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Original mechanical ET head from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film auctioned


Original mechanical ET head from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film auctioned

ET’s original mechanical head from Steven Spielberg’s four-time Oscar-winning film has sold for $635,000 (£500,000) at a memorabilia auction in Los Angeles. The animatronic from the 1982 film “ET – The Extra-Terrestrial” was developed by the late special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi and features a metal frame with an outer skin made of foam latex […]

The unrealized war epic by Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise


The unrealized war epic by Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise

(Source: Far Out / Alamy / Gaga Skidmore) Sun 18 August 2024 19:45, United Kingdom The collaboration of the industry’s most famous and commercially successful director with the biggest movie star in the world raises high expectations. But the long-awaited collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise lived up to its high expectations. The duo’s […]

Hopkinsville residents prepare for Alien Invasion Day


Hopkinsville residents prepare for Alien Invasion Day

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) – The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter refers to a 1955 incident in which a family in the small town of Kelly claimed they were attacked by small alien creatures. The story remains one of the most famous and controversial cases in UFO history. This year the community is celebrating the 69th anniversary of this […]

Lebanon bans Spielberg film and Israeli adventurer biopic


Lebanon bans Spielberg film and Israeli adventurer biopic

Lebanese authorities have banned Steven Spielberg’s latest film, the political thriller “The Post,” and the Australian drama “Jungle” in compliance with a boycott of Israel, an official told AFP on Monday. “The screening of the film ‘The Post’ has been banned,” said the official from Lebanon’s General Security Authority, who spoke on condition of anonymity. […]

Callie Hernandez and Courtney Stephens take the grief drama to strange new places


Callie Hernandez and Courtney Stephens take the grief drama to strange new places

In meta-experiments that blur the good old lines between fiction and the real life stories of the filmmakers, the resulting film risks being borderline inaccessible unless the audience is provided with a lot of explanation up front. This is far less of a problem with classically told stories of mega-famous artists delving into (semi-)autobiography (like […]