When Time Ran Out… (1980)

When Time Ran Out… (1980)

[4] Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, and William Holden lead the all-star ensemble in producer Irwin Allen's final theatrically-released disaster movie, signaling the end of a film phenomenon that started ten years earlier with tragedy-adventures like Airport and The Poseidon Adventure.…
Fire (1977)

Fire (1977)

[6] Producer Irwin Allen continued his string of successful disaster films (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure) with this TV movie that aired the month Star Wars was unleashed upon the world. Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine (Marty) headlines the ensemble this…
RED (2010)

RED (2010)

[6] Jean-Luc Godard once said, "All you need for a movie is a girl and a gun." Watching Helen Mirren seize comand of a blazing Gatling gun, I think Godard may be onto something. RED isn't terribly original or surprising, but…
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

[7] A gaggle of Oscar-winners go topsy-turvy and fight to survive when a luxury liner capsizes at sea in the trend-setting disaster flick, The Poseidon Adventure. The film delivers on producer Irwin Allen's desire to blow shit up (think of…
The Black Hole (1979)

The Black Hole (1979)

[8] It may have been Disney's pallid attempt to cash in on the success of Star Wars, but The Black Hole is another kind of animal, a kitschy matinee sci-fi/horror movie that's worth a look in its own right.  It's…