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https://bbvproductions.co.uk/products/Faction-Paradox-The-Confession-of-Brother-Signet-AUDIO-DOWNLOAD-p389922366 The first season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016. The series was created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. This season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp, Joe Keery, and Shannon Purser in recurring roles. The first season of Stranger Things received critical acclaim, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and performances (particularly those of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown, Heaton and Modine). Premise The first season begins on November 6, 1983, in a small town called Hawkins. Researchers at Hawkins National Laboratory open a rift to the "Upside Down," an alternate dimension that reflects the real world. A monstrous humanoid creature escapes and abducts a boy named Will Byers and a teenage girl. Will's mother, Joyce, and the town's police chief, Jim Hopper, search for Will. At the same time, a young psychokinetic girl who goes by the name "Eleven" escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair, in their efforts to find Will.[1] Cast and characters See also: List of Stranger Things characters Main cast Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers[2] David Harbour as Jim Hopper[2] Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler[3] Millie Bobby Brown[3] as Eleven ("El") Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson[3] Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair[3] Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler[3] Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers[3][4][5] Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler[6] Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner[7] Recurring Noah Schnapp as Will Byers Joe Keery as Steve Harrington Shannon Purser as Barbara "Barb" Holland[8] Joe Chrest as Ted Wheeler Ross Partridge as Lonnie Byers[9] Rob Morgan as Officer Powell John Paul Reynolds as Officer Callahan Randy Havens as Scott Clarke Catherine Dyer as Connie Frazier Aimee Mullins as Terry Ives[10] Amy Seimetz as Becky Ives Peyton Wich as Troy[11] Tony Vaughn as Principal Coleman Charles Lawlor as Mr. Melvald Tinsley and Anniston Price as Holly Wheeler Cade Jones as James Chester Rushing as Tommy H. Chelsea Talmadge as Carol Glennellen Anderson as Nicole Cynthia Barrett as Marsha Holland Jerri Tubbs as Diane Hopper Elle Graham as Sara Hopper Chris Sullivan as Benny Hammond Tobias Jelinek as lead agent Robert Walker-Branchaud as repairman agent Susan Shalhoub Larkin as Florence ("Flo") Episodes See also: List of Stranger Things episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original release date 1 1 "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 On November 6, 1983, in Hawkins, Indiana, a scientist is attacked by an unseen creature at a U.S. government laboratory. 12-year-old Will Byers encounters the creature and mysteriously vanishes while cycling home from a Dungeons & Dragons session with his friends Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson and Lucas Sinclair. The following day, Will's single mother Joyce Byers reports his disappearance to the police chief Jim Hopper, who starts a search but assures Joyce that almost all missing children are quickly found. The lab's director, Dr. Martin Brenner, investigates an organic substance oozing from the lab's basement, claiming that "the girl" cannot have gone far. A nervous young girl wearing a hospital gown wanders into a local diner. The owner, Benny, finds a tattoo of "011" on her arm and learns that her name is Eleven. Brenner, monitoring the phone lines, sends agents to the diner after Benny calls social services. The agents kill Benny, but Eleven manages to escape using telekinetic abilities. Joyce's phone short circuits after receiving a mysterious phone call that she believes is from Will. While searching for Will in the woods, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas come across Eleven. 2 2 "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 The boys bring Eleven to Mike's house, where they disagree on what to do. Mike formulates a plan for Eleven to pretend to be a runaway and seek help from his mother, Karen. Eleven refuses, however, revealing that "bad men" are after her. Will's brother Jonathan visits his estranged father Lonnie in Indianapolis to search for Will, but Lonnie rebuffs him. Hopper's search party discovers a scrap of hospital gown near the lab. After recognizing Will in a photograph and demonstrating her telekinesis, Eleven convinces the boys to trust her, as they believe she can find Will. Using the Dungeons & Dragons board, Eleven indicates that Will is on the "Upside Down" side of the board and is being hunted by the "Demogorgon" (the creature). Mike's sister Nancy and her friend Barbara 'Barb' Holland go to a party with Nancy's boyfriend Steve Harrington. Searching for Will near Steve's house, Jonathan secretly photographs the party. Joyce receives another call from Will, hears music playing from his stereo, and sees a creature coming through the wall. Left alone by the swimming pool, Barb is attacked by the Demogorgon and vanishes. 