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Entries from LAist tagged with 'terminator'

June 17, 2008

Stan Winston, legendary Hollywood special-effects wizard, died this weekend at his home at age 62. He succumbed to multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, after a 7-year struggle with the disease. Winston created some of the most memorable creatures in modern cinema, including the Terminators, the "Jurassic Park" dinosaurs, and more recently, the character suit for "Iron Man." Winston accumulated four Academy Awards and ten nominations over the course of his career; his first......

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February 18, 2008

Now that the writers' strike is over and it's full-steam ahead with the Oscars, you can bet that just about every TV channel is going to dogpile on the gala event. Yeah, the Grammys went ahead without interference but the Grammys are nothing compared to the Oscars. E! and CNN already have several shows lined up (look for Oscar host, Jon Stewart, on Larry King this Wednesday night) ready to tackle the exciting topics of:......

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January 14, 2008

Can't muster up the incentive to pay $3.25 for a cupcake? Then head on over to Sprinkles in Beverly Hills to get one for free! For today only, Sprinkles is teaming up with FOX's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for a promotion. The first 1000 customers will get a free "red eye red velvet" cupcake and according to the store, cupcakes are still available and probably have a "couple hours left" until they hit......

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November 7, 2006

From when the polls open until they close, there will be one cable outlet showing non-stop Arnold Schwarzenegger, at no cost to the incumbent Governor. Encore Action, channel 532 if you have DirecTV, will be having an Arnold Marathon today with a nice little rotation of Terminator, T2, and Conan The Destroyer. Interesting day to play these fine films all day and all night. Encore is owned by Starz, which is owned by Liberty......

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