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	Disaster Movies @ Filmbug
		Disaster movies are nearly as old as film itself.
		Science-fiction movies such as When Worlds Collide routinely used disasters as plot elements in the 1950s and early 1960s.
		The heyday of disaster movies began in 1970, however, when the success of Airport generated a flood of "all-star-cast-in-peril" stories.
	www.filmbug.com /dictionary/disaster-movies.php (299 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Disaster Movies
		It is an important part of disaster movies that in them heroic acts are performed by unlikely heroes--by people with psychological wounds, with limited experience of the things they are asked to do, and in situations where the odds against success seem impossibly high.
		Disasters featured in disaster movies can be divided into three main types: natural disasters, disasters caused by technology failing or being accidentally damaged, and disasters caused by terrorism or by the recklessness of an individual or agency.
		Although disasters have featured in movies from the beginning of the twentieth century, films in which the disaster is the reason for making and watching the film did not become common until the 1950s when alien invasion and monster movies were popular.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100346 (915 words)

	Review of Disaster Movies
		Disaster movies have endured a common dismissal by film critics and historians as “formulaic and spectatorial” with “ingenious moments of destruction invariably wasted on cardboard characters” (1).
		Keane argues that disaster movies are more than “spectacular scenes of death and destruction” because these films often critique such complex topics as technological advances and economic class distinctions as well as the disastrous hubris of humanity.
		Disaster Movies was published in December 2001 but obviously written and edited before the fateful events of September 11th.
	www.h-net.msu.edu /~filmhis/reviews/33_1/book/disaster_movies.htm (797 words)

	Review \| Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe by Stephen Keane
		I was particularly eager to read this volume on disaster movies because, although the genre has long been a popular one, it is not written about as much as, say, noir or horror.
		Such dry exposition fails to convey the spectacle of disaster films and a quick scan of the series' other titles betrays that the Keane volume is not alone in privileging a specifically academic tone.
		Instead of supplying readers with a chronological list of selected disaster movies, the filmography lists -- in alphabetical order (thus ensuring that glancing at the list cannot convey a historical panorama) -- every film mentioned in the text, whether or not they can be counted as part of the genre.
	www.januarymagazine.com /artcult/disastermovies.html (733 words)

	Disaster Movies
		The disaster movie genre flourished in the 1970s, long before effects became major characters.
		This Hollywood-ization of the 1937 disaster imagines that a bomb was planted on the zeppelin.
		The disaster film that virtually defined the genre, The Poseidon Adventure boasted all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster: a bloated budget, arch dialogue, and an all-star cast.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/disaster1.html (1163 words)

	Disaster Online - Articles: Disaster movies are back (parody) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Also, there are two disaster movies about volcanoes, including one set in Los Angeles, although I doubt that a volcano would faze real LA residents, a courageous group of people who think nothing of building luxury homes on steep hillsides made entirely of mud:
		For one thing, in the movies, there's always some kind of romance interest; whereas after Hurricane Andrew, nobody in the affected area was able to take a shower for approximately two months.
		The point of a disaster movie is to have exactly the same script as every other disaster movie.
	www.disasteronline.com /Articles/parody2.html (551 words)

	Disaster Movies Recommendations, Where to Buy, Advice, Top-Rated Gift Ideas - Surprise.com Gifts
		People who are committed to being prepared and living safely will really enjoy a disaster film, especially because theyâll be viewing the catastrophe from the comfort and safety of their own sofa.
		When the theatrical release of James Cameron's Titanic was delayed from July to December of 1997, media pundits speculated that Cameron's $200 million disaster epic would cause the director's downfall, signal the end of the blockbuster era, and sink Paramount Studios as quickly as the il...
		This typical but well-made action movie, which spawned numerous sequels, means to combine the best elements of the disaster movie with the hard-boiled attributes of traditional action-adventures.
	www.surprise.com /traits/prepared/disaster_movies.cfm (537 words)

	Baghdad By The Bay
		In terms of the depiction of sheer destruction and mayhem, the only other type of movie that equals disaster flicks is war movies, but unlike war movies, they don't leave you with that icky liberal guilt after taste for liking them, which is why they're so entertaining.
		Then again, the rise in the movies could just be attributed to a bunch of studios having no problem throwing millions of dollars at computers to depict such cool effects as tornadoes wiping out LA. Yes, disaster flicks are back and I, for one, couldn't be happier.
		Yes, the movie's "Big Bad" is global warming, that pesky hole in the ozone that wreaks havoc with great vengeance and furious anger upon the world, eventually bringing forth the new Ice Age (same as the old Ice Age).
	www.bagdadbythebay.com /template.php?id=216 (999 words)

