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Battlestar Galactica: Razor, a two-hour TV movie premiering Nov. 24 on Sci Fi, is meant to tide us over until Battlestar Galactica the series returns in February 2008, and it absolutely delivers the BSG glories we've come to expect, with a little streak of Alien and Terminator 2 thrown in for good measure. Preview copies were distributed to the press last week, and while we're not at liberty to disclose the entire story, I did feel it was my duty as a fellow fan to check it out and share what I... (E! Online)
Fox revamps midseason schedule Oct 18, 2007
TV and C2 Pictures, carries on where "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" left off, with Sarah (Lena Headey) and son John (Thomas Dekker) continuing their quest to stop the rise of the Terminator machines. Josh Friedman and John Wirth exec produce. (Variety)
Canada-US trade wars go Hollywood Sep 7, 2007
Gene Warren won an Academy Award for visual effects for the movie Terminator 2. His dad, also named Gene Warren, won an Academy Award years before for visual effects in the film Time Machine. (National Post)
Rob Zombie meets Michael Myers Aug 18, 2007
" She describes a typical night at home with the Zombies as making popcorn, curling up with the dog -- "A black pug named Dracula" -- and watching a movie in the screening room. First up this morning, day-player Mark Christopher Lawrence, a character actor for 20 years (he perpetually owes Will Smith $14 in "The Pursuit of Happyness"), plays a security guard who gets thrown through a plate-glass window and then takes a TV to the head. This will mark his first on-screen death, although he admits... (Los Angeles Times)
Caffeinated Clint - It's all because of Leo Getz Aug 10, 2007
Considering how epic Terminator 2 : Judgement Day was, T3 was always going to have its work cut out for them but nothing about the film is grand. Nothing. (Moviehole)
Exclusive: Chuck Norris shares his favorite quotes from killer hits Aug 6, 2007
"Hasta la vista, baby!" (Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" 1991). "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave." (Val Kilmer in "Tombstone" 1993). (WorldNetDaily)
Your first love Aug 3, 2007
The Age Blogs: Screen Play. Welcome to The Age Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Japan's Harley owners a family-friendly cult Jul 30, 2007
" Harley has a burnished image even with Japanese who do not ride motorcycles. Several riders at the festival said that innkeepers and restaurant owners routinely welcomed them when they toured the country. "These bikes are expensive in Japan, so people think we have families, homes and understand quality," said Jun Toda, 50, a trading company executive from Tokyo. Toda started riding motorcycles when he was 16, but could not afford his first Harley until a year and a half ago, when he spent... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Top TV projects at Comic-Con Jul 29, 2007
The series takes place after the events of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Sarah Connor and her teenage son John are fugitives from the law and must evade pursuers from the future -- and the present -- in today's Los Angeles, relentlessly battling to save the human race. 3. (Variety)
Exclusive inclusives Jul 26, 2007
Long before her star turn in Terminator 2, the actress appeared in Club Med, a made-for-TV homage to the all-inclusive experience. The 1986 film immortalized the time-dishonored hallmarks of the brand: Speedo and bikini-clad singles looking for love, cookie cutter accommodations, beads for booze, limbo contests, cafeteria-quality food, and the trademark nightly sing-along. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Ubisoft Will Turn Cameron"s Avatar Into Game Jul 25, 2007
Then again, some of us would rather remember him as the magic eye responsible for better titles such as The Terminator or Terminator 2: Judgment Day. In Avatar , the story revolves around an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. (Portal IT)
Ubisoft and 20th Century Fox Team Up for Video Game Based on James Cameron's ''Avatar'' Jul 25, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that it will develop and publish the video game based on Twentieth Century Fox's "Avatar," the upcoming feature film written and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron, whose previous films include "Titanic," "True Lies," "The Abyss," "Aliens," "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day.". ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DOh! The top 10 Simpsons episodes ever Jul 24, 2007
Also, keep an eye out for references to both Terminator 2 and Vertigo. . (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Terminator' locked in rights standoff Jul 19, 2007
Halcyon Co. and its principals, Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson, acquired rights in May, including sequel rights to "Terminator 2" and "Terminator 3" and a script by "T3" writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris, with plans to launch a big-budget sequel. According to the complaint, filed in L.A. Superior Court on Wednesday, MGM claimed it had acquired an exclusive 30-day negotiation window for "T4" in the 1990s Orion Pictures bankruptcy. (Variety)
