The Bearded Trio

I take a look back at one of my all time favourites, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. - Rob Wainfur

A few weeks back we reported that the UK will be getting a theatrical release of Steven Spielberg's 1977 UFO classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind .  Well U.S. fans can sing a triumphant "huzzah" as the classic will be hitting their cinema screens too. Devil's Tower, Richard Dreyfuss and a whole host of UFOs will hit the big screen on September 1st to celebrate its 40th anniversary.  Sony Pictures has remastered the director's cut in 4K for theaters in the U.S. and Canada. It will have its world premiere in the Venezia Classici section of the Venice Film Festival. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

S ony Pictures Entertainment have caused some stir by posting a mysterious movie trailer on their Youtube channel .  Entitled "This Means Something," Close Encounters of the Third Kind fans will recognise this from the 1977 Steven Spielberg UFO classic where Richard Dreyfuss's character becomes obsessed with Devil's Tower.  The trailer features audio from the air traffic control scene along with the radar sequence (one of my favourite scenes.)  Spliced in between the sequence we get glimpses of iconic scenes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Websites across the Internet are speculating that this trailer could mean we are getting a sequel to Close Encounters, 40 years after it's release.  Would we see Roy Neary return to Earth after boarding the mother-ship at the end of the movie?  More evidence of a sequel is the website you can click on in the description for the video.  It's called "We Are Still Not Alone!"  Clicking on the site w...

The Huge Hangar Used For The Set On Close Encounters with the famous road scene setup and ready to shoot. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Close Up of Devil's Tower Model From Close Encounters THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

Spielberg and Crew Film The Train Set From Close Encounters THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+

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Spielberg Talks To Dreyfuss Before Filming The Van Scene in Close Encounters THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+