There have been so many cinematic retellings of the sinking of this legendary ship, dating back as far as the silent era, but one of the most well-regarded adaptations of the story would be the 1958 British film A Night to Remember, which is still widely considered to be the most historically accurate cinematic portrayal…
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A Night to Remember (1958) – Review
Unlike James Cameron’s blockbuster epic Titanic, which focused on a love story while the famous ship’s sinking was used as a backdrop to their passion, Roy Ward Baker’s A Night to Remember is more of a docudrama as it was based on the non-fiction book by Walter Lord, and after all these years this movie…
The Towering Inferno (1974) – Review
Of all the disaster films that exploded across cinema screens throughout the 1970s Irwin Allen’s The Towering Inferno is easily the most relatable with its building consumed by flames due to the hubris and stupidity of man, it’s practically Biblical, but where a small ensemble of big-name stars helped make The Poseidon Adventure a success…
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) – Review
In 1970 Hollywood kicked off the “all-star” modern disaster film with Airport, an adaptation of Arthur Hailey’s bestselling novel where a mad bomber threatened the lives of all those on board a fateful Boeing 707, but it was with the release of The Poseidon Adventure that the 70s disaster boom was properly launched, and today…
Daylight (1996) – Review
The 1970s saw Hollywood’s first disaster boom with such classics as The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure filling the theatres, but in the 90s, with the advent of computer effects, a second and bigger disaster boom was in the offing. In the 90s, films like Twister, Dante’s Peak, and Armageddon made some serious box…