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The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival is returning to Bristol with a wave of underwater monsters, submerged terror and science fiction adventure, anchored by a tribute to one of genre cinema’s most enduring voices. Celebrated producer Gale Anne Hurd will be in attendance as the 2025 edition’s guest of honour, with a series of special screenings and Q&As taking place between 28 May and 1 June.

Known for her game-changing work on Aliens, The Terminator, The Abyss and Tremors, Hurd’s contributions have helped shape the tone and texture of genre storytelling across the past four decades. She’ll be named this year’s official Forbidden Worlds Legend in recognition of her prolific career, and will appear in person for discussions and introductions across three key screenings.

On Thursday 29 May, the Bristol IMAX will host a screening of Aliens (1986), preceded by an in-depth conversation between Hurd and journalist Helen O’Hara. The following day,...

The film that kicked off the entire Terminatorfranchise has quietly landed on a new streaming home. 1984's The Terminator has officially made a new home for itself on HBO's Max streaming service.

The iconic sci-fi action thriller was added to the Max streaming library on April 1. Directed by James Cameron from a script co-written by Gale Anne Hurd, The Terminator introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger as the eponymous killing machine.The film also starred Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, a young woman whose unborn child would lead the human rebellion against their future robotic overlords ruled by the sentient AI known as Skynet.

The Terminator also starred Michael Biehn as the time-displaced freedom fighter Kyle Reese, Paul Winfield as police lieutenant Ed Traxler, and Lance Henrikson as LAPD officer Hal Vukovich. While the response to The Terminator was decidedly mixed at the time of its release, audiences couldn't get enough of its unique breed of sci-fi horror,...

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This April, Max is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of the post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us to the streaming release of Nicole Kidman‘s erotic thriller film Babygirl. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Max next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films coming to Max in April 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Aftersun (April 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Credit – A24

Aftersun is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells. The 2022 film follows Sophie Patterson as she reflects on the last she took with her father at the age of 11-year-old at a fading resort. Sophie tries to come to terms with the image of her...

When picking the next show to cover, I always ask myself: what’s something I used to watch that people either loved or completely forgot about—but should still love? This time, it’s Dark Angel. When I mentioned Dark Angel to someone, they immediately assumed I meant a different show. “No,” I said, “the one with Jessica Alba.” She was great in Idle Hands, but Dark Angel? That was something else. Honestly, I’m a little surprised I even watched it back then.

James Cameron—who needs no introduction—teamed up with Charles H. Eglee to make Dark Angel his first big project under his production company. Eglee, of course, is best known for Piranha 2… sure, he’s done other things, but for the sake of this episode, that’s the only credit that matters. The two cooked up Dark Angel while Cameron was, as always, on a quest...

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This February, Tubi is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the brilliant epic space opera film Dune: Part One to the classic sci-fi action film The Terminator. However, this article only includes the films coming to Tubi this month with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films coming to Tubi in February 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Licorice Pizza (February 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Credit – United Artists Releasing

Licorice Pizza is a coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 2021 film is set in the 1970s in California’s San Fernando Valley, and it follows Gary Valentine, a teen actor who falls for Alana Kane, an older girl. Licorice Pizza stars Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie.

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Tubi might not be as big as some of the other popular streaming services, but it does have some of the best movies and TV shows of recent times, and that too for absolutely free. The Fox-owned streaming service adds a ton of new monthly content to its ever-expanding library. So, we thought of compiling a list of the best movies coming to Tubi in February 2025.

2012 (February 1) Credit – Sony Pictures

2012 is an epic sci-fi disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Harald Kloser. The 2009 film follows Jackson Curtis, a writer, as he tries to protect his family from a series of apocalyptic natural disasters that threaten to destroy all humanity. 2012 stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson.

Blue Beetle (February 1) Credit – Warner Bros. Pictures...

One of, if not the greatest, science fiction action movie ever made (this is not an exaggeration or hyperbolic in any way) is now streaming free. Released during the glorious cinematic decade that was the 1980s, 1984’s The Terminator is one of the most seminal examples of the genre, and made an icon of director James Cameron and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. And you can now watch this slice of sci-fi brilliance without spending a dime.

