"Inspired" by public paranoia over security threats, Hollywood is about to unleash a tidal wave of new films and TV series all centering on the end of the world as we know it. Disaster films have a long tradition in Hollywood, with the Clark Gable-Spencer Tracy starrer San Francisco detailing the city's disastrous earthquake, The High and the Mighty pitting Duke Wayne against a failing airliner engine and Airport elevating the "plane-in-jeopardy"Â scenario to an all-star blockbuster. Unlike the disaster films of the 1970s, which dealt with every-day scenarios such as forces of nature, the new slate of movies dwell on the aftermath of man-made tragedies. Sounds like we'll be watching The Deer Hunter for its relative comedic content. For more click here