Disasters in need of the Hollywood treatment: Part 1-Krakatoa

This is the first of a series of entries here at the disaster movies blog highlighting those historical events which badly need the true Hollywood treatment. The studios’ love affair with historical war epics sadly has not spilled over into the disaster movies genre, and with Pompeii pushed back indefinitely it doesn’t look like [...]

When Mars Attacks, Giuliani’s Ready

In an effort to win the all-important disaster movie enthusiasts vote, presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani made it clear today that he would know what to do in the case of an alien invasion from Mars. It’s nice to know that the former mayor of New York is willing to fight the good fight in [...]