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How Schwarzenegger Reigned Supreme in the Action Genre

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As Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 73, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the period where the Austrian Oak ruled action cinema, with an eye for quality material… As Arnold Schwarzenegger turns another year older, now would be a good time to look back to an era of global box office domination, and cult appeal in the action […]

Orion Pictures: A Comforting Mark of Quality in VHS-era Film

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Orion Pictures… There are several things that happen before a film begins. If you’re at the cinema, or if you remember watching through VHS in particular (and still with some DVD/Blu-rays), you’ll sit through some trailers. Then once they pass comes those recognisable logos from distributors and production […]

Terminator: Dark Fate star Mackenzie Davis says its “quite insane” to think there’s any demand for Terminator 7

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Despite Terminator: Dark Fate receiving the best reviews for a Terminator film in decades and originally being intended to kickstart a new trilogy of films, the future of the franchise is in jeopardy following disappointing worldwide box office numbers. Now, in an interview with NME, Dark Fate star Mackenzie Davis suggested that there is no demand for another Terminator film and […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers vs. Terminator #1

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers vs. Terminator #1… A new Transformers crossover has begun and this time the Transformers are facing down another set of popular sci-fi robotic villains in Transformers vs. Terminator #1. The idea of Autobots and Decepticons fighting T-800s and Skynet is rife with potential that writers John Barber and David Mariotte not only fulfill, […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers vs. The Terminator #1

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IDW Publishing launches its new crossover Transformers vs. The Terminator this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the first issue right here… 1984: When a deadly race of machines emerge from another time, will a robotic guardian be able to protect the Earth from a dire future… or will the T-800 fail […]

Get a first look at Transformers vs. The Terminator

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Back in December, IDW Publishing and Dark Horse Comics announced that they would be bringing two of the 1980s most iconic properties together for the crossover miniseries Transformers vs. The Terminator, and now thanks to Syfy Wire, we have an early unlettered look at the first issue of this big showdown between the robots and […]

Linda Hamilton reveals what initially excited her about Sarah Connor’s role in Terminator: Dark Fate

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Linda Hamilton, the star of Terminator: Dark Fate, has revealed what about Sarah Connor’s role in the film had initially excited her. While the reaction was more positive to Terminator: Dark Fate than other recent films in the franchise, the movie was still a disappointment at the box office, not living up to the highest […]

Linda Hamilton would “really love to be done” with Terminator franchise after Dark Fate

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Despite Terminator: Dark Fate receiving the best reviews for a Terminator film in decades, Linda Hamilton, who returned to the franchise for the first time since Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Sarah Connor, would “really love to be done” with the franchise after disappointing worldwide box office numbers. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hamilton was asked if she […]

Terminator arrives on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint in an all-new event

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Ubisoft and Studio Canal (those chaps that made the Terminator films) have teamed up to bring a a brand-new free event to Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint featuring none other than a nice shiny T-800.  Part 1 of the event begins today on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC, with Part 2 kicking off on 1st […]

Transformers vs. The Terminator crossover announced

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IDW Publishing and Dark Horse Comics have announced that they are partnering up for the brand new crossover miniseries Transformers vs. The Terminator, which pits the Robots in Disguise against Skynet’s deadly cyborg killing machines. Transformers vs. The Terminator sees longtime Transformers contributors writers David Mariotte and John Barber and artist Alex Milne with Teenage Mutant […]