On the eve of the Academy Awards, movie fans were shocked this morning to learn of the death of two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife at their New Mexico home. A true everyman, Hackman had a career spanning over…
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What are you doing New Year’s, New Year’s Eve? New Year’s Eve is a night of celebrations and reflection, but not everyone enjoys heading out for an evening of revelry. A lot of us will spend the evening ushering in…
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My personal favorite “disaster film” is 1972’s The Poseidon Adventure. This ensemble drama whose cast includes Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowall, Shelley Winters, and Stella Stevens (among many others), was adapted from Paul Gallico’s novel of the same name….
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“There’s got to be a morning after. If we can hold on through the night…” Released in 1972, The Poseidon Adventure helped launch the disaster film genre that dominated the decade. It was a brilliant idea really, bring together an…
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Because December 31st is crucial to its plot, The Poseidon Adventure was an obvious choice for our last Create-A-Caption of 2018. A New Year’s Eve party on a luxury ocean liner is literally turned upside-down when a tidal wave capsizes…
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As any regular MovieFanFare reader can tell you, we are more than a bit obsessed with 1970s disaster films around these parts. A personal favorite is 1972’s epic The Poseidon Adventure, a film that truly has it all. So much…
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