Close Encounters Of The _____ (1977) <p><strong>The Background</strong>: Kelly joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006 and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before moving over to other roles on the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing feature content on the site. </p><p><strong>What She's Into</strong>: Books, movies, TV— The very things that brought her to CinemaBlend as a reader and eventual writer and editor. She loves Harry Potter, books from a variety of genres (sci-fi, mystery, horror, YA, drama, romance -- anything with a great story and interesting characters.), watching Big Brother, frequently rewatching The Office, listening to Taylor Swift, and playing The Sims. </p><p><strong>What She's Excited About Right Now</strong>: Movie and TV adaptations of the books she loves, including the upcoming adaptation of Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which is coming to Peacock, and Netflix's planned movie adaptations of Taylor Jenkins Reid's <em>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</em>. She's also excited for <em>Red, White & Royal Blue 2</em> and <em>Dark Matter</em> Season 2. </p>

This is a story of true love. ... and black eyes. <p>The Background: Hugh Scott is the Syndication Editor for CinemaBlend. Before CinemaBlend, he was the managing editor for Suggest.com and Gossipcop.com, covering celebrity news and debunking false gossip. He has been in the publishing industry for almost two decades, covering pop culture – movies and TV shows, especially – with a keen interest and love for Gen X culture, the older influences on it, and what it has since inspired.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>He graduated from Boston University with a degree in Political Science but cured himself of the desire to be a politician almost immediately after graduation.</p> <p><br></p> <p>What He's Into: When not writing and editing, he is usually going to concerts, curating playlists on Spotify, or watching concert films. In addition to music, he cooks, cleans, and fixes things around the house, especially things his 10-pound terror of a dog has destroyed in a fit of bordem.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>What He's Excited About Right Now: &nbsp;Trips to the Cayman Islands and Alaska in 2024, and, as always, all the upcoming concerts he plans to attend.&nbsp;</p>

It's like a cheat code! Send in the charming kid! <p>The Background: Hugh Scott is the Syndication Editor for CinemaBlend. Before CinemaBlend, he was the managing editor for Suggest.com and Gossipcop.com, covering celebrity news and debunking false gossip. He has been in the publishing industry for almost two decades, covering pop culture – movies and TV shows, especially – with a keen interest and love for Gen X culture, the older influences on it, and what it has since inspired.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>He graduated from Boston University with a degree in Political Science but cured himself of the desire to be a politician almost immediately after graduation.</p> <p><br></p> <p>What He's Into: When not writing and editing, he is usually going to concerts, curating playlists on Spotify, or watching concert films. In addition to music, he cooks, cleans, and fixes things around the house, especially things his 10-pound terror of a dog has destroyed in a fit of bordem.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>What He's Excited About Right Now: &nbsp;Trips to the Cayman Islands and Alaska in 2024, and, as always, all the upcoming concerts he plans to attend.&nbsp;</p>

E.T., you'll always be famous! https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eDWWFRifXaAj9sBqqk4J59.png

Not bad advice. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbAXNYeMUxUvrHFt3Cg5KE.jpeg

A blessing in disguise. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WhWLeh9yrwXXtWqGkJnZuM.jpg

Apparently, they had reservations from the start. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbAXNYeMUxUvrHFt3Cg5KE.jpeg

Spielberg has a license to be petty. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbAXNYeMUxUvrHFt3Cg5KE.jpeg

The movie's screenwriter shares one big comparison. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eDWWFRifXaAj9sBqqk4J59.png

Full disclosure... https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gNi5ipvqyWREFVbs7Ehzx9.png

Be right back, I'm going to get tickets. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WhWLeh9yrwXXtWqGkJnZuM.jpg

What could've been...

Aww, my heart is so full!

I still admire the filmmaker's optimism.

Honestly, I get it.

The master is back, and he’s bringing aliens (and Emily Blunt) with him.

How was I unaware of this rumor?

This makes a lot of sense.

I'm gonna need a bigger summer allowance!

Pretty high praise.