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"The Arrival" was quietly released by Orion Pictures on May 31, 1996, one month before the comic book-like alien invasion spectacle of "Independence Day" landed, and a year before
British director Nicolas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell To Earth" is one such pioneering gem, and we’re celebrating the film’s 50th anniversary today to remind cinephiles of its dreamy atmosphere and poignant portrait of a benevolent extraterrestrial visitor ruined by human vices.
Denis Villeneuve has made a name for himself in science fiction across the past decade plus change, and any one of his genre films, from Kafkan thriller Enemy to international blockbuster Dune, would sit comfortably on this list.
At a time when big-budget action entertainers are dominating the box office, Bollywood is now slowly stepping into a completely new space. Soon, audiences will get to witness the thrill and fear of alien horror on the big screen with Akshay Kumar’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Samuk.
Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.