, also 
scheduled to beshown at the Eastman House Dryden Theater.

Regards,
Bill Davis  
                        


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