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‘E.T.’ Cinematographer Allen Daviau Dies of COVID-19 at 77
Cinematographer Allen Daviau, a five-time Academy Award nominee for films including Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial" and "Empire of the Sun," died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 77. Food editor and writer Colman Andrews wrote on Twitter that Daviau had died of coronavirus at the MPTF hospital. "RIP Allen Daviau, my friend of […]
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'Mac and Me' at 30: 'Ronald McDonald' remembers his infamous 1988 movie
Squire Fridell, who played the fast-food spokesclown for McDonald's in the 1980s, looks back at the "E.T"-inspired bomb that earned Ronald a Razzie.
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'E.T.' at 35: Older bro Robert MacNaughton tells what 'D&D' at Harrison Ford's, 'Weird Al,' Elvis Costello had to do with it
Robert MacNaughton, who played Michael in "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," shares inside stories from his accidental audition to the wrenching "Code Blue" scene.
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Bart Simpson (via Nancy Cartwright) delivers classic movie lines from 'ET,' 'Sixth Sense,' 'Home Alone'
What if Bart Simpson played the kid in "The Sixth Sense," "Home Alone," "The Shining," "E.T.," and other movies? Thanks to Nancy Cartwright, now we know!
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Role Recall: Henry Thomas Remembers Teary 'E.T.' Audition, 7-Year-Old Pro Drew Barrymore
Henry Thomas has had a steady, flourishing acting career in Hollywood for three-and-a-half decades. “You’re always remembered for something great, and a lot of people regard E.T. as a great film,” Thomas said in one of the all-time great understatements in Yahoo Movies history (watch above). “I figured out that I could think of my childhood dog that had died, and I could bring myself to tears.” Thomas said about his teary audition for Spielberg that went viral when unearthed several years ago.
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'Star Wars,' 'E.T.' Composer John Williams Tapped for AFI Life Achievement Award
John Williams (Photo: Prince Williams/Filmmagic) By Tim Gray John Williams has been named as the 44th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, the first composer to receive the honor. Williams will be honored at a gala tribute on June 9, 2016, in Los Angeles. The event will return for its fourth year with Turner Broadcasting in late June 2016, followed by an encore presentation on its sister network, Turner Classic Movies. “John Williams has written the soundtrack to our lives,” said Sir How