	Disaster Movies! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Part of the theme of all disaster movies is how technology can go wrong.
		Have one of the characters who didn't think the disaster could happen be killed early on during an act of minor heroism This saves them embarrassment later.
		Ensure that the disaster has separated the main members of the cast from everyone else.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/mike_j_williams/disaster.htm (467 words)

	A Small Victory: The Ultimate List of Disaster Movies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This was the time of escallating divorce rates, adults-only apartment complexes, almost NO kids movies (Disney laid off cartoonists and started dabbling in adult fare), restaurants without highchairs, etc. Children were the unwanted by-product of the sexual revolution (therefore, the Devil).
		A disaster movie involves a large-scale cataclysmic event including the lead-up, the event itself, and the aftermath.
		Disaster Movies were the topic a while back on my blog.
	asmallvictory.net /archives/008117.html (1918 words)

	Washington Monthly: The end is near! Why disaster movies make sense in the '90s - and dollars - Cover Story
		Like the best and worst of the '70s disaster movies, it is junky film making, with soggy dialogue and over-the-top performances.
		The disaster movie's appeal also lies in its application of a reassuring moral logic to human survival, the suggestion that if we are virtuous, we'll probably survive.
		In memory, the movie's catastrophe brought together its characters across racial and gender lines--men and women, fl and white, young and old--to build camaraderie and courage.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1316/is_n4_v29/ai_19279949 (1295 words)

	AirDisaster.Com: Accident Movies
		This section features a video clips of actual airline disasters in progress.
		Some individuals may consider this footage to be of a graphic nature, and viewer discretion is advised.
		The aircraft slides to a stop on the North Carolina runway amid firetrucks and foam.
	www.airdisaster.com /movies (303 words)

	Disaster Movies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		DISASTER MOVIES ARE BACK I watched one on TV, about asteroids slamming into Earth and causing a devastating worldwide epidemic of bad acting.
		(The movie opens in a suburban home, where the heroine is having breakfast with her adorable son.)
		If this movie is rated "R," she can show her breasts.
	hypocrisytoday.com /disaster.htm (487 words)

	Weather-related disaster movies seldom based on scientific facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The world will encounter a major calamity in the upcoming movie, "The Day After Tomorrow," but like most disaster flicks scientific fact is not relevant, says a Ball State climatologist.
		The movie, based on the premise that Earth is struck almost instantly by the effects of global warming, is playing on recent reports in the media, Schwartz said.
		Schwartz believes weather-related disaster movies are popular because many people are fascinated with storms.
	www.bsu.edu /update/article/0,1384,38104-5107-21115,00.html (424 words)

	Disaster Epics, Disaster Thrillers, Disaster Films, Disaster Movies
		The basic run-down of the plot usually was: A natural disaster takes place (earthquake, fire, tidal wave, avalanche etc.) and a bunch of righteous characters (usually played by very big names in the movie business) set out to escape from the catastrophe surrounding them.
		Of course, hundreds of disaster films were made in film history, the first notable ones being THE WIND (1928), SAN FRANCISCO (1936) and HURRICANE (1937).
		In later films the disasters became the plot premises of the movies themselves.
	www.cultmovies.info /directors/disaster/disaster.html (515 words)

	Top 10 Disaster Movies
		One of the best of the evils-of-science movies, as the genetically engineered rage virus wipes out most of England..
		(1944): An absolutely wonderful Alfred Hitchcock movie about a group of passengers trying to survive on a lifeboat (get it?) after their ship is torpedoed by the Nazis.
		(1980): Okay, nobody dies, but this is, by far, the best parody of disaster movies ever.
	www.unblinkingeyeonline.com /Top_10_Lists/Disaster.htm (307 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Disaster on the Coastliner : Plot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Disaster on the Coastliner : Plot
		It's Airplane on the rails in the made-for-TV Disaster on the Coastliner.
		Disaster on the Coastliner premiered October 28, 1979.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/85264/plot.jhtml (138 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Movies: Genres: Action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		About Action/Adventure Movies - Interviews with stars and analysis of trends and classics by Fred Topel.
		Disaster Online - Articles on the genre and information on over two hundred disaster films, including a section devoted to Air Disaster Movies.
		The Greatest Disaster Films of All Time - Beth Rowan's picks, including The Towering Inferno, The Abyss, The Poseidon Adventure and Airport.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Movies/Genres/Action (283 words)

