alien
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Rewatching “E.T.” at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, I still wanted to believe that an encounter with an alien intelligence could elevate us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Steven Spielberg offers another alien tale with ‘Disclosure Day,’ Olivia Rodrigo embraces downcast love songs on her new record, an exhibition in Chicago focuses on Willem de Kooning’s drawings, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The cast also features Colman Domingo as a whistleblower trying to blow the lid off an alien coverup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
From the friendly alien at the heart of E.T. to the mysterious visitors in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, some of his most celebrated films have explored humanity's fascination with life beyond Earth.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Indeed, he always felt he was an alien and never a true resident of Budapest.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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