3 3 "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly" Shawn Levy Jessica Mecklenburg July 15, 2016 Barb awakens in the Upside Down: a decaying, overgrown alternate dimension. She attempts to escape but is attacked by the Demogorgon. Joyce believes Will is communicating through pulses in light bulbs. Hopper visits Hawkins Lab, and the staff permits him to view doctored security footage from the night Will vanished, leading Hopper to investigate Brenner and discover his involvement with Project MKUltra and that a woman named Terry Ives alleged years earlier that Brenner took her daughter. Eleven recalls Brenner, whom she calls "Papa," punishing her for refusing to hurt a cat telekinetically. Steve destroys Jonathan's camera after discovering the photos from the party. Nancy later recovers a photo of Barb, simultaneously realizing that Barb is missing. Returning to Steve's house to investigate, Nancy finds Barb's untouched Volkswagen and encounters the Demogorgon but manages to escape. Joyce paints an alphabetic board on her wall with Christmas lights, allowing Will to sign to her that he is "RIGHT HERE" and that she needs to "RUN" as the Demogorgon comes through the wall. Believing Eleven knows where Will is, the boys ask her to lead them to him. Eleven leads them, to their frustration, to Will's house. From there they follow emergency vehicles to a nearby quarry just as Will's body is recovered from the water. 4 4 "Chapter Four: The Body" Shawn Levy Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Joyce refuses to believe that the body found at the quarry is Will's. Mike feels betrayed by Eleven until she proves that Will is still alive, channeling his voice through Mike's walkie-talkie. The boys theorize that Eleven could use a ham radio at their school to communicate with Will. Nancy notices a figure behind Barb in Jonathan's photo, which Jonathan realizes matches his mother's description of the Demogorgon. Nancy tells the police about Barb's disappearance. She later fights with Steve, who only cares about not getting in trouble with his father. Hopper has suspicions regarding the authenticity of the body found in the quarry when he learns that the usual coroner was sent home. Hopper confronts the state trooper who found it and beats him until he admits he was ordered to lie. The boys sneak Eleven into their school to use the radio, while Joyce hears Will's voice through her living room wall. Tearing away the wallpaper, she sees him. Eleven uses the radio to channel Will talking to his mother. Hopper goes to the morgue and finds that the body is a fake, and, suspecting that Brenner is responsible, breaks into the lab. 5 5 "Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat" The Duffer Brothers Alison Tatlock July 15, 2016 Hopper searches the lab before being knocked out by the lab's guards. The boys ask their science teacher, Mr. Clarke, if it would be possible to travel between alternate dimensions, to which he answers that there could be a theoretical "gate" between dimensions. Hopper awakens at his house and finds a hidden microphone, realizing that Joyce was right the whole time. The boys follow their compasses, searching for a gate that could disrupt the Earth's electromagnetic field. Eleven recalls memories of being placed in a sensory-deprivation tank to telepathically eavesdrop on a man speaking Russian; while listening, she came across the Demogorgon. Fearing another encounter with the Demogorgon, Eleven redirects the compasses. Lucas misinterprets this as an act of betrayal, leading Mike and Lucas to fight and Eleven to telekinetically fling Lucas away from Mike. While Dustin and Mike tend to the unconscious Lucas, Eleven runs off. Nancy and Jonathan formulate a plan to kill the Demogorgon. While searching in the woods, they come across a small gate to the Upside Down. Nancy crawls through it but inadvertently draws the Demogorgon's attention. Jonathan unsuccessfully tries to look for Nancy, as the gate to the Upside Down begins to close. 