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Jan 13, 2025 | 
rappler.com | Nathan Abrams
From mind-bending narratives to meditative explorations on time’s passage, these films are perfect for losing yourself — and finding new perspectives on time. Orson Welles’ cinematic masterpiece doesn’t just tell the story of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, it fragments it. It begins with Kane’s death and enigmatic final word, “Rosebud”. The film then unfolds in flashbacks narrated by those who knew him as they seek to discover the word’s meaning.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Nathan Abrams
The festive season can have a strange effect on our perception of time. Days blur together, hours stretch or vanish, and a sense of timelessness sets in. So, what better period to enjoy films that help us to reflect on time itself? From mind-bending narratives to meditative explorations on time’s passage, these films are perfect for losing yourself – and finding new perspectives on time. 1.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Nathan Abrams
If you watch one Hanukah film this festive season may I suggest you watch the 2003 film, The Hebrew Hammer. I am particularly partial to this film, it featured heavily in my book, The New Jew in Film, for its self-conscious reversal of cinematic stereotypes of Jews.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Nathan Abrams |Abbas Nasir
It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear: the Terminator’s skeleton and Arnold Schwarzenegger as its human visage | LANDMARK MEDIA When director James Cameron’s The Terminator hit cinemas in 1984, it forever altered the landscape of science fiction. Released 40 years ago, the plot unfolds against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic future, where an artificial intelligence (AI) defence network, Skynet, has turned against humanity.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Nathan Abrams
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800 Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Photo / Getty ImagesNot only is it one of the best science fiction films of the 1980s, writes Terminator expert and professor of film studies Nathan Abrams, it’s one of the best sci-fi films ever made. From the socio-political climate of the time to the film’s legacy in pop culture and its impact on James Cameron’s career, Abrams explains its influence.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Nathan Abrams |Iole Damaskinos |Jonathan Shkurko |Rebekah Gregoriades
By Nathan AbramsWhen director James Cameron’s The Terminator hit cinemas in 1984, it forever altered the landscape of science fiction. Released 40 years ago, the plot unfolds against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic future where an artificial intelligence (AI) defence network, Skynet, has turned against humanity. It triggers a nuclear holocaust and creates a dystopian world where machines hunt down the last remnants of human life.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
hiphopcanada.com | Nathan Abrams
When director James Cameron’s The Terminator hit cinemas in 1984, it forever altered the landscape of science fiction. Released 40 years ago, the plot unfolds against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic future where an artificial intelligence (AI) defence network, Skynet, has turned against humanity. It triggers a nuclear holocaust and creates a dystopian world where machines hunt down the last remnants of human life.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Nathan Abrams
When director James Cameron’s The Terminator hit cinemas in 1984, it forever altered the landscape of science fiction. Released 40 years ago, the plot unfolds against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic future where an artificial intelligence (AI) defence network, Skynet, has turned against humanity. It triggers a nuclear holocaust and creates a dystopian world where machines hunt down the last remnants of human life.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Nathan Abrams
When director James Cameron’s The Terminator hit cinemas in 1984, it forever altered the landscape of science fiction. Released 40 years ago, the plot unfolds against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic future where an artificial intelligence (AI) defence network, Skynet, has turned against humanity. It triggers a nuclear holocaust and creates a dystopian world where machines hunt down the last remnants of human life.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Nathan Abrams
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