LOS ANGELES There was a moment at a Hollywood awards show recently that seemed to cement Don LaFontaine's place in television and film history.
He walked over to introduce himself to Ian McShane, star of the HBO drama "Deadwood." But before LaFontaine could speak, McShane smiled, dropped his voice and intoned: "IN A WORLD .
.. "
This is big, and not because it showed that LaFontaine's trademark movie-trailer catchphrase, as in "In a world where .
.. violence rules," is so well-known.
It's because LaFontaine "That Announcer Guy From the Movies" hadn't uttered a word.