Directed by James Cameron who, of course, has since gone on to become one of the most successful filmmakers of all time with the likes of Titanic and the Avatar franchise and written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, The Terminator tells that age-old tale of a girl and a guy. Except, in this case, the girl's unborn son is destined to save mankind from a hostile artificial intelligence, and...

After taking a look back at the John Ratzenberger cameo in House II: The Second Story, the beginning of House of 1000 Corpses, the awesomeness of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, the leg smashing in the Stephen King adaptation Misery, three separate moments from John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, the “Jason vs. Tina” battle in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the “all hell breaks loose” sequence from the start of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, the opening sequence of Pitch Black, a cool moment from The Crow, a memorable shark attack from Jaws 2, a creepy moment from Lost Highway, the climactic factory chase sequence from Child’s Play 2, the “Stigmata Martyr” dance scene from Night of the Demons, and the beginning of Strange Days, JoBlo’s own Lance Vlcek is continuing his The Best Scene video series by...

While filming Piranha II: The Spawning, director James Cameron had a fever dream that would lead to him creating a slasher horror science fiction epic called The Terminator. The film would defy all odds, grossing nearly $80 million dollars on a $6.4 million dollar budget. Putting the world on notice that both Cameron and his star, Arnold Schwarzenegger had arrived. How do you top that? I guess you make arguably the greatest action movie of all time, and one of the greatest films to ever grace a movie screen in general. This is the story of what the f*ck happened to Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

One thing Judgment Day has in common with all other sequels in the franchise, is that the story begins with a battle for the rights. This story included an almost physical fight between Cameron and Hemdale Production Company’s John Daly after Daly attempted to alter...

Liz Wise Lyall is returning to Lifetime to serve as its senior vice president of scripted programming and development, the network announced on Thursday.

In her new role, Lyall will be responsible for leading the network’s movie production strategy and scripted co-productions. She will oversee the development and execution of original films while expanding strategic partnerships and acquisitions.

During her initial stint from 2005-2011, she served as a manager before being elevated to a director, working on movies such as “The Pregnancy Pact” with Thora Birch, “To Be Fat Like Me” starring Kaley Cuoco and “Girl, Positive” with Jennie Garth. Lyall also worked on creative partnerships with Gale Anne Hurd, Garth Brooks and Salma Hayek, among others.

“Lifetime movies are iconic and a genre in of itself so I could not be more thrilled to have Liz return with her deep understanding and knowledge of Lifetime movies,” A&e, Lifetime...

The movie Virus did not officially scuttle across screens until 1999, but its biomechanical horrors first sprang to life a bit earlier. The road to screen adaptation was not straightforward for Navy Seal turned writer Chuck Pfarrer; he first pitched his high concept to Universal Pictures, only to then have it land at Dark Horse Comics. Upon the series’ success, Pfarrer tried his luck again with Universal. This time, though, producer Gale Anne Hurd was there to help get Virus optioned as well as find a potential director.

It was in 1995 that Universal first approached John Bruno about helming Virus. Initially, the visual effects artist was hesitant about directing a feature, and Pfarrer’s screenplay was a major factor in that uncertainty; he found it to be too dense and complicated for his liking. Yet after a talk with colleague and friend James Cameron, Bruno eventually accepted the offer, providing that...

Kino Lorber is bringing two ’90s disaster thrillers to 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray: Dante’s Peak and Daylight.

Dante’s Peak erupts onto Uhd on February 11, newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision/Hdr.

From producer Gale Anne Hurd, the 1997 film stars Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, and Charles Hallahan.

Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job) directs from a script by Leslie Bohem (A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child).

Disc 1 – 4K Uhd:

4K restoration from the original camera negative Dolby Vision/Hdr presentation of the film Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson and Production Designer Dennis Washington 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio

Disc 2 – Blu-ray:

4K restoration from the original camera negative Audio Commentary by Director Roger Donaldson and Production Designer Dennis Washington Getting Close to the Show: The Making of Dante’s Peak Theatrical Trailer 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio

In Dante’s Peak, “Welcome to the charming Pacific...

