Exploring the consequences of humanity’s reckless pursuit of scientific progress is a staple of both science fiction literature and film, Andrew Marton’s sci-fi thriller Crack in the World follows that theme with a team of scientists who have come up with a brilliant idea to save the world from its energy crisis – by drilling…
Tag: Dana Andrews
Airport 1975 – Review
With the box office success of 1970’s Airport, it was no surprise that Universal Studios would attempt to strike gold a second time with another air disaster film, but with Airport 1975, the studio decided to focus more on the disaster element, while toning down the multiple storylines that had bogged down the previous film….
Zero Hour! (1957) – Review
Before author Arthur Hailey wrote his bestseller novel Airport, which was later turned into the movie of the same name, he had penned a teleplay for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation called Flight into Danger — starring James “Scotty” Doohan — that Hailey then adapted into the screenplay for Paramount Pictures under the title Zero Hour! and…