mrbellamy 5,693 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Whoa: http://variety.com/2015/film/news/melissa-mathison-e-t-screenwriter-dies-dead-1201633801/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,256 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Thats sad.So BFG will be her final film.Rest in peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,479 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Sad. She wrote my favorite film of all time.RIPI had no idea she wrote the new Spielberg flick. That does give me some hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,771 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Lousy headline from Variety alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 5,693 Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 It really is, looking at it. "The ex-wife of Harrison Ford" wtf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,771 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Probably because of SEO. Unfortunately, Variety probably throught Harrison Ford's name would track better as a keyword than Melissa Mathison on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,479 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Even the URL is kind of horrible. It says "dies-dead".Anyway, fuck Variety and their penis breaths. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 439 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 That's a shame. It doesn't really specified the cause of death, just a vague "died after a brief illness." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,589 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,394 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 She wrote domestic life authenticity on par with Spielberg's own honest work on CE3K and imbued it with a powerful sense of fantastical heart. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,256 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 "Alligators in the sewer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 1,812 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Somewhere I read she had cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,210 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I'm not too familiar with her body of work unfortunately but I do believe that E.T's script is essentially perfect, ranking near the top of my favorite scripts of all time. I look forward to exploring her filmography (especially The BFG) in the near future. Reese in piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,256 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Great article on Melissa Mathison with some moving comments from Spielberg.http://time.com/4109365/melissa-mathison-steven-spielberg/ Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmin7b5 0 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Very sad, a great loss. I just recorded the End Credits piano part from E.T here, what a great movie and score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 That's a shame. It doesn't really specified the cause of death, just a vague "died after a brief illness."It seems to have been updated, as it says the following............died Wednesday at UCLA Medical Center of neuroendrocrine cancer, her brother Dirk Mathison said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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