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2024 is over, and we have seen some brilliant and not-so-brilliant TV shows on streaming services and cable networks. However, the sci-fi fantasy genre TV shows are proving to be the biggest ones this year with the release of shows like Fallout and 3 Body Problem. The sci-fi fans are having a great year, and if TV shows weren’t enough, we also got Dune: Part Two this year, which was the most successful sci-fi fantasy film in 2024. So, let’s check out the best new and returning sci-fi fantasy shows that came out last year.

Silo Season 2 (Apple TV+ & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Apple TV+

Silo is a sci-fi dystopian drama series created by Graham Yost. Based on the Silo trilogy of novels by Hugh Howey, Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series continues the story of Juliette after...

When James Cameron and his producing partner Gale Anne Hurd set out to make "The Terminator" they encountered so many setbacks it's a wonder the film ever came to fruition. Cameron, who'd had a disastrous experience serving as an interim director on 1982's "Piranha II: The Spawning," needed a movie that would essentially launch his filmmaking career, but with little directing experience, getting anything off the ground by himself was going to be difficult. Thankfully, he and Hurd managed to scrape together the funds needed to shoot a version of Cameron's own story about a killer cyborg sent back in time on a murderous mission. But getting the funding was just the first hurdle.

Once Cameron cast Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, he had to wait for the actor to become available, which held up production for six to eight months. Then, when he finally became available, it transpired...

There's so much to love about 1984's "The Terminator" that it's hard to imagine how much of a slog it was to get made. Director James Cameron worked on a tight budget under incredible time pressures and was constantly forced to pivot when things went awry. Still, he produced a sci-fi horror classic that betrays nothing of its troubled production. So much of his directorial debut (we'll gloss over his part in "Piranha II: The Spawning") just worked, but for Cameron, without Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor at the center, there was no movie.

Producer Gale Anne Hurd saved "The Terminator" from a happy ending. Had certain studio executives had their way, the iconic scene that manifested Cameron's nightmarish vision of a Terminator exoskeleton rising from the fire would have been cut in favor of a final shot of Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) and Sarah Connor hugging. Imagine the legacy...

"The Terminator" is one of those unimpeachable sci-fi classics that feels fundamental to the evolution of the genre. As such, it's strange to think of director James Cameron having any specific inspiration, especially considering the impetus for the 1984 movie was as personal as Cameron having a nightmare which included that now famous image of a chrome Terminator exoskeleton emerging from a fire.

Beyond that, "The Terminator" has taken on a sort of mythical aura in the history of cinema. Like Paul McCartney having to verify "Yesterday" didn't already exist before he could accept that he'd written it, the idea for "The Terminator" seems like such a foundational sci-fi concept that it's odd to think there was a time when it didn't exist in the public consciousness. A killer robot is sent back in time to prevent a future war — like all good ideas it's simple without being simplistic and made...

Netflix found a lot of success with the acclaimed movie Emilia Pérez, and its latest accolade is some pretty high praise from revered filmmaker James Cameron.

In an interview for the Ringer Movies podcast, the Titanic, Terminator 2, and Aliens director shared his thoughts on Emilia Pérez. Though Cameron must be very busy, given his continued work on multiple Avatar sequels, he still made time to give Emilia Pérez repeated viewings. The director also praised the movie for its originality, describing it as a one-of-a-kind film that just was not like any other that he'd ever seen before.

Related 'I Heard [James Cameron] Was Angry': Josh Brolin Clarifies Reason He Refused Avatar 2 Role

Director James Cameron reportedly resented the Dune actor for rejecting the role.

"What I saw that blew me away was Emilia Pérez. I have seen it three times now," Cameron said while discussing recent movies with veteran producer Gale Anne Hurd.

Since the earliest days of Hollywood, audiences have signaled a desire for some of their favorite stories to continue in the form of sequels, with franchises like Star Wars and Halloween being kept alive for decades. The idea of the sequel has always been hit or miss, with some filmmakers wanting their best stories to be left at one, while studios insist on keeping their ideas alive. Naturally, this has been reflected in the quality of some movies, which can either delight or divide audiences.

While some sequels rank among the greatest and most successful films ever made, others are among the worst. In the middle, however, audiences have a long list of underrated continuations, some of which failed to live up to a predecessor while others were quickly overshadowed by the next entry. Some of these movies simply flew under the radar or weren't appreciated for their time, but have aged incredibly well.

