Author: Crippa
Poseidon director dies
I’m a couple of days late to notice this, but Ronald Neame, director of among other things the classic disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure, has died. He was 99 years old. During his career,...
Daylight (1996)
Sylvester Stallone stars in a quite entertaining 90’s take on the classic disaster movie formula.
The Hindenburg (1975)
Airborne conspiracies end in fiery hell in a movie that looks better than it actually is.
Meteor: Path to Destruction (2009)
Christopher Lloyd and Jason Alexander as brilliant scientists? Maybe not the best casting decision ever…
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Clooney and Wahlberg don their fishing gear in this slick and watchable disaster flick.
2012: Supernova (2009)
Mockbuster makers The Asylum attempt to cash in on the hype surrounding Emmerich’s 2012.
Nippon chinbotsu a.k.a. The Submersion of Japan (1973)
Directed by: Shirô Moritani Starring: Hiroshi Fujioka, Keiju Kobayashi, Tetsurô Tanba, Ayumi Ishida In English, Nippon chinbotsu is known as The Submersion of Japan or, simply, Japan Sinks. Whatever else you might think of...
City on Fire (1979)
Directed by: Alvin Rakoff Starring: Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda, James Franciscus Shelley Winters’ demise in The Poseidon Adventure was one of the highlights of that movie....