Apes include a rather broad range of simians (higher primates) from the Old World. Generally, if it’s not a monkey, people ...

But Hollywood wasn’t finished. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) flipped the premise, sending Cornelius, Zira, and their companion Milo (Sal Mineo) back in time to 1970s Earth.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but the film deserves credit, at the very least, for its status as a trendsetter. This oft-derided 1970 effort is an early ...

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Director Reveals Original Title, Says Doors Are Open for Trilogy Plans Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will start a new trilogy, and almost had a different title… ...

The modern Planet of the Apes franchise has been ongoing since 2011, but it's a prequel to the original 1968 movie. Having promised to show the world of the apes long before they took control of ...

This is a deep-cut nod to the original "Planet of the Apes" movie. In a key moment from the 1968 movie, Cornelius (Roddy McDowell) asks George Taylor where he learned to write.

May 18, 2024 A scene from the 1970 movie “Beneath the Planet of the Apes.” 20th Century Fox, via Everett Collection Share full article 40 By Jamelle Bouie ...

One note: while we didn’t include it, we heartily recommend “Behind the Planet of the Apes,” a feature-length making-of documentary hosted by Roddy McDowall and directed by Kevin Burns and ...

In practice, though, the Apes sequels lack a larger suspense. They dawdle and delay. Of the new series, War for the Planet of the Apes arguably works the best on its own genre-inflected terms.

But there’s also an unusual strategic gambit at play, in that all four movies feel less like descendants of the original Planet of the Apes and more like remixes of the fourth and fifth movies ...