‘Forbidden Planet’ at 70: Why the original sci-fi blockbuster is still missing from this world

A scene from the 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden Planet.

When Leslie Nielsen died in 2010, most of the murders preceded her later career as a comedian, while her professional death turned her into the unlikely star of “Airplane!” and the “Naked Gun” trilogy. But in a previous life, the Canadian was so famous for playing it so straight, that the standard baritone could be … Read more