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Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021 · 118 min

A warm, chatty stroll through old creature features, full of fond anecdotes and nostalgia that plays like comfort viewing for film buffs.

Tagline: You will never be able to forget…
Overview: A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, whimsical and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Art, media, memory, celebrity
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
media
memory
celebrity
technology
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none