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Secret Level is an adult animated anthology series created by Tim Miller. The Prime Video series consists of fifteen stories set in the worlds of fifteen different video games, including Armored Core, Concord, Crossfire, Dungeons & Dragons, Exodus, Honor of Kings, Mega Man, New World: Aeternum, Pac-Man, Sifu, Spelunky, PlayStation, The Outer Worlds, Unreal Tournament, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. So, if you loved the video game elements, the blend of genres, and compelling characters in Secret Level, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Love, Death & Robots (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Love, Death & Robots is an adult animated anthology series created by Tim Miller. The Netflix series consists of animated short stories in different genres ranging from sci-fi to fantasy and thriller drama to dark comedy. Love, Death & Robots stars Fred Tatasciore, John Dimaggio,...

Because of their wide-ranging, speculative nature, it is not at all uncommon for science fiction movies to inspire sequels, often more than one. The quality of these great sequels, however, has proven to be quite inconsistent. Unfortunately, many subsequent films fail to live up to the quality of the original. On the other hand, though, some sequels offer creative expansions of the worlds established by the films that inspired them, leading to great success both critically and commercially.

Sometimes, sequels are so good that they even manage to overshadow the films that came before them. While it is great that these films receive such high praise and attention, it is a shame that the wonderful films that inspired them fall by the wayside. It is crucial to remember that these were the movies that first introduced audiences to their marvelous new worlds, establishing the settings and characters that would be...

Movie musicals, as well as those written for the stage, are a divisive genre that not all audiences are going to connect with, but sometimes viewers are drawn in because the story is familiar to begin with. Taking a beloved film and transforming it into a musical can be a great way for fans and newcomers to remember the original work. Additionally, knowing that a large viewer base is going into the production with a knowledge and understanding of the narrative gives the writers and directors the opportunity to take risks and create boundary-pushing song and dance numbers.

There are plenty of non-musical movies with great musical sequences that prove the diversity of stories that can hold up to the weight of songs. Altering the pacing and narrative structure to suit breaks for musical numbers can be difficult, but these projects all have enough action and tension that finding places...

On Thursday, the American Film Institute made its selection of the top 10 films and TV shows of the 2024 calendar year. The AFI Awards list includes Oscar frontrunners like Neon’s “Anora” and A24’s “The Brutalist,” and hot new small-screen favorites like HBO’s “The Penguin” and FX’s “Shōgun.” Did Your favorite projects make the cut? See the full lists below.

Among the acclaimed movies that were passed over this year are “September 5,” “Gladiator II,” and “The Substance.”

Some of the notable overlooked television programs include “Slow Horses,” “Only Murders in the Building,” and “Ripley.”

Over the past two decades, the AFI list has been a pretty strong indicator of how the Academy Awards category for Best Picture will ultimately look. Last year, only two out of AFI’s top 10 — “May December” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” — failed to make that Oscar lineup. They were ultimately replaced by two...

The Netflix comedy Nobody Wants This and Max’s limited series The Penguin were among this year’s honorees for the 2024 AFI Awards. See the full list below.

The recipients include 10 outstanding television programs deemed “culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image.” The Kristen Bell comedy and the Colin Farrell drama are freshmen, as are Netflix’s A Man on the Inside starring Ted Danson, FX’s Shōgun and Prime Video’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine.

The other shows on AFI’s list are ABC’s Abbott Elementary, FX’s The Bear, Max’s Hacks, Apple TV+’s Shrinking and HBO’s True Detective: Night Country. A special award will also be given to Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, which won six primetime Emmys this year.

AFI Awards selections are made through a jury process where AFI trustees,...

American Film Institute has announced its AFI Awards 2024 honourees in film and television and will present a special award to the Netflix show Baby Reindeer.

The top 10 films of the year according to AFI are: Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain, Sing Sing, and Wicked.

The top 10 television shows of the year are: Abbott Elementary, The Bear,Hacks, A Man On The Inside, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Nobody Wants This, The Penguin, Shōgun, Shrinking, and True Detective: Night Country.

Many of the film honourees, which, like the television picks,...

Some characters become so iconic that their actors become entirely inseparable from the part they played, as their personas and reputations become intrinsically linked. This can often be the case for an actor’s breakout role, which was so definitive that it’s difficult for audiences to picture them as anybody else, making it hard for them to pursue careers away from their most famous roles. In other instances, actors play the same character for so long, whether in movie series or TV shows, they will forever be remembered for one specific role.

