WHAT IS MY MOVIE?

Connoisseurs of elegant filmcraft now have a delightful new website to refine their choices for cinematic excitement--namely, http://www.whatismymovie.com. This is the ultimate movie search engine where you can either 1) insert descriptive terms for that wonderful film you viewed decades ago but cannot recall its name or 2) look for movies which may contain specific topics of particular interest to you. For example, suppose you were trying to remember the name of a movie you saw as a youth featuring aliens from outer space with ray guns which turned their victims into skeletons while, at the same time, the invaders are growing a giant lobster to take over Earth? Simply insert the appropriate search term of "aliens from outer space with ray guns which turn their victims into skeletons while at the same time, the invaders are growing a giant lobster to take over Earth" (without the quotation marks) and VOILA!--up will pop the 1959 classic Teenagers from Outer Space (a movie my beloved big sister took me to see as part of a double-feature along with Gigantis the Fire Monster (also known as Godzilla Raids Again)).

Your searches could, of course, be more generic, using terms such as "ship battles," "witches," or "talking dinosaurs."

The system is not perfect, and often you may come up with choices which at first blush seem inexplicable. However, you have available, in addition to the general search, alternatives for searching by movie title or actors or with a more traditional search engine. With a little diligence, it will be hard not to find the movie you are seeking. It also provides a link for each film where you can watch it online (after paying the appropriate fee, of course). It is also searchable by voice.

If you would rather just read more about this site instead of actually trying it out, there is always the option of seeing what mental-floss has to say about it.

Speaking of Teenagers from Outer Space, it, like another classic, Night of the Living Dead, is now in the public domain. Enjoy.

BAD TO THE BONE--Teenagers from Outer Space