Few films set in the future say as much about life in the present as Planet of the Apes-- the original version, that is, which was made in 1968 and stars Charlton Heston as a tough-talking astronaut ...

Second verse same as the first for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” as the latest installment of the Apes franchise continues to roll overseas, scoring another $54.5 million, bringing its ...

Welcome to the monkey house. For almost 40 years, the precocious primates of Pierre Boulle’s novel “Monkey Planet” have swung across our pop culture jungle, inspiring twin movie franchises, one ...

The plodding remake of Planet of the Apes offers proof of Hollywood’s simian instincts: Monkey see old hit, monkey do remake. The movie, directed by Tim Burton, isn’t laughably bad—but Battleship ...

While the first movie in the new “Planet of the Apes” reboot series was about the dangers of unchecked genetic engineering — domestic policy, really — the new entry into the franchise looks to take on ...

Note: This list does not include the many novel and comic spin-offs, because if so we’d be here all day. 1963:Frenchman Pierre Boulle, author of “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” publishes the novel ...

We humans are part of an extraordinary family, with hundreds of bizarre and colourful relatives all over the world. Monkey Planet explores the ingenious survival tactics and amazing physical ...