‘Earthquake’ (1974): First-rate & unique – a true ‘event’ movie
I’ve been saying this for over a week now: if they only had Chuck Heston, George Kennedy, and Marjoe Gortner still in town, that goddamn fire would be out already.
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‘Airport 1975’ (1974): Celebrating 50 years of landing jumbo jets – the hard way
Maybe I missed something during the absolute euphoria of the last three weeks, but I’m not seeing anything online about the 50th anniversary of the apex of the “golden age” of disaster movies: the November/December 1974 releases of Airport 1975, Earthquake, and The Towering Inferno. All were socko successes with ticket buyers (if not the… Read More ‘Airport 1975’ (1974): Celebrating 50 years of landing jumbo jets – the hard way
‘The Terror Within’ (1989): Corman ‘Alien’ knockoff hits Blu-ray
If you had any idea how difficult it’s been for my editor and me to sober up to the point where we can just function figure out just what the hell Shout! Factory is releasing this week and what we have to review…you wouldn’t believe me. So. Let’s just get on with it, shall we?
‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967): Rugged individualist’s counterculture tale, underpinned by religion
“Some men…you just can’t reach.”
‘Strait-Jacket’ (1964): Nightmarish, cartoonish William Castle weirdness
Lurid Halloween comic book scares, hypnotically arranged…for the most part.
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