Some of the best movie characters out there have become inseparable from the actors who play them, and many TV stars have to accept that their legacy will always be tied to their characters. While some actors resent being tied to one piece of media for the rest of their lives, others have fully embraced their iconic...

For a film that’s 40 years old, The Terminator still feels like it’s been beamed back from the future. James Cameron’s cyborg classic has been with us for four decades now – spawning one of the biggest franchises of all time, cementing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s metal-boned machine as a cinematic icon, delivering one of the all-time-great sequels, and launching the career of the most successful filmmaker all time. Not bad. And now it looks better than ever, arriving on 4K Ultra-hd in a brand new restoration to mark that anniversary, presented in all its tech-noir glory.

While time (and technology) has moved on, The Terminator still glides like a piece of well-oiled machinery – propulsive in Cameron’s extraordinarily-skilled hand, groundbreaking in is effects and ambition, a bruising and thrilling ride from the moment Arnie’s killing machine first appears. Schwarzenegger’s performance is so totemic, the role now so inextricably linked with his image,...

In 1984, no one could have guessed that an independently made movie about an unstoppable cyborg assassin would become a hit, launch a still-growing franchise and, arguably, predict the future of artificial intelligence.

Producer Gale Anne Hurd and co-writer/director James Cameron realized they had a hit on their hands when it topped the box office the first weekend, because as Hurd recalled, “Orion told us it was a down-and-dirty exploitation film, that word of mouth would be so bad that we wouldn’t be in theaters after the second weekend.” How wrong they were.

Looking back 40 years later on “The Terminator,” Hurd marveled how the discussion around AI has moved from being considered “science fiction and fantasy,” to front page news and how the movie helped usher in the age of female action stars.

“The Terminator” is about the dangers of AI dominance at a time when it wasn’t very high-tech,...

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Great storytelling can come from anywhere and anybody who says that animation is only for children, are in my opinion a bit stupid. The time when animated shows were only created for children’s entertainment is long gone and today we have great storytelling in animated form in both movies and TV shows. So, we thought of compiling a list of the best adult animated shows you can watch on Netflix right.

Terminator Zero Credit – Netflix

Terminator Zero is a sci-fi action drama anime series created by Mattson Tomlin. Based on the Terminator films by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, the Netflix series is set in the Terminator Universe in 1977 Tokyo and it follows Malcolm Lee, who is developing an AI system that could fight against Skynet but the day before the Judgement Day, Lee and his...

Arnold Schwarzenegger's career is marked by a string of successful action movies. These would have excluded The Terminator if James Cameron had his way with the casting.

Orion Pictures wanted to cast Arnold Schwarzenegger as Kyle Reese in The Terminator, but the actor wasn't interested. Director James Cameron told Empire that Schwarzenegger angled to play the Terminator on their first meeting, but Cameron thought the part didn't fit. "We had talked briefly about the idea about six months before [they met Schwarzenegger], myself and [producer and co-writer] Gale [Anne Hurd], and we thought, man, maybe not. It didn't fit our vision. [Arnold's] not going to be able to disappear into a crowd. He's going to be Arnold. It's not going to work, right? So we discounted it and I went in [to the lunch] with a mindset of just ticking the box. I'm going to tick the box and come back and report that it doesn't work."

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The Fithian Group, launched last fall by longtime NATO chief John Fithian, has developed a data-driven, digital theatrical distribution marketplace it hopes will revolutionize how independent filmmakers and rights-holders book and release movies in theaters.

An early version of the platform, called Attend, rolls out Stateside in the first quarter of 2025. The U.S. and Australia will be initial markets.

Dozens of filmmakers and producers from Sean Baker to Steven Soderbergh Patty Jenkins and Ted Hope are supporting the concept, signing on to an Attend statement “that modern, democratic, data-driven marketplace providing an efficient and effective way to distribute all genres of film directly to theatres and audiences is a vital need for our industry and art form.”

Powered by entertainment tech firm Vista Group, the marketplace allows filmmakers to upload details and materials for their films directly onto the platform. Exhibitors can search the database, and Attend recommends movies.

