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Review: Airport ’77 (1977)

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Yes I know it looks like a model, but remember CGI was many years off.

Of all the Airport movies, Airport ’77 gets the prize for the most incredible plot line.

As usual their are some shenanigans on a plane, but this time the plane ends up falling out of the sky (after being hijacked by robbers) and submerging in the ocean off the coast of Bermuda.

Crew and passengers then spend most of the film stuck under the ocean watching water drip, drip, dripping into the cabin which mysteriously is as air tight as your average submarine on the bottom. Isn’t it always the way: although the submarine was “never built to take this pressure” some how it always manages to, well this time a plane claims the same incredible feats of withstanding water pressure.

In some ways this film reminded me of the Poseidon Adventure, but that’s hardly a bad thing.

 

Review: Airport 1975 (1974)

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The second in the series of highly successful Airport movies.11092010_airport75_1

This time a small plane collides with an airplane in flight and conveniently kills the two pilots. Then of course the passengers are faced with the dilemma that no none on broad can fly the plane. Into the mix is a sick girl (played by the exorcist‘s Linda Blair) and a guitar solo from Helen Reddy of course lampooned so brilliantly in the Flying High films.

Charlton Heston of course saves the day with a lot of mid air abseiling. A very entertaining film with lots of spills and thrills.

Review: Airport (1970)

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Burt Lancaster and the gang

I must admit to not having seen the airport series of movies before, although now that they all have been released on DVD I thought they’d be worth a look.

Right away its fairly obvious where they got most of the gag ideas for the Flying High series of movies and all those jokes that went over my head now seem to make a lot more sense.

I wasn’t expecting anything too spectacular from these films, with their cavalcade of fading actors (I was pretty much just looking forward to the Love Boat in the air); I was however delightfully surprised with a tension filled film that kept me interested right until the closing moments.

Airport is as much a melodrama about the day to day lives of the airport employees, as it is a serious drama about set in the air. The difference I think is that whilst melodramatic, it is done on such a large scale with so many actually very good actors (sorry for saying they were fading!) that the day to day becomes intensely interesting and lavish.

MORGAN EVANS TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM ON MARCH 14

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After blazing a trail with two hit EPs, Novocastrian singer/songwriter Morgan Evans is set to launch his much-anticipated debut self-titled album through Warner Music Australia on Friday 14 March.

The album was recorded in Nashville with an all-star cast of players and produced by ex-pat Aussie producer/musician Jedd Hughes (Keith Urban, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss). Evans had a hand in writing nearly every track on the album – some on his own, some with local artists and many with A-list Nashville songwriters.

“I’ve been working toward this album since I started my first band at the age of thirteen. I wrote a lot of songs over the last year and through the process we’ve come up with an album that talks about who I am and how I live my life, keeping that childhood heart beating through the ups and downs of life. This album is me, and that’s why I called it ‘Morgan Evans’.”

The album tells the story of perseverance through life’s toughest blows by holding on to childhood innocence. From the thrill of infatuation in I Wanna Go, the deep devotion of Love You Home and the seductive Make You Feel Like A Woman to the romantic turmoil and betrayal in lead single One Eye For An Eye and opening track Like A Tornado, the glories and heartbreaks of love are laid soulfully bare.

The album also explores the complexities of a toxic romance (Another Goodbye Kiss) and a dream of a better world (All In This Together) as Morgan showcases his highest and lowest ebbs, including Childhood Heart – Morgan’s manifesto on life.

The final tracks are the high-octane rocker Best I Never Had and his take on the Guy Clark classic The Cape, another story of the childhood spirit, with our own country and roots star Kasey Chambers providing vocals on the song.

The album is set for release on Friday 14 March, in the midst of an exciting period for Morgan. He will perform in Brisbane and Melbourne shows with US hitmaker Gretchen Wilson with a main stage set at the massive CMC Rocks the Hunter festival at the Hope Estate. A series of album launch party shows are scheduled the following week.

Morgan’s first single, One Eye For An Eye , is released Monday 3 February.

TOUR DATES

Friday 24 January

Wests Diggers Club – Tamworth, NSW (with Ashleigh Dallas)

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Thursday 25 February

Charles Sturt University – Wagga Wagga, NSW

 

Wednesday 12 March
Palais Theatre – Melbourne, VIC (with Gretchen Wilson – USA)

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Thursday 13 March
Eatons Hill Hotel – Brisbane, QLD (with Gretchen Wilson – USA)
www.oztix.com.au

 

Saturday 15 March
CMC Rocks the Hunter 2014 – Hunter Valley, NSW

www.cmcrocks.com

 

Thursday 20 March
Lizotte’s – Newcastle, NSW (with Kaylens Rain)

www.newcastle.lizottes.com.au/live

 

Friday 21 March
The Old Manly Boatshed – Sydney, NSW

www.oldmanlyboatshed.com.au

 

Saturday 22 March

Rooty Hill RSL Club – Sydney, NSW

www.rootyhillrsl.com.au