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Apocalyptic Images We Should Have Seen in 2012
If Roland Emmerich needs ideas for his next film, he should give digital artist Steve McGhee a call. McGhee's images capture an array of disaster scenarios, from eco-apocalypses and nuclear explosions to tentacled alien monsters firebombing the streets. More »Watch The Asylum Destroy The World On A Zero Budget
You want to depict a Deadly Crack (TM) threatening to destroy the entire world... but you have no cash? If you're The Asylum, makers of every great Z-grade movie ever, no problem. Here's an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip to prove it. More »California Falls From Start To Finish
The end of the (known) world doesn't come easily, even when Roland Emmerich is involved. 2012 required 1300 effects shots, and Popular Mechanics followed the fifteen-shot process in making just minutes of disaster happen smoothly. More »There Is An American Idol 2012 Music Video. No, Seriously
Words do not even begin to express my confusion and sick, splodey delight. The runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert (Yes, the Goth kid), has made a 2012 music video. It's him walking through explosions, naturally. More »American And Japanese Special Effects Masters Join Forces To Recreate The City Of Hiroshima
Five decades after American science destroyed Hiroshima, U.S. special-effects artists joining Japanese experts, to craft a CG reconstruction of the entire city for a documentary... including some of the wizards behind The Day After Tomorrow. Reverse disaster porn? [Mainichi Daily]5 Minutes Of L.A. Demolition Derby Courtesy Of Roland Emmerich
When does disaster porn cross over and become slapstick? When Roland Emmerich finally sheds all his inhibitions and goes for sensory overload. Watch John Cusack dodge giant donuts, collapsing freeways and crashing buildings in this five-minute destuction orgy from 2012. More »Death To Future Metro Disaster Porn!
The future of the world is unmistakably urban (UN estimates put 70% of the world's population living in urban areas by 2050), so why do we still expect the worst about cities? Click through for fictional destructions galore. More »2012's Disaster Porn is Beautiful But Boring