'It is believed that the theater, located about four blocks from his elementary school, is where (Spielberg's) passion for cinema first began after watching several films in his early years,' a post on Camden County's Facebook states. Chris Rock jokes about Will Smith's Oscars slap, Jada Pinkett Smith cheating scandal during Netflix special.

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On Tuesday, Camden County's leaders honored Spielberg by installing a historical placard outside the building that was once the real-life Westmont Theatre, commemorating its influence on Spielberg. The Oscar-nominated 2022 film 'The Fabelmans' references the legendary filmmakers' frequent childhood visits to his local theater in Haddon Township. Read the director's complete letter at the end of this article.Ĭompared to the dinosaur-laden land of 'Jurassic Park' and the faraway planet of 'E.T.,' Steven Spielberg's latest film hits much closer to home, with an autobiographical tale that shines a light on his formative years spent in South Jersey. 'For a budding storyteller that theater was kind of a place of worship and when my father left RCA in Camden to join GE in Phoenix, Arizona, I sadly knew I'd be leaving the memories of so many great afternoons and weekends at that movie palace behind,' Spielberg said. UPDATE (3/11/23): Steven Spielberg thanked the Camden County Board of Commissioners for honoring him on Wednesday with the historical marker placed outside the Westmont Theatre, 'the place where all my dreams began,' the director wrote in a letter to county leaders.

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