Much to volcanologists' dismay, Hollywood's enthusiasm for special effects often gets in the way of scientific accuracy when it comes to making a volcano movie. But experts say that some epic disaster ...

This thriller about the triumph of the human spirit amid onscreen adversity, uncannily foretells the offscreen heroism of emergency crews and ordinary citizens in the wake of 9/11. The director of Los ...

It sounds like the plot of a classic Hollywood disaster movie: a quiet fishing town on the coast of Iceland is threatened when a long-dormant volcano suddenly awakens, causing thousands of earth ...