Tag Archives: Close Encounters

Happy Birthday, Vilmos Zsigmond

Posted on June 16, 2025 by sheila

One of the best cinematographers ever. He shot Deer Hunter, Deliverance, The Long Goodbye, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. These alone would put him in the history books. These are some of the most influential … Continue reading →

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The Books: Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban

Posted on January 2, 2012 by sheila

Next book on the Hollywood shelf: Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban This slim volume by actor Bob Balaban about his experience filming Close Encounters of the Third Kind (in which he spent most of his … Continue reading →

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At Last

Posted on September 29, 2009 by sheila

All is not right with the world, but at least SOME things can be made better.

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Movie Poster: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Posted on February 10, 2009 by sheila

Goosebumps. Not just for the cool-ness of the poster but because of what it evokes from my own life. A whole time, a whole ME.

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Close Encounters Up Close

Posted on January 9, 2007 by sheila

Last night I read, in one sitting, Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor’s Diary – by Bob Balaban. Balaban, of course, was in Close Encounters – which was one of the largest films he had ever been in – they … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters of All Kinds

Posted on March 22, 2005 by sheila

What are close encounters of the first and second kind, may I ask? I love that the movie doesn’t specify. The title is mysterious if you do not know the answer, and I think it’s cool that it’s mysterious. So … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters Story: Those Five Notes

Posted on March 22, 2005 by sheila

At the Spielberg seminar, we spent (of course) quite a bit of time on Close Encounters. Spielberg told the story of the meteor shower (in Part 1), and also said that it had always been his dream, or fantasy, or … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters Story: Spielberg and his Dad

Posted on March 22, 2005 by sheila

Steven Spielberg came to my school and gave a seminar. Many of you have probably seen the thing on television, and have probably seen a red-headed pale-faced chick among the faces in the crowd. That was me. Spielberg was incredible … Continue reading →

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