'Avatar' Actor Talks James Cameron Film: 'The Technology ... Hasn't Been Done Before' Jul 18, 2007
This much we do know: From "The Abyss" to "Terminator 2," Cameron loves to unveil new technology with his films. The filmmaker has already confirmed that the flick is being shot in 3-D and will combine live-action and computer-generated characters and environments (see ). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Movie review: 'Transformer's' carnage excites, delights Jul 11, 2007
The new summer film Transformers is a satisfyingly fun ride that works, thanks in large part to a genuinely good performance by star Shia LaBouf, and mind-blowing special effects sequences that raise the adrenaline bar in the same way Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park did more than a decade ago ... The story is pretty much Terminator 2 meets The Karate Kid : Teenage underdog gets the gorgeous alpha female despite the odds, and finds a friend in technology (i. (Lompoc Record, CA)
The Best Apocalyptic Movies Jul 10, 2007
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Terminator 2: Judgment Day's brief scenes of a nuclear holocaust are both disturbing and unforgettable. They give an urgency to the present day action of the film and provide a glimpse of a potential world's end that, for some, is all too close to home. (Suite101.com)
Smithee weighs in Jul 9, 2007
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Enter the shape-shifting cyborg. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
* Harleys becoming big in Japan Jul 8, 2007
Uehara fell in love with Harleys after seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger ride one in the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The Ueharas take their Softail Deluxe bikes on weekend trips along the Pacific coast, staying at inns that allow pets. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Feature creatures who stole the show Jul 7, 2007 Terminator TV Jun 23, 2007 Fantastic Four outdo themselves second time around Jun 20, 2007 'Die Hard' voted greatest action movie ever made Jun 20, 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise Jun 17, 2007 Silver Surfer cannot save this not-so-Fantastic Four Jun 15, 2007 Silver Surfer sequel is a Fantastic bore Jun 14, 2007 Trial to begin in studio bias case Jun 12, 2007 Alex Remington: Why Every Summer Movie Ends in "3" Jun 6, 2007 Returning directors can help at box office May 31, 2007 Attention muggles! Summer movies have arrived May 22, 2007 PRODUCT REVIEW: Back from virtual death May 19, 2007 Fox plans Terminator TV spinoff May 17, 2007 Top films for FX May 12, 2007 The Visual Effects Society Unveils '50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time' May 12, 2007 'Terminator' back for a new trilogy May 11, 2007 'Dirty Dancing', 'Star Wars' most re-watched May 7, 2007 Same Old Scene A Must-See For Film Buffs May 7, 2007 Star Wars 'is top film obsession' May 7, 2007 Read More... May 5, 2007 Spider-Man 3 May 3, 2007 Sarah Silverman will host this year's MTV Movie Awards Apr 27, 2007 Apple starts selling MGM films on iTunes Apr 12, 2007 Filmmakers seek “Treasure” extras in casting call Apr 8, 2007 From poky to lickety-split Mar 26, 2007 DVDs celebrate 10 years in U.S. homes Mar 20, 2007 Rewind: Are CGI Effects Really Better Than Old-Fashioned Movie Magic? Mar 20, 2007 Pilgrim Reflections Mar 8, 2007 Long-lost gems finally make way to DVD Mar 4, 2007 On TV, she's gone where few women have before Mar 3, 2007 Titanic riseThe extraordinary career of film-maker James Cameron Feb 28, 2007 Movie Review: The power of imagination in 'Bridge to Terabithia' Feb 22, 2007 Player solves format dilemma Feb 22, 2007 Sigourney Weaver Reunites With James Cameron For 'Avatar' Feb 16, 2007 Crichton's Closet of Tech Horrors Feb 14, 2007 Lionsgate Movies Now on Apple iTunes Catalog Feb 14, 2007 Lions Gate opens up to iTunes Feb 13, 2007 Lionsgate signs up with iTunes for movie deal Feb 12, 2007 Kids cross 'Bridge' Feb 12, 2007 'Shaun Of The Dead' Director Turns To Buddy-Cop Man-Love With 'Hot Fuzz' Feb 8, 2007 L.A. River as a wildlife sanctuary? Jan 23, 2007 Concrete 'river' eyed as wildlife refuge Jan 23, 2007 NIGHTLIFETinkture Jan 19, 2007 Lights, cameras, blockbuster: The return of James Cameron Jan 12, 2007 MOMania: Those naked neighbors Jan 12, 2007 Pete Kleinow Jan 10, 2007 Pete Kleinow, 72; Flying Burrito Brothers' steel guitarist helped create genre of country rock Jan 10, 2007
The Terminator, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1991 : In the original, the Terminator is programmed to terminate. But in the sequel, Arnold Schwarzenegger's beefy robot is a protective baby sitter, not unlike "Kindergarten Cop.". (Boston Globe)
'TWIB' spotlights Chicago rivalry Jun 26, 2007
