by Will | Jun 2, 2015 | Cool Cinema Trash, Movies
The glitzy soap Dynasty (1981- 89) reached the heights of international popularity in the early 1980s. Aaron Spelling and the creative team behind the show crafted this made-for-television gem as a showcase for its star Joan Collins. Making of a Male Model (1983) is a...
by Will | May 26, 2015 | Cool Cinema Trash, Movies
Caught in a game of power. Playing time: 24 hours. Prizes: Untold wealth. Rules: None. Filled with actors from other disaster movies and packed with clichés that producer Irwin Allen himself originated, When Time Ran Out (1980) was a fitting title for the film that...
by Will | May 19, 2015 | Cool Cinema Trash, Movies
At twice the speed of sound, can the Concorde evade attack? The Concorde: Airport ’79 (1979) is the third sequel to Airport (1970), the only disaster movie to spawn its own franchise. Following the ‘bigger is better’ school of thinking, this...
by Will | May 12, 2015 | Cool Cinema Trash, Movies
The Swarm is coming! Satanic cults, the energy crisis and roller disco were all part of the national consciousness in the 1970’s. Let’s also not forget the panic over the impending arrival of killer bees from South America. It seems silly in retrospect,...
by Will | May 5, 2015 | Cool Cinema Trash, Movies
Before her fate is sealed by the deep, the superliner Poseidon will reveal one last secret… In the disaster classic The Poseidon Adventure (1972), the ill-fated passengers of a luxury ocean liner must endure a stormy day at sea before the boat is capsized on New...
by Will | Apr 28, 2015 | Cool Cinema Trash, Movies
18 feet of gut-crunching, man-eating terror! “This is the largest post-season crowd we’ve ever had,” Ranger Michael Kelly (Christopher George) informs his staff in the opening moments of Grizzly (1976). What it’s all about: As they head out on...
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