"The Day The Earth Stood Still" is a 1951 sci-fi movie about an alien that comes to earth to warn the global leaders that if they don't stop all the fighting and discord, the earth will be destroyed.

Fans of the 1951 sci-fi classic “The Day the Earth Stood Still” will undoubtedly be skeptical about this new version, but you have to admit one thing: Keanu Reeves as an unemotional alien is perfect ...

In 1951, when I had just graduated from grade school and was at the height of my obsession with science fiction, I saw a film that was to have a lasting impact on my life and my political activism far ...

Oscar-winning star Patricia Neal will be in Chicago Saturday night to introduce a screening of the film that features her most unusual co-star: the menacing, silent 8-foot robot Gort. This, of course, ...

Audiences sat still for Keanu Reeves’ sci-fi remake “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” making it the weekend’s top movie with a $31million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. The 20th Century ...

Along with such immortal lines as “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn,” “Play it, Sam” and “Nobody’s perfect,” the most famous words in motion picture history are “Klaatu barada nikto.” Those three ...

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