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The Towering Inferno

“The all-star disaster epics of the 1970s were a strange little time capsule, as if the ethical quagmires and pervasive paranoia of the era could only be expressed in blockbusters that trapped a bunch of people in an isolated spot and made sure to shockingly kill off several of the big names every so often. The super-producer of these films was Irwin Allen, and fresh off of throwing a group of stars in a capsized cruise ship in camp classic The Poseidon Adventure, he returns to the template with his “more is better” magnum opus, The Towering Inferno.   Some films are great because of the strength of their plots, their visuals, their acting, or some combination of all of the above. But there’s another group of films that are very good-to-great, and those are the films that are pure” read more

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1970's) (158 movies items)

" Notes: I haven't seen this one yet..."

Fictional Architect in Films (24 movies items)

"Norman Burton and Paul Newman Paul Newman, Don Gordon and Steve McQueen Paul Newman as Doug Roberts"

Project #1 -1001 Movies I Must see Before I die- (1167 movies items)

" Rating iMDB: My Rating: Director: Actors: Genre: The Plot:"

Legendary Paul Newman... An Actor Tribute (26 movies items)

" 1974 "

Legendary Steve McQueen... An Actor Tribute (11 movies items)

" 1974 "

Films I've Seen in 2017 (August) (63 movies items)

"When: August 14th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from my collection. What'd I Think?: Gripping thriller is dated, but entertaining, surprisingly brisk. My Rating: 8/10 Other Notes: NA."

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) (1001 movies items)

" Notes: I haven't seen this one yet..."

Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)

" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: The Tower The Glass Inferno PUBLISHED FORMAT: novel AUTHOR/CREATOR: Richard Martin Stern Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1973 1974 HAVE I READ: No NOTES: N/A "

“All star cast always catch my eye. Irving Allen is mere efectism bur has good collaborators as Sterling Silliphant who knows how to tale in the limits put by Allen.” read more

2017: Films I've Watched in January (26 movies items)

"First Watched 1/19/2017 Remember those disaster films in the 1970s that started out great and over time got worse and became actual disaster! Well this one is one if not the best of the bunch! All star cast, vintage 1970s ascetic, real emotions and loss in this one, plus with a great soundtrack and just areal satisfying feeling as you watch it do not miss it! "