Special Bulletin

Advertised as "a realistic depiction of fictional events," the harrowing speculative drama Special Bulletin was shot on videotape and staged as an actual late-breaking news event. The story concerns a group of anti-nuclear activists who take over the waterfront of Charleston, South Carolina. The ...more

A shattering hybrid of Ghostwatch and The Day After, director Edward Zwick's faux newscast concerning a group of American terrorists using a nuclear device to hold Charleston, SC, hostage takes on an especially chilling tone when viewed in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, tragedy. Despite the fact that only a fraction of Special Bulletin's running time is committed to detailing the horrific scenes of nuclear devastation that dominated such mid-'80s efforts as Threads and The Day After, ...more