TWIB's "Front Row Fan," sponsored by Chevrolet, is actor Robert Patrick, best known for his chilling performance in "Terminator 2." Patrick takes the viewers through his memories of seeing Hank Aaron's 500th career home run, and taking his son to Dodgers games. "How 'Bout That," sponsored by Gatorade, looks at the great plays and bloopers of the week. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Terminator fans have been eager for information about this project since it was announced, curious how the series -- focusing on Sarah and John Connor in the aftermath of Terminator 2 -- will tie into the film series that spawned it, and how it fits into the continuity of the films. Recently I spoke to Friedman for an exclusive conversation with IGN. While being careful to protect some of the big plot twists he has in store, the producer explained a lot about his thought process for the series,... (IGN FilmForce)
The Silver Surfer looks like the shape-shifting cyborg of Terminator 2: Judgment Day in his smooth, shiny transition modes. Droopy vocals for the Surfer by Laurence Fishburne do not help, either. (Jamaica Gleaner)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day. RATE THIS ARTICLE. (Economic Times)
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With his ice-cool visage and nifty morphing tricks, the Surfer resembles the liquid-metal cyborg from Terminator 2, which gives this film's trump card a seen-it-all-before vibe. Nevertheless, next to the damp squibs masquerading as the film's true heroes, he can't help but seem impressive. (Scotsman)
The Silver Surfer looks like the shape-shifting cyborg of Terminator 2: Judgment Day in his smooth, shiny transition modes. Though Story and his crew were aiming to emulate the characters appearance in the comics, theres not much room for expressiveness in a featureless creature that resembles a shopping-mall mannequin. (MSNBC -- Movies)
But in 1991, Davis had worked as key second assistant director on "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," a production that was rife with stunts and cost more than $100 million. The studio also maintained that there were concerns about Davis' ability to communicate, his lack of organization and an inability to keep the set safe and keep the production on schedule. (Los Angeles Times)
Who would want to live in a world without Terminator 2. Related News. (Variety)
Cameron expanded on his 1984 tale The Terminator with 1991s smash Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but the franchise deteriorated without him on 2003s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, directed by Jonathan Mostow. Related stories. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The Silver Surfer, who looks suspiciously like Robert Patricks Terminator in Terminator 2, is completely CGI with Jones (Hellboy, Pans Labyrinth) using motion capture to create the villain. Web site: Release date: June 15. (MSNBC -- Movies)
There is a bit of a "Terminator 2" feel to the whole affair, as your screens flicker occasionally from interference cast off by other wireless devices. (After nearly two decades, you would think they would get this technology to work a tad better. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
The 2007-2008 Fox schedule to be officially unveiled for advertisers on Thursday consists of three comedies and four dramas in all, one of them a sci-fi thriller called The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a spinoff from the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The series follows the title character as she fights to protect herself and her son from a new onslaught of robotic enemies. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991). 15. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
"The panel discussing the VES 50 includes Academy Award-winners Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Doug Trumbull and John Dykstra (tent.), as well as moderator, Academy Award-winner John Knoll. Some of the other programs that will be showcased during the Festival include: * The Art Of The Miniature: What Can You Get Me In Two Weeks? * Vfx Manipulation: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility * Pre-Viz: All The Ins And Outs The Festival kicks off with an Opening Night Party at 7:30 pm Thursday,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Kassar acted as an executive producer for 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," and he and Vajna acquired interests from Gale Anne Hurd -- who produced the first one in 1984 and executive produced the second -- when the duo made 2003's "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.". Copyright 2007. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day10. The Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Digital Spy)
Top 10 Most Watched Films By Men1 Star Wars trilogy2 Aliens3 The Terminator4 Bladerunner5 The Godfather6 Alien7 Jaws8 Die Hard9 Terminator 2: Judgment Day10 The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Top 10 Most Watched Films By Women1 Dirty Dancing2 Star Wars trilogy3 Grease4 The Sound of Music5 Pretty Woman6 The Lord of the Rings trilogy7 It's A Wonderful Life8 The Terminator9 The Matrix10 Jaws. (Sky News)
Men also liked to repeatedly watch The Godfather, Alien, Die Hard and Terminator 2, while women picked It's A Wonderful Life and The Matrix, the poll suggested. A Sky spokeswoman was unavailable to say how many people took part in the survey. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
