I agree with Jenny - unfortunately we're old enough to remember the original series!
John
Dr John Nudds,
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Tel. + 44 161 275 7861
See Selden, P.A. and Nudds, J.R. 2012. Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems, 2nd edition, Manson Publishing.
http://www.mansonpublishing.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=42&L=0O1368617286&LL=0&LLS0=1O1368617288O0.1.S1.1.1.6&RD6=
Nudds, J.R and Selden, P.A. 2008. Fossil Ecosystems of North America. Manson Publishing.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo5568076.html
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I vote for the original BBC series of 'Quatermass and the Pit" which has
a palaeontologist in it. Still brings a tingle to the spine despite the
early 60's technology. It's available on DVD. Jenny Clack
On 2014-04-29 12:53, Simon Howard wrote:
> I would like to suggest if it hasn’t been already a film called, Deep
> Freeze 2003 (also known as Ice Crawlers in the USA).
> While drilling for oil in the Antarctic they disturbed a giant
> trilobite which goes on a rubbery rampage. Truly quite a bad film with
> all the sci fi and horror clichés.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Freeze_(film)
> introduced to me by Andrew Ross (he loaned me his copy)!
> rgds
> Simon Howard
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jenny Cripps
> Sent: 29 April 2014 12:38
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> Subject: Re: movie
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> Slightly veering off the track, "Stromboli" and "Short Cuts" are films
> in which geological events are used to reflect feelings and situations
> in the characters' lives. In "Stromboli" it's that volcanic island;
> in "Short Cuts" it's an earthquake impending for Los Angeles.
>
> Best,
>
> Jenny Cripps
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rob T
> Sent: 29 April 2014 12:03
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> La Soufrière is an interesting short documentary by Walter Herzog on a
> volcano on Guadeloupe
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Soufri%C3%A8re_%28film%29
>
> Godzilla (both the '54 original and '98 American remake have
> palaeontologists as the 'scientific experts') and The day after
> tomorrow and 2012 both have geologists as important characters.
>
> On the bad movie list i'd add 'Triassic Attack'
>
>
> On 2014-04-29 11:53, Sedman, Leonie wrote:
>> Evolution (2001) is quite fun...
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>> Creature from the Black Lagoon, 1954 (in 3D of course), featuring a
>> great female geologist role model
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>> I like to think it was a primary reason for my becoming a geologist
>> when I saw it as a youngster
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>> I think this list needs publishing in our newsletter Coprolite……
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>> SENT: 29 April 2014 11:10
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>> Dante's Peak (1997), for the volcanologists.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Philip Hadland
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>>> Ice age J
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>>> Or maybe ‘Bad GeoFilms Fest’. We could have prizes for best reviews
>>> from the audience.
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>>> FROM: Kimberly Clarke [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> SENT: 26 April 2014 17:30
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>>> One Million Years BC (1966)
>>>
>>> I feel a GeoFilmFest coming on for next year’s Fossil Festival
>>> (1-3 May 2015, Lyme Regis).
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>>> SENT: 26 April 2014 16:25
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>>> Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959)
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>>> What about Quantum of Solace?
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>>> Sent: 26 April 2014 09:14
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>>> Tremors is excellent (not very geological maybe, but it does have a
>>> geologist
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>>> hero(ine)), and I quite liked Dante's Peak.
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>>> The Core, and Volcano should be avoided on artistic as well as
>>> geological
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>>> grounds.
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>>> Jurassic Park has got to be the best one.
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>>> Dear all,
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>>> Could someone tell me what movie or video is famous of
>>> geology?Because our
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>>> community this week to video sharing.
>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>>> Fu Han Liu
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>>>> from Taiwan
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