Here is an issue of US magazine #160/161 from August 1991. Its one of my favorites. It's got phenomenal interviews with James Cameron and Linda Hamilton, with some great questions on their work on Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The questions for James Cameron are for the most part very unique. Cameron is asked the usual stuff about the film's record breaking budget (the answer he always dodged like the producers, which was a mandate from Carolco) and the violence in his movies, but he also gets asked some really good question nobody asked before. For example, why did he chose to have black actors in major roles in both of his Terminator films: "I didn't want to do just another kind of hip-talking black cop or detective. I thought Hey, how about the smartest guy in the movie? How about the computer scientist? How about a role model? "
He reveals the other serious contenders for the role of Sarah Connor as Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rosanna Arquette. Interestingly, when asked about conceived the first film he didn't mention his nightmare. He does explain why Piranha II is not featured in his official filmography and that he "should have to take the lumps".
Cameron also for the first time explains why he vowed with Arnold never to work with Hemdale again, which was the single reason why Terminator 2 did not happen sooner, and was a go only after Carolco bought the rights from them - the head of Hemdale, John Daly, demanded the the last reel to be removed, and the movie to end with the tanker explosion. He and the producers were said to be highly intrusive but at the end, Cameron fought his fight and did not compromise a thing.
Some other topics covered are his work on Rambo II, strong female characters, The Abyss and on-set temper.
The interview with James Cameron is fantastic, but it's not even the best thing about the article - it's the unique, amazing photographs. James Cameron had a photo session back in the 80's with the Alien Queen head, with his creation, and he also had a photos session for T2 in a steel blue light, surrounded by his endoskeletons - a phenomenal photo session shot by Theo Westenberger which shockingly, was never featured anywhere else other than this magazine issue! (One more photo from this session was printed in a 1997 European magazine which you can read about HERE).
Few pages later, Linda Hamilton gets her spotlight. The 3 page interview of course covers such topics as training and physique, and her mental state during the shoot. Linda explains that through Sarah's anger, she was able to work out and vent a lot of things after her divorce. He talks a little but about her work on the first film and the Beauty and the Beast TV show, and that she is working with a trainer on getting rid of her militaristic body and going back into a more feminine physique. The article describes her as" the driving force of T2"
Yet, despite such praise in both articles and interviews with Jim Cameron and Linda Hamilton, the magazine rips the movie to shreds in its review section, giving it only 2 1/2 stars. It praises only the spectacle/thrill side of it (while still calling it overblown), but criticizes Cameron for preaching, losing sense of humor, being formulaic, Linda for doing an awful job (I mean, what the heck?!) and Schwarzenegger for redoing Kindergarten Cop. Unbelievable
