Throughout the month of January, I’ll be opening the books on ten of the biggest box office disasters in Hollywood history. I’m calling this series VIVA DESASTRE! Which of these turkeys deserved a taxpayer bailout? Which deserved a blindfold, a cigarette and a drum roll? Tune in beginning Thursday, January 1 at 7pm PST to [...]
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This Distracted Globe is da bomb: January 1 – 31, 2009
December 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments
The Towering Inferno (1974)
February 16th, 2007 · No Comments
The newly completed, 138-story “Glass Tower” dominating the skyline of San Francisco experiences electrical problems. Architect Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) discovers that cheaper wiring has been installed. He confronts building owner James Duncan (William Holden) and demands it be replaced, but Duncan notifies him that there’s not enough time before the evening’s lavish dedication ceremony. [...]
The Killing (1956)
January 16th, 2007 · No Comments
Tough-as-nails ex-con Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) has been released from Alcatraz and wastes no time plotting a “fullproof” robbery. His target is the Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo. His meticulous plan calls for the odds-on horse in the Landsdowne Stakes to be shot on the track, allowing Johnny to rob $2 million in cash [...]
