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It Can Come From the Future

October 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Alternate universe · Beasts and monsters · Dreams and visions · End of the world · Famous line · Hitman · Interrogation · Man vs. machine · Psychoanalysis · Shootout · Woman in jeopardy

Teen Movies Don’t Interest Me

July 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Rocket Science (2007)
Written by Jeffrey Blitz
Directed by Jeffrey Blitz
Produced by B&W Films/ Duly Noted, Inc./ HBO Films
Running time: 101 minutes
By Joe Valdez

So, What’s This About?
While arguing against farm subsidies at the New Jersey State High School Policy Debate Championships, Ben Wekselbaum (Nicholas D’Agosto) — the greatest public speaker that Plainsboro High School has ever [...]

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Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Drunk scene · Father/son relationship · High school · Master and pupil · No opening credits · Psychoanalysis

Meant To Fail Before It Could Succeed

March 18th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Donnie Darko (2001)
Written by Richard Kelly
Directed by Richard Kelly
Produced by Flower Films/ Pandora Films/ Newmarket
Running time: 113 minutes (theatrical version)/ 133 minutes (Director’s Cut)

What the *&#! Is This About?
Teenager Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes to find himself sleeping in the middle of a road overlooking “Middlesex, Virginia.” He bicycles back to his suburban [...]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Brother/sister relationship · Cult favorite · End of the world · High school · No opening credits · Paranoia · Psychoanalysis

Return To Oz (1985)

November 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Synopsis
Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) lies in bed unable to sleep. Aunt Em (Piper Laurie) confides to Uncle Henry (Matt Clark) that it’s been six months since the tornado, and all the girl does is talk about some place that doesn’t exist. On their farm in turn of the century Kansas, Dorothy finds a key [...]

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Tags: Alternate universe · Based on book · Beasts and monsters · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · No opening credits · Psychoanalysis · Sequel