Disaster Movies: A Loud, Long, Explosive, Star-Studded Guide to Avalanches, Earthquakes, Floods, Meteors, Sinking Ships, Twisters, Viruses, Killer Bees, Nuclear Fallout, and Alien Attacks in the Cinema!!!!

Author:   Glenn Kay ,  General Michael Rose
Publisher:   Chicago Review Press
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9781556526121


Pages:   402
Publication Date:   01 August 2006
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Disaster Movies: A Loud, Long, Explosive, Star-Studded Guide to Avalanches, Earthquakes, Floods, Meteors, Sinking Ships, Twisters, Viruses, Killer Bees, Nuclear Fallout, and Alien Attacks in the Cinema!!!!


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Complete with a foreword by Mike Nelson, host of Mystery Science Theater 3000, this dynamic guide to one of Hollywood's most popular and enduring genres provides a history of the disaster genre, descriptions of its trends and unusual traits, portraits of famous stars, and reviews of more than 150 disaster movies. The films reviewed include everything from famous titles such as The Poseidon Adventure, Titanic, and The Towering Inferno to more obscure movies such as The Night the World Exploded, Terror on the 40th Floor, and War Between the Planets. Casual disaster-movie fans, as well as die-hard lovers of the genre will benefit from the rating system, which ranges from Highly Recommended to Avoid at All Costs, and the dubious Recommended for All the Wrong Reasons.

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Author:   Glenn Kay ,  General Michael Rose
Publisher:   Chicago Review Press
Imprint:   Chicago Review Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 20.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781556526121


ISBN 10:   1556526121
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   01 August 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Undefined
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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