Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Jun. 18, 1956

The Killing. Just another caper, but Director Stanley Kubrick has executed it nimbly (TIME, June 4).

The Swan. A pretty, witty fairy tale, written by Ferenc Molnar, in which Grace Kelly is won by middle-aged Prince Charming Alec Guinness (TIME, April 23).

The Bold and the Brave. A parable of love and war, in which the spiritual battle is the payoff; with Wendell Corey, Don Taylor, Mickey Rooney (TIME, April 16).

Forbidden Planet. A spring cruise at the speed of light to Altair-4—a small, out-of-the-way planet with two moons, green sky, pink sand, personal robot service (TIME, April 9).

Richard III. Shakespeare's sinister parable of...

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