Films at PhxArt: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026 6pm
Location
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N Central Ave
Details
Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975) with his own screenplay about a family man whose life is changed by an encounter with a UFO, and the result is a genuinely awe-inspiring moviegoing experience. Richard Dreyfuss plays the everyman hero, and Melinda Dillon became the first performer nominated for a Spielberg film for her supporting performance.
John Williams’s nominated score ranges from the atonal to the symphonic, with his five-note theme becoming a key part of the storyline. The film received eight Oscar nominations and won for Vilmos Zsigmond’s cinematography, with Frank E. Warner receiving a Special Achievement Award for his sound effects editing. $8.
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