It Came From Outer Space! (Episode 54)

Sometimes the podstreams just cross, and this episode is a prime example. When Colin suggested reviewing It Came From Outer Space, the classic 1953 science fiction movie created by Ray Bradbury, it was right up Phil's alley - and so this episode is also going out (slightly modified) as part of his Bradbury 100 pod!

The discussion ranges from Bradbury's contribution to the screenplay to the quality of the 3D, and takes in your humble hosts' views on whether or not screen creatures should be revealed or concealed.

Also mentioned in this episode:

• The recently completed OMSI Film Festival, Oregon
• Which US states have the best chance of surviving an alien invasion?
• 75 years of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles
• Phil's other pod, Bradbury 100
• And for good measure, Colin's other pod, Take Me To Your Reader
• And... Phil was bemused at the prominence of Kathleen Hughes in the end credits of the film, given that she has hardly any dialogue or close-ups. In case you missed her title screen, here it is in all its' glory:

 

 

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