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He's home
"The success of 'E.T.' means that it no longer is important that you have Marlon Brando or John Travolta. If the special effect is created very well, most people don't think whether it's mechanical or not -- they're thinking about the story."
- Carlo Rambaldi
PS: Carlo Rambaldi died in Calabria, Italy, on August 10, 2012. He was 86. He ( Read more... ) -
Roger Boisjoly, RIP
On January 28 -- the anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster -- I blogged about the role of Roger Boisjoly.
Boisjoly was the engineer at Morton Thiokol who tried desperately to stop the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger the day before its fateful launch.
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TCM Remembers
These "TCM Remembers" montages of movie industry people who've died in the previous year always make me cry.
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Rest easy, colonel
The wonderful Harry Morgan died today at the age of 96. RIP. I'm going to go home and watch him play the judge in Inherit the Wind.
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