Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park presents Dynamic Duos: E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL.
THIS JUNE, WE SALUTE DYNAMIC DUOS! A month-long salute to the pals, the sidekicks and the partners. You can’t always go it alone. Sometimes you need a buddy at your side to pick you up when you fall and keep you grounded when you get too full of yourself. A pal, a sidekick, a partner. A Robin to your Batman.
This month, 22 JUMP STREET reunites partners Jenko and Schmidt on the big screen. That inspired the Alamo Drafthouse and BIRTH. MOVIES. DEATH.,the magazine centered on the monthly programming theme at Alamo
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Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park presents Dynamic Duos: E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL.
THIS JUNE, WE SALUTE DYNAMIC DUOS! A month-long salute to the pals, the sidekicks and the partners. You can’t always go it alone. Sometimes you need a buddy at your side to pick you up when you fall and keep you grounded when you get too full of yourself. A pal, a sidekick, a partner. A Robin to your Batman.
This month, 22 JUMP STREET reunites partners Jenko and Schmidt on the big screen. That inspired the Alamo Drafthouse and BIRTH. MOVIES. DEATH.,the magazine centered on the monthly programming theme at Alamo Drafthouse theaters, to examine some of our favorite on-screen dynamic duos. Well, except for THE Dynamic Duo. That was maybe a bit too on the nose for us.
Alamo Drafthouse has planned a month-long salute to dynamic duos with screenings of BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, MY LITTLE CHICKADEE, TOMMY BOY and more!
In BIRTH. MOVIES. DEATH., you can read about the special love shared by Butch and Sundance. You can join an argument about whether or not E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL is actually a buddy movie. You can look back at the unique pairing of Mae West and W.C. Fields in MY LITTLE CHICKADEE. Or perhaps you want to go in-depth into the father/son dynamics of INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. You might also visit the Circle K, because we’re spending some time analyzing the friendship of Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted “Theodore” Logan.
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL – There are those handful of precious, important films that have undeniably shaped countless childhoods. Steven Spielberg’s childlike view of an alien encounter is one of them. E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL has already touched the heart of generations of young moviegoers and it’s jbarely over three decades old.
We all know the story: Elliot, a lonely kid living in suburban California, who’s room is chock full of the toys he plays with to substitute his lack of friends, comes across a shy Alien in his backyard. At first both are scared, but soon Elliot realizes the creature’s gentle nature and befriends him. Quickly the two develop a strong bond of friendship and Elliot decides to hide the alien, who he calls E.T., from his mother.
One of the most ingenious, imaginative, heartfelt, unpretentious science-fiction films ever made, E.T. makes the bold choice telling a direct story in a simple way.
Screenwriter Melissa Mathison uses restraint in her narrative that gives the film such a direct emotional impact and Spielberg, who famously decided to shoot almost every shot at the level of a child, embraces her gentle approach. And then there’s John Williams beyond classic score and Henry Thomas’ iconic lead performance.
Then there’s E.T. himself: Brought to life by a practical combination of ingenuity and technology.
While most sci-fi films since its release have been bogged down by CGI, E.T. remains a brilliant example that all the computer wizardry in the world means nothing if you don’t care on an emotional level. E.T. will always live in our hearts of moviegoers, both young and old, because it makes us care – and care deeply. (R.J. LaForce)
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