I think The War of the Worlds (The Criterion Collection) is my first Criterion Collection DVD. I normally don’t go for that sort of thing, but it was half off and this is the definitive 1950s version which I didn’t have. I’m also gonna subject my kids to it this week; although admittedly they did show some interest in the clips I found on the Internet, so ‘subjected’ may be too strong a term.
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The THE WAR OF THE WORLDS BBC Trailer.
Looks interesting, but I don’t have BBC One.
BBC starting to film The War of the Worlds.
Set in Edwardian England, this new adaptation of H.G. Wells’ seminal tale – the first alien invasion story in literature – follows George (played by Rafe Spall) and his partner Amy (Eleanor Tomlinson) as they attempt to defy society and start a life together. Rupert Graves is Frederick, George’s elder brother, and Robert Carlyle plays Ogilvy, an astronomer and scientist. The War of the Worlds tells their story as they face the escalating terror of an alien invasion, fighting for their lives against an enemy beyond their comprehension.
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