And we thought last year was a year. We had no idea what was coming for 2020, did we? It seems a bit irrelevant to talk about disaster movies when we’ve got several happening in real life, but if people can derive some pleasure from these films, or even just be distracted for a while, […]
On this Day in 1979…
An eyewitness describes the night of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic. Incredible. #OnthisDay 1979: Frank Prentice, an assistant purser on the Titanic, described how he survived the sinking of the ship. For more archive on the Titanic, you can visit – https://t.co/fYwWoNhuBT pic.twitter.com/9Qi8zw5g0L — BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) October 27, 2020
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Movie Edition
Disaster movies might not be great, but at least they’re original? Not really. According to BoxOfficeMojo, movie sequels, prequels, remakes, and reboots are your best bets if you want to make money, and don’t discount the market outside the U.S. Looking at their list of the 100 top-grossing movies worldwide, only 24 are original stories. […]
Airplane! Turns 40: The Article
What’s slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound? It’s July 2, 1980. Jimmy Carter is President, gas is $1.25 a gallon, and a loaf of bread costs 50 cents. Disco is on the way out, but cocaine is still going strong. Charlie’s Angels is on TV that […]
The Year in Disaster Movies: 2019
Well, it’s been a year, hasn’t it? Here at The Disaster Area, we’ve suffered everything from killer alligators to runaway balloons to planetary failure. Let’s take a closer look. 2019 saw 17 disaster movies being released. By far, the most successful in terms of box office was a Chinese film released back in February: Liu […]