This month's upcoming "Cowboys and Aliens" starring uber-lefties Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde should be interesting, at least from the perspective of casting and plot/message/propaganda.
The trailers tell almost nothing whether the movie will simply aim to entertain, or presume to preach. The utter incongruity of Craig as a cowboy, however, does not bode well.
re: “Cowboys and Aliens” - I forgot to include lefty Harrison Ford with the cast. The prospect for some sort of preachy plot thickens.
FredZ, regarding “The Day The Earth Stood Still”, when I was younger I liked both it and “Forbidden Planet”, and have both in my movie collection. Nowadays, however, the only one I ever have the urge to re-watch is the latter. It still holds up, at least for me. (Anne Francis might have something to do what that, as well... /g)