Count on Roland Emmerich, the Master of Disaster, to base an entire film on the (false) pretense that the ancient Mayan calender predicts Earth’s demise in three years, and then scarcely mention the source of the ensuing pandemonium. Less than a handful of sentences are spent on the pop-culture rumor oft-repeated about the so-called predictions [...]
Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. A global cataclysm brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. Director: Roland Emmerich Writer: Roland Emmerich Studio: Columbia Pictures Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor Release: [...]
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