The following is my contribution to The Class of ‘84 Blogathon convening here at This Distracted Globe.

The Terminator (1984)
Screenplay by James Cameron & Gale Ann Hurd and William Wisher (uncredited), story by James Cameron
Directed by James Cameron
Produced by Pacific Western/ Hemdale Film Corporation
Running time: 108 minutes
Should I Care?
After three sequels and a Fox TV [...]

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By Joe Valdez
What the *&#! Are They About?
In the mines of the Roman province of Libya, slave Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) sinks his teeth into the ankle of a guard, earning himself a death sentence. Recognizing an unbroken spirit he could mold into something great, slave merchant Batiatus (Peter Ustinov) purchases the condemned and returns [...]

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By Joe Valdez

What the *&#! Are They About?
C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) — accountant for Consolidated Life, or more specifically, “Ordinary Policy Department, Premium Accounting Division, Section W, desk number 861” — has made his West 60s apartment available to four executives who treat Baxter’s home as their extramarital playground. His neighbors, a Jewish physician [...]

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Fight Club (1999)
Screenplay by Jim Uhls and Andrew Kevin Walker (uncredited), based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk
Directed by David Fincher
Produced by Fox 2000/ Art Linson Productions/ Regency Enterprises
Running time: 139 minutes

What the *&#! Is This About?
“People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden,” narrates a young man we will come to [...]

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