Films at PhxArt: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Name: Films at PhxArt: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Start: 2026-06-03T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-03T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Phoenix Art Museum

Schedule

Wed Jun 03 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Phoenix Art Museum | Phoenix, AZ

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.