This week, we look into the past and the future at once. In 2025, the idea of sentient robots threatening the future of humanity might not sound so far-fetched. But when a naked cyborg arrived in Los Angeles in the form of Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1984's The Terminator, it was a warning sign way ahead of its time. Director James Cameron, who would go on to mount epic spectacles ranging from Titanic to Avatar, emerged from B-movie maestro Roger Corman's low-budget filmmaking factory to create one of the most impactful blockbusters of all time.

He wasn't alone, either: Producer Gale Anne Hurd, another Corman alumna, joined forces with Cameron to stitch together the $6 million dollar production. Hurd visit the Playhouse to revisit The Terminator and think through its resonance more than 40 years down the line as a timeless work of art, one heck of a warning sign...and let's face, a really cool action movie too.

In the inaugural episode of Movie People, Martin Scorsese joins his daughter Francesca to discuss the films he screened for her as she grew up. This extensive list, which serves as the foundation for a new year-round series at the Southampton Playhouse entitled "The Scorsese Family Experience," provides a unique snapshot of the way that cinema can inform an evolving view of the of the world.

Together, Martin and Francesca represent two very different generations of audiences: one reared on the New York City repertory scene of the 1960s, and the other forged in the vernacular of Gen Z. In an extensive conversation with Playhouse artistic director Eric Kohn, they bridge that gap through charming, and at times even emotional, observations about their relationship.