Science on Screen
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Directed by Steven Spielberg
USA, 1977, 2h 15min, DCP
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Pricing
$13.50 evening / $11 matinee (available M-F for shows before 6 PM)
$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.
Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
“A uniquely transporting filmgoing spectacle.”
—The Washington Post
“Saturated with imagery that fascinates, terrifies, and utterly consumes.”
—BBC
“A masterpiece of wide-eyed whimsy.”
—Empire Magazine
“Shames most contemporary blockbusters for their lack of heart and imagination.”
—Chicago Reader
A marriage of the mundane and extraordinary, Steven Spielberg’s cosmic spectacle is an odyssey into the unknown, guided by the swelling score of John Williams and complete with UFOs and aliens, mysterious government workers, and yes — French New Wave directors.
In addition to the film, for the May 21 show, we’ll also welcome a panel of experts to discuss the latest developments in UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) and the prospects of making encounters close or otherwise with alien intelligences.
Science on Screen® is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
