If you are a movie fan, you can’t go wrong with having some of the best disaster movies in your collection including The Poseidon Adventure and Beyond the Poseidon Adventure.
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Ronald Neame Autobiography
Ronald Neame’s autobiography “Straight from the Horses Mouth” features a chapter (14 pages) on the making of The Poseidon Adventure. The chapter includes comments from Bill Creber and several of the stars of the movie.
Michael Caine’s New Movie Harry Brown
Michael Caine (Swarm, Beyond Poseidon Adventure) interview on new movie Harry Brown has been broadcast throughout today on Sky News. Harry Brown opens in British cinemas on Friday 13th November 2009.
Secretary Janet in The Towering Inferno
There has been some debate as to whether Meryl Streep had an early role in The Towering Inferno, playing a secretary named Janet. We have just learned, courtesy of Joseph Musso, that the role of Janet was played by actress Jennifer Rhodes.
Meryl Streep in Towering Inferno?
There has been some debate as to whether Meryl Streep had an early role in The Towering Inferno, playing a secretary named Janet. Meryl Streep’s first recorded screen role was in 1977, and Towering Inferno was filmed in 1974 when Streep was still at college. The role of Janet remains uncredited so we would be interested to know if anyone has any definitive information on who played this role.
The Story of Mankind DVD
The Story of Mankind is also available on DVD through the Warner Bros store (within the US).
The Big Circus DVD
The Big Circus is now available on DVD through the Warner Bros store (note, they only ship within the US). Here is a small preview clip.
The Meerkats
Last year, shortly before his death, Paul Newman did the narration for a wild life movie documentary called The Meerkats. The movie opens in the UK this coming weekend.
Towering Inferno released in Blu-Ray format
The Towering Inferno has been released in High Definition (HD) Blu-Ray format in the US. The British PAL version is due out in November 2009.
The Swarm mentioned on Sky News
Discussion on a news item in the Daily Telegraph about flying ants included mention of the classic Michael Caine movie The Swarm this evening.