CURRENT & CHOICE

Forbidden Planet. For earthlings with that end-of-winter feeling: spring cruise at speed of light to Altair-4--small, out-of-the-way planet with two moons, green sky, pink sand, personal robot service. Caution: pack a rocket pistol. Occasional monsters (TIME, April 9).

Richard III. Shakespeare's sinister parable of power made into a darkly magnificent film by Sir Laurence Olivier, who plays the title role with satanic majesty. The supporting cast: Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Claire Bloom, Pamela Brown (TIME, March 12).

The Ladykillers. Farcical larceny, with light-fingered Alec Guinness lifting -L-60,000 from an armored truck and then losing it--and the picture--to scene-stealing Katie Johnson (TIME, March 12).

Picnic. William Inge's play about a husky athlete (William Holden) who bounces around a small town like a loose ball, while the ladies (Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak) fumble excitedly for possession (TIME, Feb. 27).

The Night My Number Came Up. A low-voltage shocker from Britain in which a nightmare comes true, with crackling good performances by Michael Redgrave and George Rose (TIME, Jan. 2).

The Man with the Golden Arm. A hot dealer deals himself a cold card: heroin.

A painful, powerful story of human bondage, in which Frank Sinatra is unforgettable (TIME, Dec. 26).

The Rose Tattoo. Anna Magnani. in her first Hollywood film and Oscar-winning role, serves up Tennessee Williams' comi-tragedy as a wonderful pizza-pie farce--and the spectator gets it smack in the eye (TIME, Dec. 19).

Guys and Dolls. Sam Goldwyn's adaptation of the Broadway musical; with Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Elaine and plenty of moxie (TIME, Nov. 14).

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