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Tag Archives: Close Encounters
Happy Birthday, Vilmos Zsigmond
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
The Books: Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban
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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Tagged books about Hollywood, Close Encounters, Steven Spielberg, Truffaut
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At Last
All is not right with the world, but at least SOME things can be made better.
Movie Poster: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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.
Close Encounters Up Close
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
Close Encounters of All Kinds
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
Close Encounters Story: Those Five Notes
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
Close Encounters Story: Spielberg and his Dad
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