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Terminal City

Terminal City (1982)

June. 03,1982
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Terminal City records the demolition of the Devonshire Hotel in Vancouver; through extreme show motion (200 frames per second) and symmetrical diagonal framing, Gallagher underscores the passage from order to chaos within the event. The sparseness of this centering and he patience required of the viewer heightens the literally explosive climaxes of the film, and transforms the everyday violence of the events into moments of convulsive beauty. – Jim Shedden, Michael Zryd, The Independent Eye

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Micitype
1982/06/03

Pretty Good

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Keeley Coleman
1982/06/04

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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Kien Navarro
1982/06/05

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Portia Hilton
1982/06/06

Blistering performances.

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