The Soloist

December, 2008

The intelligent, low-key 1951 antiwar film The Day the Earth Stood Still, directed by Robert Wise and starring Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal, has been hailed by many, including author Arthur C. Clarke and the American Film Institute, as one of the all-time great science-fiction films. Itnow undergoes a 2008-style make­over by director Scott Derrickson that involves a slew of special ef­fects and action sequences and an ecological mes­sage—plus stars Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, J...