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Iranian who inspired The Terminal film dies at Paris airport

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, 76, lived in Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years and died of a heart attack in Terminal 2F.

Al Jazeera

The man who inspired 'The Terminal' dies at the airport he long called home

Merhan Karimi Nasseri died after a heart attack in Terminal 2F at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

WEKU

Iranian who inspired "The Terminal" dies at Paris airport

French officials say an Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” has died in the airport

The Independent UK

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Iranian Exile Who Got Stuck for Years in French Airport Dies

An Iranian who got stuck for 18 years in a Paris airport, inspiring a Steven Spielberg movie starring Tom Hanks died on Saturday at the terminal, an airport official said. Mehran Karimi Nasseri died of natural causes just before midday on Saturday in terminal 2F at Charles de Gaulle airport…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Review: The Fabelmans

Past imperfect.

Reason

Review: Steven Spielberg comes close to a personal best in his luminous 'The Fabelmans'

More than once during his fabled career, Steven Spielberg has been dismissed as a technician masquerading as an artist; as the most popular of American filmmakers, the logic goes, he must also be the most impersonal. It's a judgment that doesn't quite explain the intensely personal connection a lot of…

Los Angeles Times

Steven Spielberg slams streamers for throwing 'best filmmaker friends under the bus'

Steven Spielberg loves having movies in the theaters so much that he's speaking out on streaming services' treatment of his fellow directors.

Los Angeles Times

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Q&A: Tony Kushner on playing therapist to Steven Spielberg

“The Fabelmans” is Steven Spielberg’s most autobiographical movie, but the introspection it required wasn’t done in isolation

The Independent UK

Steven Spielberg says services like HBO Max threw filmmakers ‘under the bus’

‘I think movies are going to come back. I really do’

The Independent UK

Movie review: Steven Spielberg turns lens on his childhood in 'The Fabelmans'

“I need to see them crash.” These are the first fated words of a future filmmaker, Sammy Fabelman (Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord), whispered to his mother, Mitzi (Michelle Williams) after he’s crashed his toy train after bedtime, inspired by his very first big-screen cinematic experience, “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Mitzi…

Tribune News Service

How early failure can lead to success later in creative careers

Failing early in our careers can make us question whether we are on the right path. We may look at people who have succeeded from the outset and wonder why it doesn’t come so easily to us. Classical violinist Nigel Kennedy, actor Natalie Portman and painter Pablo Picasso are examples…

The Conversation

Original ET model set to fetch millions at auction

The sale of the model is part of the Icons and Idols: Hollywood auction

Wales Online

Original mechanical ET model expected to fetch up to £2.6m at auction

The mechatronic for the movie predated CGI and was operated by twelve professional animators.

The Independent UK

Drew Barrymore thought ‘E.T. was real,’ so Steven Spielberg ‘kept him alive’ for her

That’s some out-of-this-world dedication.

Tribune News Service

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TV Tinsel: George Lopez, daughter Mayan reconnect in real life and in front of camera

Children and their parents often suffer serious disputes, but they rarely make them into a sitcom. That’s exactly what comedian George Lopez and his daughter, Mayan, have done with “Lopez vs. Lopez,” premiering on NBC Friday.

Daily Mirror

Drew Barrymore cries as she reveals Harper Beckham made friends with her lonely daughter

Victoria Beckham has appeared on Drew Barrymore's show where the pair talked about their daughters' friendship

Daily Mirror

Drew Barrymore reunites with E.T. co-stars to celebrate 40th anniversary of beloved film

Drew Barrymore reveals she believed E.T. was real when starring in the iconic movie at just six-years-old during an emotional reunion with her 80s classic co-stars

Los Angeles Times

How a painful chapter from his own youth revived James Gray's passion for filmmaking

"Armageddon Time," written and directed by James Gray, is one of a number of films this season drawn from the filmmakers' own personal experience: Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans," Sam Mendes' "Empire of Light," Charlotte Wells' "Aftersun," Elegance Bratton's "The Inspection."

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The New Daily

Inside the extraordinary 40th anniversary celebrations of Spielberg’s most iconic film, E.T.

Star of 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Henry Thomas, talks about the iconic movie amid 40th anniversary celebrations

The Conversation

Artificial intelligence is used for predictive policing in the US and UK – South Africa should embrace it, too

In the 2002 movie Minority Report (based on a short story by Philip K Dick), director Steven Spielberg imagined a future in which three psychics can “see” murders before they happen. Their clairvoyance allows Tom Cruise and his “Precrime” police force to avert nearly all potential homicides.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a way to bring my mum and dad back’: Steven Spielberg on the new wave of cine-memoirs

After Branagh’s Belfast, Spielberg’s The Fabelmans – a tale of a childhood in Arizona – is winning acclaim. Is it legacy or therapy that’s motivating these autobiographies?

The Guardian - UK

From The Banshees of Inisherin to Taylor Swift: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

A black Irish comedy or the return of country-pop’s finest? Our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

Poltergeist review – out-of-the-box 80s scarer can still knock the furniture over

Fright master Tobe Hooper’s 1982 movie has Steven Spielberg’s fingerprints all over it, but has a disturbing, satirical edge that’s all its own

Chicago Sun-Times

Tony Kushner set to receive Sandburg Literary Award: Chicago ‘supports my work’

“I was moved that it was given by a public library. I grew up in a small southern town where the library was very important to me,” Kushner says.

Inverse

You need to watch Spielberg's misunderstood sci-fi masterpiece on Amazon Prime ASAP

Spielberg's merciless yet maudlin take on a classic fairytale deserves a revisit.

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