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#speeches Click here to read The greatest moment in the history of human oratory

The greatest moment in the history of human oratory

Remember the time Roland Emmerich saved the planet using an old-timey Macintosh computer virus and a drunk Randy Quaid? In honor of that monumental day, here's a word from President Pullman. More »
07/04/10
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By Cyriaque Lamar
#louisleterrier Click here to read New disaster film makes zero gravity sex a reality — on Earth!

New disaster film makes zero gravity sex a reality — on Earth!

Louis Leterrier is apparently in some sort of competition with Roland Emmerich to see who can make the worst disaster film ever, and Leterrier stands to win if he films this epic where Earth loses its gravity. Your move, Emmerich. More »
06/16/10
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By Meredith Woerner
#foundation Click here to read Roland Emmerich Puts Foundation On The Back Burner, Thank Goodness

Roland Emmerich Puts Foundation On The Back Burner, Thank Goodness

Is Roland Emmerich really going to adapt Isaac Asimov's Foundation books? Maybe, but he's doing another movie first. And he's making the writer rewrite the script so the movie will have "a hero" and "a bad guy." Minor spoilers ahead. More »
03/02/10
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#foundation Click here to read Roland Emmerich Wants To Avatar-Up Isaac Asimov's Foundation

Roland Emmerich Wants To Avatar-Up Isaac Asimov's Foundation

Disastrous director Roland Emmerich has announced that his epic undertaking of Asimov's Foundation will be a motion capture production in 3-D. Because this way, the director can ask for more money. More »
02/11/10
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By Meredith Woerner
#2012 Click here to read Everyone Wants To See The End Of The World

Everyone Wants To See The End Of The World

Say what you like about Roland Emmerich's 2012, you can't claim that people didn't want to see it. Making an estimated $225 million worldwide in just three days, the movie may have the ninth biggest opening in box office history. More »
11/16/09
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By Graeme McMillan
#moviereview

Turn Off Your Brain and Watch the World End in 2012

Click here to read Turn Off Your Brain and Watch the World End in 2012
Roland Emmerich's 2012 is jammed with every cliche and trope ever found in a Hollywood disaster movie, while giving the Earth an over-the-top pummeling. It's a reasonably fun flick at times, if you don't think about it...at all. More »
11/13/09
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By Lauren Davis
#id4 Click here to read Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels

Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels

Apparently one movie isn't enough to contain all the ideas Roland Emmerich has for his follow-up to Independence Day. The director is planning to make two sequel films, and he already has a punny title in mind. More »
11/12/09
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By Lauren Davis
#2012

Roland Emmerich's 8 Rules For Ending The World

Click here to read Roland Emmerich's 8 Rules For Ending The World
Director Roland Emmerich knows how to blow humanity to smithereens. He did it in Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow and now 2012. We talked to the apocalypse-master himself, who explained that there are 8 simple rules for ending the world. More »

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11/06/09
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By Meredith Woerner
#independenceday2 Click here to read President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2

President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2

We've known for a while that Roland Emmerich is readying a sequel to his White House-exploding alien invasion movie Independence Day. What's taken him so long? He was just waiting for the right president to take the Oval Office. More »
11/06/09
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By Lauren Davis
#breaking

Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9

Click here to read Roland Emmerich On 2012 Sequel: It's Lost Meets District 9
Just seconds after telling us that he makes disaster movies because he hates sequels, director Roland Emmerich spilled all about his new ABC TV series 2013, that picks up after the waves part. It sounds epic. Spoiler warning. More »
11/05/09
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By Meredith Woerner
#specialeffects Click here to read American And Japanese Special Effects Masters Join Forces To Recreate The City Of Hiroshima

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]
11/04/09
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#2012 Click here to read The One Thing That Could Make 2012 Worse: Motion Sickness

The One Thing That Could Make 2012 Worse: Motion Sickness

Get ready to witness 2012 with stomach turning bumps and slams in special D-box theaters. That means when the Earth shakes, you'll shake. When you get hit, the seat is hit — until you beg for mercy. Take that, 3D. More »
10/28/09
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By Meredith Woerner
#terrorfromplanetx

2012 Hysteria Driving Teens To Consider Suicide?

10/20/09
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#2012 Click here to read Woody Spills The Truth, Man! And President Danny Glover's In Trouble In New 2012 Clips!

Woody Spills The Truth, Man! And President Danny Glover's In Trouble In New 2012 Clips!

Finally the first explosion-free clip from 2012, stuffed with wild-eyed Woody Harrelson conspiracy theories and Danny Glover's dusty president. And check out some behind-the-carnage moments from 2012. More »
10/15/09
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By Meredith Woerner
#foundation Click here to read Director Emmerich Explains The Character(s) Of Foundation

Director Emmerich Explains The Character(s) Of Foundation

The movie adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy is gathering momentum, as director Roland Emmerich recently addressed just how his version would condense the massive source material into a manageable movie. The key appears to be shortening the cast list. More »
10/10/09
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By Alasdair Wilkins
#2012 Click here to read New 2012 Trailer Coats Us With A Blanket Of Ashy Destruction

New 2012 Trailer Coats Us With A Blanket Of Ashy Destruction

The latest 2012 trailer combines a little of the breakfast set piece we witnessed the other day, with more crazy international destruction. Roland Emmerich destroys the world like there's no tomorrow, and John Cusack gives great disaster-porn face.
10/08/09
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By Meredith Woerner
#2012 Click here to read Strip Roland Emmerich's 2012 Of Its Special Effects, And What Do You Get?

Strip Roland Emmerich's 2012 Of Its Special Effects, And What Do You Get?

You've seen five slapsticky minutes of disaster-porn film 2012. You've even seen our 1970s exploitation version of the film. Now see Roland Emmerich's film denuded of special FX, with just the actors making "o" faces. [via Film Drunk]
10/06/09
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By Meredith Woerner
#2012 Click here to read 5 Minutes Of L.A. Demolition Derby Courtesy Of Roland Emmerich

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 »
10/02/09
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By Charlie Jane Anders
#2012

2012's Disaster Porn is Beautiful But Boring

Click here to read 2012's Disaster Porn is Beautiful But Boring
Master of disaster Roland Emmerich screened the first clip from his ultimate global destruction flick 2012. What we saw was every bit as disaster porn-tastic as we've been led to believe... but proved oddly short on thrills. More »
07/26/09
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By Lauren Davis
#foundation

Emmerich's Asimov Foundation Trilogy Being Written By Private Ryan Scribe

Click here to read Emmerich's Asimov Foundation Trilogy Being Written By Private Ryan Scribe
Is Roland Emmerich learning how to use the light touch by hiring Saving Private Ryan's writer Robert Rodat to pound out his next scifi project, adapting Isaac Asimov's Foundation? And how scared are we that it's now longer than Patriot? More »
07/25/09
4,9364,936 views on this post, 160 new visitors
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By Meredith Woerner
#2012

Roland Emmerich Gives Good Apocalypse Porn In New 2012 Trailer

Some say the world will end in ice, others in fire — but Roland Emmerich says the world will end in pure, delicious melted cheese. At least, his new trailer for 2012 is full of awesomely porntastic destruction. More »
06/18/09
15,75015,750 views on this post, 86 new visitors
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By Charlie Jane Anders
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