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How ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ Changed My Life

How ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ Changed My Life

Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece was the Damascus Road moment that converted me to cinema

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My emotional baggage for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is a suitcase so overstuffed with bittersweet nostalgia and melancholy reminiscence that it would incur a hefty excess charge were its physical manifestation to accompany me on a commercial flight. Steven Spielberg’s 1982 smash — the most successful motion picture of all time until Spi…

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