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In 1989, just months after he earned his first Oscar nomination for Big, and a few years before he went on a run of critical and commercial success that’s nearly unrivaled in the history of cinema, Tom Hanks starred in a series of middling movies that never would’ve suggested the megastar he’d become. One of these was Turner & Hooch, which starred Hanks as fastidious small-town cop Scott Turner, whose life is upended when he takes in a big, messy French mastiff named Hooch. It was a modest success,

Paul Debevec, a longtime graphics researcher at USC and a recent member of the Google Research team, has joined Netflix as director of research, a newly created role on the streamer’s Data Science and Engineering team.

Debevec will oversee R&d around new technologies in computer vision, computer graphics and machine learning with applications across multiple areas of production, including VFX, virtual production and animation. He also is tasked with building a team that brings together data and expertise from Netflix productions worldwide “to help creative partners develop new storytelling capabilities,” according to the company.

Debevec will continue serving as an adjunct research professor of computer science at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering in the Vision and Graphics Laboratory. He’s worked at USC since 2000.

As a researcher at USC, Debevec pioneered techniques for illuminating computer-generated objects with measurements of real-world illumination. Techniques from his research, known as Hdri and Image-Based Lighting,

James Cameron’s breakout film “The Terminator” may not have been a hit in theaters, but it was such a cult favorite on home video that it spawned one of the biggest and most lucrative movie franchises in history. With “Terminator: Dark Fate” in theaters, let’s look back at all six feature films in the saga, and see how they stack up against each other.

6. “Terminator Salvation” (2009)

The fourth “Terminator” movie has a great cast — Christian Bale, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Helena Bonham Carter — and a smart idea, to give all the time-travel a rest and actually set one of these post-apocalyptic thrillers after the apocalypse for a change. Unfortunately, director McG is more interested in chaotic action than in the story, the new revelations about the universe are groan-inducing, and Sam Worthington’s forgettable protagonist, a survivor with a secret, takes valuable screen time away from everyone and everything else.

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Actress Tiffany Haddish ("Bad Trip") will star in and produce a live-action feature adaptation of Dark Horse Comics' 5-issue title "Mystery Girl" by Paul Tobin and Alberto Alburquerque, to be directed by McG (Terminator: Salvation") for streaming on Netflix:

"...'Trine' (Haddish) , living off the grid in Los Angeles as a street psychic, has no memory of who she is or where she came from but is guided by an omniscient 'Voice' in her head that knows everyone's business and everyone's secrets. 

"When 'LAPD' officer 'Cooper', seeks out Trine to help him crack a case, the two are framed for murder and must work together to clear their names and solve the ultimate mystery: the one behind 'Mystery Girl' herself."

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Netflix has picked up the rights to the gothic horror-thriller The Pale Blue Eye. Deadline reports that the streamer spent around $55 million for the movie, which reunites lead star Christian Bale with director Scott Cooper. Bale previously worked with Cooper in the 2013 crime drama Out of the Furnace and again in the 2017 Western Hostiles. The two will both produce The Pale Blue Eye alongside Josh Lesher (Birdman) and Cross Creek's Tyler Thompson.

Based on the Louis Bayard novel of the same name, The Pale Blue Eye is written by Cooper. Its plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in 1830 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Christian Bale will play a veteran detective who investigates the murders, helped by a detail-oriented young cadet who will later become Edgar Allan Poe. It hasn't yet been revealed who will be playing the world famous author.

Cooper made his

There have been three attempts at relaunching the Terminator franchise, with Terminator: Salvation, Terminator: Genisys, and Terminator: Dark Fate all intended to kick off a brand-new trilogy, but each of those films unfortunately failed to get the ball rolling. It might seem to some that it would be a good idea to let the franchise rest a spell, but it you can't keep…

While the box office performance of 2019’s Terminator: Dark Fate resulted in the franchise getting lowered into a proverbial vat of lava as it flashed a thumb-up, it seems that plans exist for a seventh entry, which would have followed up on the wantonly retconned storyline—indirectly, anyway.

