“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” turns 40. But the iconic alien doesn’t look a day over 10 million — his approximate age in a novelization of the 1982 film.
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recalled how she made it through the nude scene where her similarly timid character, Carrie White, who unleashes telekinetic powers after being embarrassed at prom, washes off in the school locker room and discovers she’s started her first period. “It was terrifying. I’m also very shy, and I’m an introvert,” Spacek, now 72, said.“I went to [director] Brian De Palma and said: ‘Tell me about this scene, what is it like?’ And he turns to me and he says: ‘It’s like getting hit by a Mack truck.’ ”Coincidentally, Spacek’s husband, designer and art director Jack Fisk, had been hit by a truck, so the actress said she went home and asked him for pointers.
“So in that scene, what’s going on in my head is [Fisk] walking along the side of the road when he was about 11 or 12. It’s snowing, and he’s looking at Christmas lights. And then he saw car lights,” she said.
“There was a car coming down the road right at him, and it ran him over. So, when Carrie’s in the shower, I’m seeing those Christmas lights, and then the horror of the blood,” she told the outlet, displaying an unsteady hand, just like in “Carrie.”“Ain’t it bizarre that something like that could work?”Spacek had a number of non-traditional tricks to get herself in the mindset of her outcast high school character. In a 1979 interview with Rolling Stone, she told the mag that she wore a raggedy sailor dress from her childhood for her audition.
She didn’t brush her teeth and drenched her hair in Vaseline. Once she landed the role, according to her 2012 memoir “My Extraordinary Ordinary Life,” Spacek said she isolated herself from the rest of the cast and decorated her dressing room with religious iconography. She also studied Gustave Doré’s illustrated Bible and the “body
.“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” turns 40. But the iconic alien doesn’t look a day over 10 million — his approximate age in a novelization of the 1982 film.
Sarah Jessica Parker has opened up on her difficult relationship with former Sex and The City co-star Kim Cattrall as she said reports that they are fighting are "so painful".The 57 year old actress, who played lead character Carrie Bradshaw on the original series as well as recent reboot And Just Like That, worked with the Samantha Jones star for the full six series.The duo then continued to work together for both SATC feature films after the show came to an end. But in recent years, Kim has made her thoughts about Sarah very clear, sparking people to believe they'd embroiled in a "fight". Rather than working past their differences, Kim, 65, publicly said she refused to reprise her role as she would never work with Sarah again after their relationship turned sour during filming, and the show returned to mixed reviews with the rest of the original cast instead.
Sarah Jessica Parker is finally telling her side!
Shaughna Phillips has revealed that she has tested HPV positive following a routine three-year smear test.The 28 year old gave her 1.5 million followers the health update on Instagram Stories on Sunday. Shaughna spoke of how “initially terrified” she was when she learned of her results and described the experience as “scary” as she opened up to fans. Posting a photo of a cervical screening leaflet, the Love Island star wrote: “A few weeks ago I told you that I was having my routine 3-year smear test, and urged anyone who’s missed their appointment or thinks they’re overdue one to book.
BLACKPINK vocalist Jisoo has shared her thoughts on releasing solo music.The K-pop idol recently sat down with Rolling Stone as part of the girl group’s special cover edition with the news outlet, during which she shared that she still feels unsure about pursing a music career outside of BLACKPINK.“I’m not sure how much I want to go solo yet,” admitted the vocalist, explaining that she has not formed a picture of what a solo music career would look like for her. “The music I listen to, the music I can do, and the music I want to do – what should I choose?”“I love songs with lots of instruments.
Ellen DeGeneres is officially done with The Ellen DeGeneres Show after 19 years in syndication.
Asylum seekers who have been living in a former Falkirk hotel for months waiting for their applications to be processed have spoken of their despair at living in limbo for so long.
We are certainly living in a new golden age of television – and even a golden age of character-driven dramas tinged with sci-fi elements. Prime Video has started to dip their toe into these proverbial waters with shows like the brilliant “Outer Range” and now their latest series, “Night Sky.” The show follows Franklin and Irene York, played by the incomparable J.K.
Netflix has revealed some interesting info about the upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things - Just Jared Jr James Corden is causing controversy with these comments – DListed Check out Rihanna‘s self care routine – Egotastic A popular Disney Channel franchise will move to Disney+ with new installment – Just Jared Jr
Brother Sister duo and children of Ron and Natalie Daise, from popular 1990s Nickelodeon TV show Gullah Gullah Island–Simeon Daise (CW All American, FX Snowfall, ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’) and Sara Makeba Daise are teaming up to executive produce Saltwata Vibes.
Wilson Chapman editorOne week ahead of the highly anticipated return of “Stranger Things,” Netflix has dropped the first 8 minutes of the season in a sneak peek, as well as announcing the episode counts for Season 4’s upcoming two parts. Watch the first 8 minutes below:The first volume will consist of the bulk of the season, with seven of the nine episodes releasing May 27. The remaining two episodes will be released on July 1 as Volume 2 of the season.The episodes are significantly longer than in previous seasons of the show, with most running at 75 minutes and Episode 7 running for 98 minutes.
Sharon Osbourne has revealed her heartbreak after one person died and two were injured in a fire that broke out in a building where her eldest daughter, Aimée Osbourne, was working.MORE: Sharon Osbourne makes shocking confession about eldest daughter AimeeTaking to Instagram on Friday morning, the mother-of-three shared a photo of the LA Times article that detailed the tragedy, with the title reading: "Fire breaks out at Hollywood recording studios, leaving 1 dead and 2 injured."WATCH: Sharon Osbourne reveals she has Covid after returning home to Ozzy OsbourneCaptioning the post, Sharon wrote: "Today my daughter @aro_officialmusic was working in a recording studio at this building with her producer. They are the lucky two that made it out alive."READ: Sharon Osbourne shares hope for more grandchildren after Kelly Osbourne's pregnancy newsRELATED: Inside Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's 40-year marriage – and two splitsShe continued: "It is utterly heartbreaking that someone lost their life today in this fire & we are sending our prayers to this person & their family. What happened today was beyond horrific.
Heidi Montag is ready to say goodbye to the showbiz industry.
EXCLUSIVE: Rivulet Films has picked up John Wick writer Derek Kolstad’s original screenplay Acolyte and will finance and produce the project alongside Swiss distributor-producer Ascot Elite Entertainment.