Science Goes to the Movies! Forbidden Planet
Wed, Jun 22
|Nashua Public Library
The Brian S McCarthy Foundation presents “Science Goes to the Movies” a compilation of some of the best (and occasionally worst) Science Fiction and science inspired movies through the years.
Time & Location
Jun 22, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Nashua Public Library , 2 Court St, Nashua, NH 03060, USA
About the Event
Science Fiction Films are usually scientific, visionary, imaginative, and usually presented through unique
settings, advanced technology (i.e., robots and spaceships), scientific developments, or by the use of fantastic
special effects. Sci-Fi films are complete with heroes, shadowy villains, and unknown or inexplicable forces.
Quite a few examples of science-fiction cinema owe their origins to writers Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.
Our film series will open with Forbidden Planet. (1956). This film inspired the look of many future films and
works, notably TV's Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry and Star Wars creator George Lucas. Shot in