Mackenzie Davis, who starred in Dark Fate as cybernetically-enhanced human Grace, divulged a rather intriguing tidbit on the Happy Sad Confused podcast about the inevitably fruitless plans for a follow-up film. The character, hailing from a timeline altered by Terminator 2’s destruction of Skynet, was sent from the future to protect the fated Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) from a new humanity-exterminating A.I. called Legion, but was (Spoiler Alert) killed at the end of the film. Yet, Davis reveals that Grace would have returned in the next film by way of yet another alternate timeline.

While not getting too specific about the hypothetical Terminator 7 plans,

With a new month quickly approaching, it’s time to look ahead and see what’s coming to all your favorite streaming services this November. That’s Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and, of course, HBO Max.

Halloween will soon be behind us and given that Christmas isn’t too far off, we’re beginning to see some holiday titles pop up, with all the major platforms getting into the festive spirit. That’ll continue in December as well, of course, but for November, there’s certainly tons on offer for those looking to start the celebrations early.

There’s a lot of other great stuff on the way, too, though, be it classic films, underrated gems, brand new releases and much more, and you can check out the entire lineup, sorted by date, down below. Ready to dive in?

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With September now over, spooky season is nearly upon us. Halloween can bring out the best in media, with a spotlight on the horror genre in particular, and from classics to originals, Netflix has a ton of scary titles to choose from this month. However, they’re also losing a bunch of great selections starting today.

The company has been at the center of a great deal of controversy lately after canceling numerous shows that had already been renewed, as well as fan favorites that were just getting started. They also got into some trouble when marketing their new film Cuties, which was shamed for emphasizing the sexualization of young children. All this on top of the fact that they recently lost some of their staples like Friends and That ’70s Show to other services, and one would think that the streaming giant has a big problem on their hands.

Just when you thought it was safe to check out Netflix tonight, the streamer has dumped a sequel to its 2017 hit The Babysitter into its endless river of algorithm-calibrated goo. But while some critics apparently found the first movie charming–and appreciated the presence of rising horror-comedy star Samara Weaving (Ready or Not)–The Babysitter: Killer Queen fails on every level to make even a perfunctory case for a follow-up.

For one thing, Weaving is not the lead baddie this time around, even if most of the rest of the cast from the original encore here. Now you may ask how all the other slain cultist villains return. But a script that combines “no one’s ever really dead in horror” contrivances with some motivation-destroying retconning makes it easy. Too easy. But nothing about the story makes sense on any level, and it’s a wonder that it took returning

Director’s Cuts are hardly a new thing, with Ridley Scott releasing multiple versions of Blade Runner over the decades as well as tinkering with several of his other previous movies. In some cases, it feels like nothing more than a transparent attempt to wring out some extra cash from home video sales, while other times it finally gives a filmmaker complete creative control without studio executives looking over their shoulder.

The two and a half year campaign to will the Snyder Cut of Justice League into existence may end up sparking a trend, as David Ayer’s Suicide Squad was heavily rumored for similar treatment, although any talk seems to have severely quietened down in recent months. The latest director to throw their hat into the ring, though, is McG, who teased in a recent interview that he has his own cut of Terminator Salvation that he’d love for fans to see.

Back in 2009, director McG made Terminator Salvation, a film that had the courage to move the franchise away from a rehash of an attempt on the life of a young John Connor by a Terminator sent back in time. Instead, the movie told a tale where Skynet has finally taken over the world, and humanity is in a war for survival. In an interview, McG revealed that there exists a director's cut of the film that the general audience has not yet seen.

"It's interesting because I feel like we did so much right with Terminator but, ultimately, got just enough wrong that we got beat up a little bit by the fanbase and it really, really broke my heart. And now, strangely, I think the film has started to age better. And there is a different cut: I have my own cut of that film and there's people online

With a new batch of original titles and old favorites coming to Netflix this September, yet another round of TV series and films are set to leave the streaming service this month.

