Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History
Hardcover | Kindle
By Michael Klastorin
Foreword by Steven Spielberg
Publisher: Harper Design | HarperCollins
Release date: October 24, 2017

Forty years ago, coming off the monumental success of blockbuster hit Jaws, director Steven Spielberg took theatergoers on a stunning ride into the unknown with the sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The film earned Spielberg the first of seven Academy Award nominations for Best Director (of which he won twice). Overall, the film it earned eight nominations, winning for Best Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond). Now four decades later, Michael Klastorin has compiled the ultimate fan-guide to one of Spielberg’s essential masterpieces with Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History, releasing this week from Harper Design.

Earlier this week, on World UFO Day, Sony Pictures released a mysterious tease called “This Means Something.” It also came with a website URL, which offered the chance to “sign up to receive updates on UFO sightings.” The tease was related to the 1977 Steven Spielberg classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and some speculated that it could be some kind of sequel or reboot.

As it turns out, it was actually for a re-release of the original Close Encounters in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary. You can check out the tease below.