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Disaster film – notes on Pompeii (2014)

At the urging of some first year students, for whom this is their historical disaster movie of choice, some note on Pompeii! A classic? Who cares? Load up the SFX and enjoy: Pompeii, ‘a place of corruption, a place of temptation?’ ‘No warning? No … Continue reading

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