E.T.' phones home 40 years later – The Varsity Cinema
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#8216;E.T.’ phones home 40 years later – The Varsity Cinema. Des Moines' nonprofit community art house cinema.
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Cineplex Cinemas Varsity & VIP Restaurant - Toronto, ON
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The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : The Varsity Theater, 1710 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. (1926-1988)
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Cinema 1 in Appleton, WI - Cinema Treasures
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Mitt Romney Shares the Peaks and Valleys of his Journey After Graduation
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Ramova Theatre owners include Chance The Rapper, Jennifer Hudson and Quincy Jones - Chicago Sun-Times
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E.T.: E.T. Phone Home 40th Anniversary Graphic Poster - Officially Lic – Fathead
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Thriller 40' review: Showtime doc celebrates game-changing album that made Michael Jackson the King of Pop - Chicago Sun-Times
40 years later, Berea High gymnastic team celebrates -- again -- its 1983 state championship: Community Voices
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Phones Home Again for Its 40th Anniversary
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Photos of the grand opening of the Varsity Cinema