Cinematic dramas leaving the service this month include Frances Ha, Million Dollar Baby, Seabiscuit, The Devil’s Advocate, Schindler’s List and The Social Network. Starship Troopers and 40 Days and 40 Nights are among the handful of comedies disappearing, while the first three films in the Jurassic Park franchise and both Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation are among the bigger blockbusters leaving the service.

Several notable horror and thriller films will be removed from the ...

Three years after creating the rather surprisingly enjoyable teen comedy-horror hit “The Babysitter” for Netflix, director McG returns with the sequel. And the film basically picks up where the last one left off. The initial film was about a young boy trying to spy on his babysitter and the unexpected turn for the worst the night’s events take them.

Continue reading ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ Trailer: McG Returns With A Sequel To His Teen Comedy Horror Hit at The Playlist.

It’s the way it always is with Netflix. You get a ton of new movies and TV shows every month, but you also lose a bunch of stuff, too, as the licensing agreements expire and they hop over to another streaming platform. September will be no different in that regard, either, as the company has now announced a hefty list of titles that are set to make their exit over the coming weeks.

As always, the biggest bulk of departures will go down at the end of the month, but the days leading up to then will also see some notable movies and TV shows vanish from the site, too. And below, you can see the full list of what Netflix will be losing in September.

Leaving September 4

Disney’s Christopher Robin

Leaving September 5

Once Upon a Time: Seasons 1-7

Leaving September 8

Norm of the North: King Sized

Netflix is bringing The Babysitter 2 our way very soon. The streaming service has revealed an initial teaser for the upcoming sequel, which brings with it a release date confirmation, as well as a title reveal. The movie, officially called The Babysitter: Killer Queen, is set to make its debut next month on September 10.

i heard you like stirring up mayhem? well, buckle up kids. The Babysitter: Killer Queen is coming to Netflix September 10! pic.twitter.com/wxtxXZN7TN

— Nx (@NXOnNetflix) August 12, 2020

To go along with the teaser, Netflix revealed several photos via its Nx Twitter account with the caption, "a lil sneak peek into all the chaos." The images and the teaser offer our first look at the sequel to the 2017 horror hit. The teaser doesn't reveal any actual footage. Instead, it gives a brief preview of the soundtrack, while basically showcasing a poster, as well as confirming the release date.

Over the decades, the Terminator franchise has continually been chasing the high of the first two films in the series, but try as they might, they just haven't managed to recapture that lightning in a bottle. There have been three attempts at relaunching the franchise, with Terminator: Salvation, Terminator: Genisys, and Terminator: Dark Fate all intended to kick off…

It seems hard to believe, but Christian Bale has been a regular fixture on our screens for over 30 years, having gotten his big break playing the lead role in Steven Spielberg’s 1987 war drama Empire of the Sun, and in the decades since he’s gone on to firmly establish himself as one of the greatest actors of his generation, if not one of the best ever.

The famously committed 46 year-old is notoriously picky about the projects he signs on to, which makes his impending Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as the villain of Thor: Love and Thunder so exciting. Not only does it mark his first venture into comic book territory since headlining the Dark Knight Trilogy, but it’ll also be the first time he’s appeared in any non-Batman blockbuster since 2009’s poorly-received Terminator Salvation.

While he’s known for his dedication to every role he plays

The fourth movie in the Terminator franchise began a new chapter in the movie series' life cycle in which it followed a trilogy of straightforward action thrillers with a trilogy of increasingly complex reboots and retcons that grew further and further out of favor with audiences.

Related: Terminator: Dark Fate: 10 Connections To The Previous Movies That You Missed

It's been thoroughly washed from canon now, along with most of the Terminator sequels but is Terminator Salvation truly deserving of its bad reputation, or are there aspects to the movie that make it worth reappraising? Let's look at some of the best and worst aspects of the movie to determine whether it really is as bad as people say it is.