The Terminator, James Cameron's sci-fi thriller of 1984, will be available on a new streaming service soon. The film will be added to Prime Video starting November 1, just in time for its 40th anniversary. Cameron's "official" debut in Hollywood is, without question, one of his best films, and he's extremely proud of it. Definitely more proud than he is of the 1982 horror movie Piranha II: The Spawning. The director claims he got the idea for The Terminator while on a press tour for the Piranha sequel, an experience he's always labeled as traumatic. Cameron got sick and, during a fever dream, he saw an image that would be imprinted on his mind until he was able to make The Terminator.

The movie follows Sarah Connor, a waitress in Los Angeles who gets hunted by a mysterious stranger with super strength. This stranger is an android sent back in time from...

Citing a need to boost the supply line to the challenged exhibition sector, a trio of former top lobbyists has announced a data-driven, digital theatrical distribution marketplace designed to transform how independent filmmakers and rights-holders book and release theatrical films.

The Fithian Group –which waslaunchedin November 2023 by former National Association of Theatre Owners executives John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran, and Jackie Brenneman – said the upcomingAttend platform is designed to allow filmmakers to connect their films directly to theatre owners and help with the logistics of booking.

It comes at a time when the number of theatrical releases has beenshrinking, exacerbated by...

Citing a need to boost the supply line to the challenged exhibition sector, a trio of former top lobbyists has announced a data-driven, digital theatrical distribution marketplace designed to transform how independent filmmakers and rights-holders book and release theatrical films.

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Citing a need to address challenges to exhibition and boost the supply line to theatres, The Fithian Group has announced a data-driven, digital theatrical distribution marketplace that it says could revolutionise how independent filmmakers and rights-holders book and release theatrical films.

Called Attend, the platform is designed to allow filmmakers to connect their films directly to theatre owners at a time when the number of theatrical releases has beenshrinking, exacerbated by a shift in supply to streaming, and the enduring impact of the Hollywood strikes andpandemic.

The Fithian Group– which waslaunchedin November 2023 by former National Association of Theatre Owners executives John Fithian,...

Michael Keaton, Paul Feig and David Letterman are among the Hollywood figures paying tribute to Teri Garr after she died on Tuesday at 79.

The Oscar-nominated actress was known for films like Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, among many others, before her career was derailed by multiple sclerosis, which she revealed she was diagnosed during an appearance on Larry King’s CNN show in October 2002. She appeared onscreen for the last time in 2011.

Garr died at home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends,” her publicist, Heidi Schaffer, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Mel Brooks, who gave Garr her breakthrough role alongside Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein, paid tribute to the actress. “So very sorry to hear about Teri Garr’s passing,” he wrote on X. “She was so talented and so funny. Her humor and lively spirit made the Young Frankenstein set a pleasure to work on. Her ‘German’ accent had us all in stitches!

David Letterman is calling Teri Garr, who died Tuesday, one of his “all time favorite guests,” while Garr’s Mr. Mom costar Michael Keaton laments “a day I feared and knew was coming.” And Richard Dreyfuss, who costarred with Garr in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, remembers her as “vibrant, playful and so funny.”

The late, great Teri Garr, who brightened everything from sitcoms, variety shows, talk shows, some of the funniest movies ever made and even the occasional drama is being remembered by co-stars and colleagues today for the light she was.

“I adored Teri,” tweeted Dreyfuss. “She was vibrant, playful and so funny. Her essence created an ease in every scene we did together.

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James Cameron is the unquestioned king of the box office. "Avatar" is, by a considerable margin, the highest-grossing movie of all time and, before all's said and done, it could be the only movie in history to touch $3 billion worldwide. Cameron also owns two of the other spots in the top four globally with "Avatar: The Way of Water" and "Titanic." He's been doing it on the biggest scale for a long, long time. But it certainly didn't start out that way. Early on, the blockbuster maestro was simply looking for a way to meaningfully break into Hollywood.

"My contemporaries were all doing slasher-horror movies. John Carpenter was the guy I idolized the most," Cameron once admitted (per Den of Geek). "He...

