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The episode continues the exploration of THE TERMINATOR, focusing on James Cameron's creative process and contributions to the film.

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Let's crack open James Cameron's noggin and see what's inside. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES JAMES CAMERON’S SHORT FILM XENOGENESIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KpZRJ4HE4Q   JAMES CAMERON ON DRAWING HIS DREAMS TO LIFE https://letterboxd.com/journal/james-cameron-retrospective-interview/   ROGER CORMAN’S OBITUARY https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/12/roger-corman-obituary   JAMIE LEE CURTIS URBAN MYTHS BUSTED https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jamie-lee-curtis/   CORRIDOR CREW DISCUSS AVATAR’S INCREDIBLE WATER SIMS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Gd0bR2kb4   INDIGENOUS REACTIONS TO AVATAR https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/indigenous-people-react-to-cultural-appropriation-in-new-avatar-movie/   THE GUARDIAN: JAMES CAMERON JOINS AMAZON TRIBE’S FIGHT TO HALT DAM https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/18/avatar-james-cameron-brazil-dam?fbclid=PAAaawEuRyYY-NqFB_Vx1GaXuHpfjaLrH54rRqpPpVWkE-zU2dj_YskJzBjCQ   INDIGENOUS RECATIONS TO AVATAR THE WAY OF WATER…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Brown

Topics covered

• The Terminator
• James Cameron
• robot movies
• film analysis
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• James Cameron
• The Terminator
• robot movies
• film analysis
• cultural appropriation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian, Snopes, Corridor Crew

Books & works: THE TERMINATOR, XENOGENESIS, AVATAR, AVATAR THE WAY OF WATER

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