The Terminator

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The Essentials: 1984 Action

Our New Year’s Day tradition continues, with a look back at twelve action movies that will celebrate a milestone anniversary in the New Year. This year we are turning the clock back to 1984 and spotlighting...

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Scene of the Week: One Tough Mother

When I think of tough mothers in the world of action movies, the toughest I can think of is Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor from the Terminator franchise. The finale of 1984’s The Terminator showcases Sarah Connor’s...

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20 Reasons Why You Rock: The Terminator

James Cameron is an absolute genius when it comes to filmmaking. How many men could make masterpieces like The Terminator and Aliens and then go make something like Titanic? From a fans perspective, we can complain...

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Hall of Fame: James Cameron

Who knew that the director of Piranha 2: The Spawning would become one of the greatest living directors on planet Earth. James Cameron’s career has spanned more than four decades and shows no signs of slowing...

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What Went Wrong: Terminator Salvation

There are some movies whose success defies logic. If I were to say to you that there was a big budget action film starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Michael Ironside, Helena...

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Bullet Points: Shocking Dark (1989)

I always get that sense of excitement and intrigue when Chris the Brain tells me that there is a movie on Amazon Prime that “looks like a Chad Cruise movie”. It’s a text I usually get...

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The Essentials: Ahhhh-Nold!

The new Arnold-starring Terminator: Genisys comes out in a few days and I thought it would be an excellent time to take a look at what I consider to be the greatest films in his collection....

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5 Questions: The Terminator

Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of The Terminator, which was released on October 26th, 1984. The Terminator would be a huge boost for the careers of both James Cameron and  Arnold Schwarzenegger.  The movie has spawned...