	alldeaf.com v4 - Favorite Disaster Movies
		In the 1970s, disaster movies were popular then and they came in the theaters.
		the movie was shown back in 1998 Its about a comet is on a collision course with Earth.You should watch this.
		I'd consider that a disaster for 25 minutes since it was never completed due to the director being killed when the water tower fell on him during a filming!
	www.alldeaf.com /showthread.php?t=14996 (583 words)

	Most weather-related disaster movies not based on scientific facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The world will encounter a major calamity in the upcoming movie, "The Day After Tomorrow," but like most disaster flicks scientific fact is not relevant, says a Ball State University climatologist.
		"People enjoy these movies due to the special effects, subplots and the entertainment value. Most people are not concerned with scientific accuracy.
		The movie is based on the premise that Earth is struck almost instantly by the effects of global warming, something playing on recent reports in the media, Schwartz said.
	www.bsu.edu /news/article/0,1370,38453-5141-21085,00.html (418 words)

	‘Day After Tomorrow’ is ‘mother of all disaster movies’ (printable version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The only creatures that seem to be enjoying themselves are the arctic wolves that escape the Bronx Zoo and wander the snow-covered streets of New York, looking for the stray surviving human for dinner.
		Secondly, “The Day After Tomorrow” overflows with the hokey dialogue, standard characters and operatic set pieces that are, for better or worse, what disaster flicks are all about.
		Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Jay O. Sanders and Kenneth Welsh co-star with Quaid, though actors in such flicks always play second fiddle to a crashing wave or an out-of-control freighter or assaults on the iconic structures of America.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=71772 (523 words)

	Amazon.com: Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For decades, disaster films have thrilled audiences with images of state-of-the-art special effects and stories of epic heroism.
		This documentary was originally shown on AMC 2 years ago, made by the same great company that makes all those other cool documentarys like "The Fantasy Worlds Of Irwin Allen", "Lost In Space Forever"and "20th Century Fox:The Blockbuster Years".
		This details all of the great disaster movies from the silent days to Fox's 1997 Titanic.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000633SM?v=glance (598 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Film \| \| Disaster movies quiz
		As The Day After Tomorrow rumbles ominously into British cinemas, take a look over your shoulder at the great disaster movies of yore.
		Armageddon was one of two big budget meteor movies released by Hollywood in 1998.
		By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?" A line of dialogue from...
	film.guardian.co.uk /quiz/questions/0,5952,1226014,00.html (330 words)

	Planes, Trains, Boats: Disaster Movies quiz
		There are a few recent movies as well.
		Lloyd Bridges and Raymond Burr star in this 1979 movie about a man who tries to revenge the death of his family by colliding two trains together.
		Jon Voight stars in this 1985 movie where the engineer dies and two escaped convicts are aboard a train.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=25294&origin= (311 words)

	Moviefone: Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies Movie
		Boom: Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies · This is Your Life: Dana Andrews · Fidel · More Movies of Interest.
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	Cult Classic Movies: Hundreds of cult classic movies, reviews, DVD releases and links to the best classic movies sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Dubuque told KWWL the group is "cult-like".
		I was just watching this movie again for the umpteenth time and enjoying again for the umpteenth time.
		If you like to watch a movie listening to the commentary by the director then you will enjoy...
	cultclassicmovies.net /ar/deadly-harvest-hurricane-virus/B00009KNVD.... (588 words)

	ARTicles: Rene -- Zizek -- Disaster movies as the last remnants of Utopia
		Rene -- Zizek -- Disaster movies as the last remnants of Utopia -- 04.30.04
		Disaster movies as the last remnants of Utopia
		action movies rapidly became the cliches of a blurred distinction between
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	The Towering Inferno (1974) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Towering Inferno (1974)
		The Towering Inferno is the greatest disaster movie ever!!!!!!!!
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0072308 (370 words)

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