James Cameron Sold the Rights for Just $1 to Direct It (Photo Credit – Koimoi)

Long before Titanic had us reaching for tissues and Avatar changed the game, James Cameron wasn’t what he is now. In the early ’80s, he was a scrappy Canadian filmmaker with a bonkers idea about time-traveling killer robots. Spoiler alert: that idea turned into The Terminator. But the real kicker? Cameron had to sell the rights for just one dollar to make it happen. One. Buck.

James Cameron: A Dollar for a Dream

So why would anyone sell the rights to a movie for the price of a gas station coffee? Because Cameron bet on himself. He wanted to direct so severely that he made a deal with producer Gale Anne Hurd: the rights to The Terminator in exchange for his shot behind the camera. At the time, his directing resume was… questionable. The only...

The Walking Dead producer Gale Anne Hurd made a decision that saved the series and helped it become a phenomenon. Before working as a producer on the television adaptation of Robert Kirkman's popular The Walking Dead comics, the veteran producer already had a prolific career in entertainment. Hurd produced several iconic science-fiction movies, including The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Aliens, along with the Marvel Cinematic Universe's second movie, The Incredible Hulk.

After helping these science-fiction and superhero stories become a reality, she got involved in helping The Walking Dead television series take shape, which included finding the right network for it. Hurd was determined to do justice to Kirkman's comics and his creative vision and was not willing to compromise on this, regardless of what network executives offered. Two major television networks were interested in making The Walking Dead, but Hurd turned them down both. The...

Love in Hollywood has often been found to be as tough as acting. While some turn out to be lucky enough to find their soulmates through onscreen chemistry that continues offscreen to result in a lifetime bond, others simply seem to hit it off in the beginning but fail to keep the spark alive.

Of course, a lot of onscreen chemistries have even led to marriages in Hollywood, with some of them lasting for decades while others couldn’t even make it up to a few years. Meanwhile, there is one other category of celebs as well: Those who just seem to find love again and again, considering just how many times and people they have decided to tie the knot with.

While not many names come under this last category, there are still some significant additions. From big names like Nicolas Cage, Pamela Anderson, Rita Hayworth, and even Martin Scorsese,...

Some of Hollywood's biggest action franchises have gone completely off the rails, getting crazier and harder to justify with each new movie. This has a major overlap with movie franchises that got too big for their own good, as studios contrive ways to keep the franchise going, or too many ongoing storylines too strange to exist are already included. It would have been best for the franchise and its legacy if it had ended after two or three movies.

Movie franchises have been ruined by an actor's exit, or one particularly bad installment. On the other hand, a select few movie franchises came roaring back after a hiatus with their best movie yet, making the rest of Hollywood believe it can achieve the same thing with series that have been in decline. Yet the weirdest later storylines in some of the most popular action franchises ever demonstrate that this is often a pipe dream,...

It’s been four decades since The Terminator first blasted onto the big screen – seemingly from the future – and propelled writer-director James Cameron to the big time. Now, for its landmark anniversary, Empire celebrates cinema’s greatest cyborg in the November 2024 issue, featuring a major new candid Cameron interview, and much more.

The issue doesn’t hit shelves until Thursday 26 September – order online here – but in the meantime here’s a sneak peek inside its pages.

The Terminator At 40

For 40 years now, The Terminator has been unstoppable. Empire celebrates cinema's ultimate cyborg in a huge new James Cameron interview – talking the franchise’s ongoing legacy; Cameron’s most prominent thematic preoccupations; his changing relationship with the original film; and what the Terminator’s future holds.

Plus, producer Gale Anne Hurd writes exclusively for Empire, remembering the casting of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and how he boosted The Terminator to iconic status.

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Terminator creator and acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron joins the board of Stability AI in a "major coup" for the tech company.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cameron has officially joined the board of directors at Stability AI, the tech firm responsible for the development of Stable Diffusion, a text-to-image generative AI model that has drawn the gaze of many in the film making industry. Along with Cameron, Stability AI's board of directors includes CEO Prem Akkaraju, who was previously the CEO of Weta Digital, as well as Napster founder and and former president of Facebook, Sean Parker.

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James Cameron opens up about how important casting Arnold Schwarzenegger was for The Terminator.

