Disaster Films of the 70s
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Celebrate the golden age of the Disaster Film as Esquire Rewind takes a look at some of the films that gave the genre a name. Whether it be on the earth, in the air, amidst fire or in the middle of the ocean. Our list of selected films were nominated for over thirty Academy Awards, many for outstanding special effects...and this was before any CGI!
We kick it off with the one that started it all...AIRPORT (1970) on Friday, August 15th - a classic blueprint of the genre: a headline emergency story and multiple plotlines acted out by an all-star cast. Airport was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. And, we wrap it up with the spoof of the genre, that ended the decade long trend of disaster films, AIRPLANE! (1980). We've also included the 50th Anniversary showings of JAWS in the schedule, as though not typically a Disaster Film, it is often categorized along with similar "Man versus Nature" disaster films and incorporates several elements of the genre.
**Schedule below by FILM TITLE. Please note THEATRE location listed. THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE and THE TOWERING INFERNO will only be playing at MARIEMONT.
- 8/15 - 3:45pm
- 8/16 - 7:00pm
- 8/17 - 4:00pm
- 8/21 - 4:20pm
- 8/23 - 1:25pm
- 8/25 - 2:00pm
- 8/26 - 7:30pm
AIRPORT 1975 (1974) at ESQUIRE
- 8/23 - 4:30pm
- 8/24 - 1:40pm
- 8/25 - 5:00pm
- 8/23 - 7:00pm
- 8/24 - 4:20pm
- 8/26 - 2:05pm
THE CONCORDE... AIRPORT '79 (1979) at ESQUIRE
- 8/23 - 9:45pm
- 8/15 - 7:00pm
- 8/17 - 7:00pm
- 8/18 - 12:30pm
- 8/19 - 4:30pm
- 8/22 - 4:30pm & 10:00pm
- 8/27 - 4:45pm
- 8/22 - 1:40pm & 7:10pm
- 8/25 - 7:30pm
- 8/26 - 4:45pm
- 8/28 - 1:40pm
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972) at MARIEMONT
- 8/23 - 10:00am
- 8/24 - 1:00pm
- 8/28 - 7:00pm
THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974) at MARIEMONT
- 8/30 - 10:00am
- 8/31 - 1:00pm
- 9/3 - 7:00pm
- 8/24 - 7:00pm
- 8/27 - 2:30pm
- 8/28 - 4:30pm
JAWS (1975) at KENWOOD - showtimes beginning Friday, August 29th...coming soon
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