Comments on: The destruction of Everytown, 1940 http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:15:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Airminded · Screening the knock-out blow http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-81822 Airminded · Screening the knock-out blow Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:22:45 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/#comment-81822 [...] was actually, I think, the first proper (i.e. scary) depiction in a British film of the effects of a truly devastating air raid. But there were others over the next few years. A pair of short instructional films, The Gap (1937) [...] [...] was actually, I think, the first proper (i.e. scary) depiction in a British film of the effects of a truly devastating air raid. But there were others over the next few years. A pair of short instructional films, The Gap (1937) [...]

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-57785 Brett Holman Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:15:32 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/#comment-57785 Well, I've looked for the DVD in shops here, but haven't seen it -- I would have thought Forbidden Planet would have it. I can just order it over the net, but I may as well do that from home. ObKOB: the author of the book <em>Deluge</em> was based upon was none other than Sidney Fowler Wright, who later wrote <a href="http://airminded.org/2006/06/14/prelude-in-prague-et-seq/" rel="nofollow"><em>Prelude in Prague</em></a> and its sequels. <em>Deluge</em> must have been one of the first disaster movies, and for that matter surely <em>Things to Come</em> -- the middle section anyway -- was just about the first post-apocalyptic movie too? Well, I’ve looked for the DVD in shops here, but haven’t seen it — I would have thought Forbidden Planet would have it. I can just order it over the net, but I may as well do that from home.

ObKOB: the author of the book Deluge was based upon was none other than Sidney Fowler Wright, who later wrote Prelude in Prague and its sequels. Deluge must have been one of the first disaster movies, and for that matter surely Things to Come — the middle section anyway — was just about the first post-apocalyptic movie too?

]]> By: Roger Todd http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-57755 Roger Todd Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:43:46 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/#comment-57755 I've been lucky to see Things To Come on the big screen, twice. The first time was ten years, with a BFI print at the South Bank, the second was a few months ago when the new DVD was projected (surprisingly effectively) at Sci-Fi London (art which there was the Kim Newman Incident I mentioned in an earlier post here!). And yes, it is very impressive on the big screen! The new DVD is superb. If you are in any way a fan of this film, I really recommend you buy it. A brief word on the special effects... Korda's head technician was the American Ned Mann, a special effects wizard who was behind the incredible scenes in 'Deluge' (1933) in which New York city is destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. A junior effects man was Wally Veevers, who many years later was a senior technician on 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Things To Come of its day. I’ve been lucky to see Things To Come on the big screen, twice. The first time was ten years, with a BFI print at the South Bank, the second was a few months ago when the new DVD was projected (surprisingly effectively) at Sci-Fi London (art which there was the Kim Newman Incident I mentioned in an earlier post here!). And yes, it is very impressive on the big screen!

The new DVD is superb. If you are in any way a fan of this film, I really recommend you buy it.

A brief word on the special effects… Korda’s head technician was the American Ned Mann, a special effects wizard who was behind the incredible scenes in ‘Deluge’ (1933) in which New York city is destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. A junior effects man was Wally Veevers, who many years later was a senior technician on 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Things To Come of its day.

]]> By: Airminded · How popular was Things to Come? http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/comment-page-1/#comment-57423 Airminded · How popular was Things to Come? Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:46:00 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/08/15/the-destruction-of-everytown-1940/#comment-57423 [...] Subscribe to feed « The destruction of Everytown, 1940 [...] [...] Subscribe to feed « The destruction of Everytown, 1940 [...]

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