The most iconic is Sigourney Weaver, whose Ripley evolved from being something of a company stooge in the first movie to one of the two or three greatest action heroes (male or female) of all time. And, I mean, “Get away from her, you bitch” gives me chills every time, as does that score by James Horner.
Gale Anne Hurd, who produced The Terminator, The Abyss and more with James Cameron defends his 4K transfers.
“Let all those critics make their own movies, and they can restore them as they see fit. That’s my opinion. Jim, in every possible meaning of the word auteur, is an auteur. And whatever version he wants to release, everyone should be fine with. You know, it’s his film!
Both "The Ones Who Live" and "Dead City" received a ReFrame Stamp, awarded to productions that hire women or underrepresented people in 50% of key production roles.
“Jim prepared an airbrush picture, a conception, fully painted, of Lance Henriksen with the skeletal face and the red eye,” producer and co-writer Gale Anne Hurd remembers. “Literally, that was before we even got the movie financed.”
A very special episode 400 of Film Stories, celebrating 40 years of The Terminator with a big new exclusive chat with the brilliant Gale Anne Hurd. The first part of the episode, Simon goes through the story of The Terminator, and quite how its rights ended up so muddled going forward. But the bulk of episode 400 is over to Gale Anne Hurd, in a long conversation – set against noisy background sounds! – that took place in London in June 2024.
“I actually think that he was the most effective and efficient multitasker perhaps in the history of the film business,” says Gale Anne Hurd, ’77, who began as an executive assistant for Corman and was producing within two years. “We called it the Roger Corman School of Filmmaking. You essentially learned everything—literally everything."
How much do you love the movie Aliens? If your answer is “It’s one of my favorite movies!” then the new documentary Aliens Expanded is for you. It’s nearly five hours (yes, five hours) long and features plenty of commentary from director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, the primary cast members, and plenty of other folks. Highly recommended.