FILM ARCHIVES

The Terminator

by Jim Hoberman

September 22, 2010

Dir. James Cameron (1984).
James Cameron’s sleeper hit, enlivened by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career performance, is the most compact and visionary of Reagan Era sci-fi dystopias—inflated, but never surpassed, by its sequels.

Sat., Oct. 2, midnight; Sun., Oct. 3, midnight, 2010

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Highlights

BOOKS

Part Scrapbook, Part Cookbook – ‘Diner: Day for Night’ Reflects on the Making of One of the City’s Most Enduring Restaurants

More than two decades after its opening, Diner still has a personal appeal.

by Brittany Natale

November 22, 2023
MUSIC

Gerry Eastman – Not Just His Brother’s Keeper

The jazz innovator talks about mixing things up, playing with jazz greats and pop stars, and why his brother, Julius, couldn’t abide John Cage.

by Ben Gambuzza

November 25, 2023
POLITICS

Party Like It’s 1923: Will Donald Trump Write His Own ‘Mein Kampf’ in Jail?

After his failed Beer Hall Putsch, in Munich 100 years ago, Adolf Hitler dictated his racist bestseller in the slammer.

by R.C. Baker

November 5, 2023
FILM

Incident in the Old Ale House: Director Bill Morrison Discusses His Latest Documentary

“Incident” looks at a police shooting through a prism of body-cam footage and surveillance video.

by Seth Fein

November 10, 2023
War In Ukraine

Russian Landmines Carry On the War Against Civilians in Ukraine

Even when Putin’s armies retreat, they leave behind invisible terrors.

by Anna Conkling

October 27, 2023
POLITICS

A Land With No Answers

The tragedy of Israel and the Palestinians and an eroding democracy.

by Ross Barkan

October 15, 2023