This classic, influential sci-fi movie is 70 years old, and its themes are even more poignant today.

Science fiction films often anticipate the future. Invasion movies, a popular niche, might give us a clue about our own. What do I mean by invasion? Aliens and microbes from outer space, earthly ...

"Invasion of the Body Snatchers," released 70 years ago Feb. 5, looked and sounded like any normal science-fiction movie. In reality — gasp — it was an imposter! Underneath the alien-invasion ...