Speaking to Empire, Cameron discussed the ways in which the casting of Schwarzenegger rather than a more lean, brooding actor as he had planned helped to cement the legacy of The Terminator and define the franchise as a whole. "I think a lot of filmmakers, especially first-time filmmakers, get very, very stuck in a vision, because of insecurity," Cameron said. "I'm proud of the fact that we weren't stuck enough to not be able to see how it could work with Arnold, because it wasn't our vision. Sometimes, when you look back from the vantage point - at this point 40 years - we could have made a great little film from a production-value standpoint, and it would have been nothing if we hadn't made that one decision that captured the imagination of people."

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James Cameron is always happy to share his views on what people say about his movies, and he recently did just that when addressing the idea that The Terminator has some cringeworthy dialogue. In short, he isnt buying that and has a very good reason for calling out those who constantly have an issue with his cringe dialogue.

As The Terminator approaches its 40th anniversary, Cameron sat down with Empire to discuss the films legacy. While also sharing details on the future of the sci-fi franchise, the director also responded to how the movie has aged, and how there are some people who openly criticize one thing about the movie. He said:

"I dont think of it as some Holy Grail, thats for sure. I look at it now and there are parts of it that are pretty cringeworthy, and parts of it that are like, Yeah, we did pretty...

James Cameron has cemented himself as one of the most influential filmmakers of his time, heading up franchises like Terminator. However, even a director of his stature must remain humble, and Cameron certainly has been when it comes to looking back on his early work.

In a recent interview with Empire, Cameron reflects on his first film, The Terminator. "I was just a punk starting out when I directed The Terminator," he explains. "I think I was 29 at the time, and it was my first directing gig. Terminator was my first film, and it's near and dear for that reason."

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In the age of endless sequels, prequels, and reboots, there are some dead franchises whose return I would actually warmly welcome. While some series like Back to the Future should be left alone and not have their legacy tarnished or tampered with, there are other series that could actually benefit from making a triumphant return to todays modern movie landscape. Whether its the themes or ideas from the franchise that have become more relevant, or the main character has been away long enough to be missed, these are all franchises I still would love to see more of.

While series often seem to go on forever, and there are some great franchises with more than ten movies, in other cases, promising franchises are cast aside and left for dead when they still have plenty of exciting potential. Although some of these series had planned follow-up films, many of them have...

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The Terminator Steelbook 4K Uhd from Warner Bros.

The Terminator will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a SteelBook 4K Uhd + Digital release on November 5 via Warner Bros. The film has been restored in 4K with Dolby Vision/Hdr and Dolby Atmos audio.

James Cameron directs the 1984 sci-fi action classic from a script he co-wrote with Gale Anne Hurd. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, and Paul Winfield star.

Special features include: Creating The Terminator: Visual Effects and Music; The Terminator: Closer to the Real Thing; Unstoppable Force: The Legacy of The Terminator; and deleted scenes.

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The Terminator is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and franchise creator James Cameron is teasing that for the series to stay relevant, it will need to grow beyond the classic characters and iconography. The Terminator kicked off a franchise that includes the superior sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and a vast array of sequels that vary in quality, but all fans tend to agree don't match the first two films. The franchise iconography includes characters like John Connor, his mother, Sarah, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator character. These have been vital parts of The Terminator franchise for 40 years, but James Cameron thinks that they need to change.

Speaking with Empire Magazine regarding The Terminator's 40th anniversary, Cameron teased the franchise's future. Cameron had previously teased that he was working on a new Terminator project and is now offering more details on the film, specifically that this is the...

40 years ago, cinema’s ultimate cyborg teleported into the Hollywood landscape in a lightning strike. It couldn’t be bargained with. It couldn’t be reasoned with. It didn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear – and for four decades, it absolutely has not stopped. Yes, 2024 marks 40 years of The Terminator – James Cameron’s time-twisting sci-fi horror, which gave Arnold Schwarzenegger his most iconic role, launched the career of the most successful filmmaker of all time, and spawned one of the greatest sequels ever made. Hasta la vista, baby.

The new issue of Empire marks the momentous anniversary of The Terminator with a major, world-exclusive new James Cameron interview – speaking to the legendary director about the making of his debut feature proper; the ongoing legacy of The Terminator and its many sequels; the thematic preoccupations that have reverberated throughout his career; his changing relationship with the original film; and what...