mrbellamy 4433 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 post Share on other sites
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10237 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Thats sad.So BFG will be her final film.Rest in peace Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6388 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 post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7615 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Lousy headline from Variety alright. Link to post Share on other sites
mrbellamy 4433 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 post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7615 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 post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6388 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 post Share on other sites
Matt C 374 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 post Share on other sites
Incanus 5262 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 RIP Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5253 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 post Share on other sites
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10237 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 "Alligators in the sewer." Link to post Share on other sites
Amer 1155 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Somewhere I read she had cancer. Link to post Share on other sites
Not Mr. Big 2842 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 post Share on other sites
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10237 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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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