It is thrilling to imagine what Guillermo del Toro, who made "Pan's Labyrinth," or the James Cameron who brought us "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," would do with Sandman. Both directors are obsessed with shapeshifterswith their sad restlessness, their ability to conjure threat out of the apparently fragile. (Disinformation)
The Sandman creature, for instance, has an almost poetic liquid quality that far surpasses what we saw with the metal globule robot in the ground-breaking Terminator 2. Ultimately, though, the most satisfying thing about Spider-Man 3 is that it actually feels like the climactic chapter of a properly pre-conceived trilogy. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
"I'm training for this the way what's-her-face trained for `T2,'" said Silverman, referring to Linda Hamilton in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day.". Silverman has her own Comedy Central series, "The Sarah Silverman Program." She also starred in a feature film-length version of her one-woman show, "Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic.". (Concord Monitor)
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said in February it would put 160 movies, including "Terminator 2," on iTunes. Viacom Inc.'s Paramount began selling movies in January, including "Breakfast at Tiffany's," with a goal of reaching 200 by year-end. (Chicago Tribune)
Aviano, who has done casting on more than 30 major films, including Terminator 2 , the Princess Diaries and its sequel and the Lethal Weapon movies, said she is honest with people about the inconvenience of being an extra. There s a lot of patience involved, she said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Movie download: Researchers downloaded Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator 2 as the test. With a running time of two hours and 32 minutes, the sci-fi epic gobbled up a hefty 1. (USA Today -- Money)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day. First dual-layer disc -- Oct. 22, 1997. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Experimentation with CG people began in films like "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989), "Terminator 2" (1991) and "Fight Club" (1999), but it wasn't until Ang Lee's "Hulk" (2003) that the humanoid star of a movie was computer generated (no, "Casper" doesn't count). While the general public had accepted the body-built but still human Lou Ferrigno as Bill Bixby's angry alter-ego in "The Incredible Hulk" TV show of the 1970s, the comic-book basis was in fact a far more imposing creature: a... (VHI.com -- Music News)
This self-proclaimed King of the World labeled by some The god of filmmaking also produced such box-office hits as The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Aliens and The Abyss. But, again, this is one project he should have refused to put his name on. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Ten years into the DVD era, "The Wizard of Oz" has been issued a handful of times, and "Terminator 2" at least three. Sharon Stone's nearly forgotten "Sliver" has come out in unrated form; even such musty TV skeins as "Hazel" and "ALF" have made their way to disc. (Variety)
Sarah Connor in " Terminator 2," Ripley in the "Alien" movies, and Trinity in "The Matrix" trilogy could all throw a good punch. "These were women who were not conventionally feminine. They were incredibly physically fit and they could wield guns," said Leigh Hallisey, a lecturer in popular culture at Boston University. (Boston Globe)
CAMERON'S FEATURE FILMS Avatar (due in 2009) Titanic (1997) True Lies (1994) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) The Abyss (1989) Aliens (1986) The Terminator (1984) Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) ... His films have frequently pushed the budget limits of their time - 1991's Terminator 2: Judgment Day is considered the first $100m movie - as well as the boundaries of special effects technology. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Robert Patrick, who terrorized one youth in Terminator 2 and another young man in Walk the Line, plays Jesse s dad. The scenes involving the boy and his father are as poignantly realistic as anything from Spielberg and French director Francois Truffaut. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Fortunately, I didn't encounter any hiccups on such Blu-ray titles as All The King's Men, Memento, Superman Returns and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, or any of the other HD DVD or regular DVD scenes I took in. The basics. (USA Today -- Money)
The science-fiction icon previously broke new technological ground with revolutionary effects on films such as "The Abyss," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "Aliens," the sequel that garnered Weaver her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. This report is from MTV News. (VHI.com -- Music News)
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iTunes users can now choose form a variety of Lionsgate films like Terminator 2, LA Story, Basic Instinct, The Blair Witch Project and Dirty Dancing along with over 150 titles coming to iTunes this month ... We re thrilled to be adding this phenomenal collection of Lionsgate titles from Hollywood s leading independent studio, including such blockbusters as Terminator 2. (TechShout!)
Dirty Dancing to Terminator 2, available for sale via the Apple store. "> / Web Technology search Go! Lions Gate opens up to iTunes By CNET News.com Published on February 12, 2007, 9:32 AM PT + 0 0 votes Worthwhile? ZDNet Tags: , , 's movies are now available for download at Apple's iTunes Store, both companies announced Monday. The "near-DVD" quality films cost $10 to download. Lions Gate has a library of more than 10,000 films; about 400 of those are set to be available on iTunes over the... (ZDNet)
The two companies on Monday announced a distribution deal that will see the iTunes Store expand its catalog of online movies by more than 150 titles in February, including hits like Terminator 2. Lionsgate plans to offer past blockbusters like Basic Instinct, The Blair Witch Project, Rambo, Total Recall, Chaplin, The Boys from Brazil and many other popular movies for download. (MacCentral)
ONE FOR THE KIDS: Although the actor played a familiar role, pic came as a change of pace for intimidating character thesp Robert Patrick, best known to audiences for his menacing turns in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "The Faculty.". "I know that when I get hired, all my past work comes with me," Patrick said. (Variety)
The other performance we were modeling him after was Robert Patrick in "Terminator 2," especially the way he runs. If you look at the foot chases, there's a bit of the T-1000 in there. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Hollywood has used its concrete gullies for car chase scenes and drag races in movies such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Grease. . (MSNBC -- Environment)
Hollywood has used its concrete gullies for car chase scenes and drag races in movies such as "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "Grease.". Nevertheless, along the stretches that have not been paved over, the banks are shaded by thriving cottonwoods and willows, and herons, egrets and dozens of other birds can be seen picking through the grassy shallows. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
NIGHTLIFE / Tinkture / Teenage angst has paid off well for this close-knit punk band, which has rocked out together since the members' middle school days. " When the girls from Tinkture talk, they don't exactly interrupt one other but almost speak in one voice and finish each other's sentences. "We're all really good friends and we've known each other for a really long time," says Maggie Gaster, 16, guitarist and lead singer. "And our brains really work together. (San Francisco Chronicle)
On Terminator 2, his crew made T-shirts that read "You Can't Scare Me - I Work For Jim Cameron". Titanic, meanwhile, was one of those movie-world triumphs that threatened at every stage to turn to total disaster. (Independent)
Think about it folks Terminator 2 was PG 13 and it was very violent. Now think about how many films are rated R simply because a glimpse of of male nudity exists. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kleinow, a member of the Flying Burrito Brothers and a session musician who worked with the likes of John Lennon, the Rolling Stones and Frank Zappa, also created special effects for films such as "The Empire Strikes Back," "Gremlins," "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2.". Born in South Bend, Ind. (Variety)
He contributed special effects to such movies as "The Empire Strikes Back," "The Terminator," "Terminator 2" and "Gremlins" and more recently to music videos, commercials and video games. Musically, Kleinow brought a colorist's mind-set to whatever he played, crafting sounds that started with his instrument's usual country sighing and weeping and extended to screaming fuzz-drenched solos and full-blown orchestral-sounding accompaniment. (Los Angeles Times)
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