6 6 "Chapter Six: The Monster" The Duffer Brothers Jessie Nickson-Lopez July 15, 2016 Jonathan pulls Nancy back through the gate. That night, Nancy is afraid to be alone and asks Jonathan to stay in her bedroom. Steve, attempting to reconcile with Nancy, sees them together through her bedroom window and assumes they are dating. Joyce and Hopper track down Terry Ives, who is catatonic and tended by her sister Becky. Becky explains that Terry was a Project MKUltra participant while unknowingly pregnant and that Terry believes Brenner kidnapped her daughter Jane at birth due to her supposed telekinetic and telepathic abilities. Nancy and Jonathan stockpile weapons to kill the Demogorgon, theorizing that it is attracted by blood. Steve is brutally beaten up in a fistfight with Jonathan after he insults Will and calls Nancy a slut. Jonathan is arrested and held at the police station for beating up Steve and inadvertently punching one of the responding officers in the face. Eleven walks into a grocery store and shoplifts several boxes of Eggo waffles. Searching for Eleven, Mike and Dustin are ambushed by two bullies but are rescued by her, as she uses her powers to break one bully's arm after he attempts to kill Mike. Eleven collapses and recalls being asked by Brenner to contact the Demogorgon and, in her terror, inadvertently opening the gate. She tearfully admits to Mike that she is responsible for allowing the Demogorgon to enter this dimension. Lucas sees agents, who have tracked down Eleven, preparing to ambush Mike's house. 7 7 "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" The Duffer Brothers Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Lucas warns Mike that agents are searching for Eleven. Mike, Dustin, and Eleven flee the house. Eleven telekinetically flips one of the vans that block their path as the kids escape. Lucas reconciles with Mike and Eleven, and the kids hide in the junkyard. Nancy and Jonathan reveal their knowledge of the Demogorgon to Joyce and Hopper. Hopper also learns that Eleven is with the kids. The group contacts the kids, and everyone meets at the Byers' house. Joyce and Hopper realize that Eleven is Jane Ives. The group asks Eleven to search for Will and Barb telepathically, but her earlier feats have weakened her. They break into the middle school and build a makeshift sensory deprivation tank to amplify Eleven's powers. After telepathically entering the Upside Down again, Eleven finds Barb dead and Will alive, hiding in the Upside Down version of his backyard fort. Realizing that the gate is in the basement of the lab, Hopper and Joyce break into the lab and are apprehended by security guards. Nancy and Jonathan sneak into the police station to retrieve the weapons they purchased previously, planning to lure and kill the Demogorgon. In the Upside Down, the Demogorgon breaks into Will's fort. 8 8 "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" The Duffer Brothers Story by : Paul Dichter Teleplay by : The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 Hopper, haunted by the death of his daughter Sara from cancer years earlier, gives up Eleven's location to Brenner, who in exchange allows Hopper and Joyce to enter the Upside Down to rescue Will. Nancy and Jonathan cut their hands to attract the Demogorgon at the Byers' house. Steve, intending to apologize to Jonathan about their fight, arrives just as the Demogorgon appears. Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan fight the Demogorgon and light it on fire, forcing it to retreat to the Upside Down. Meanwhile, Eleven and the boys hide in the middle school when Brenner and his agents arrive to kidnap Eleven; she kills most of them before collapsing from exhaustion. As Brenner and his remaining agents pin Eleven and the boys down, the Demogorgon appears, attracted by the dead agents' blood, and attacks Brenner and the remaining agents as the boys escape with Eleven. Hopper and Joyce enter the Upside Down's version of the Hawkins library, where they encounter several corpses of the Demogorgon's victims, including Barb, and find Will unconscious with a tendril down his throat. Hopper revives him using CPR after removing the tendril. The Demogorgon corners the kids, but Eleven recovers from her exhaustion and disintegrates it, causing them both to disappear. Will recovers in the hospital, reuniting with his family and friends. One month later, it is Christmas and Nancy is back together with Steve, and both are friends with Jonathan. Will coughs up a slug-like creature and has a vision of the Upside Down, but hides this from his family. Production Development Ross (left) and Matt Duffer, the creators of the series Stranger Things was created by Matt and Ross Duffer, known professionally as the Duffer Brothers.[12] The two had completed writing and producing their 2015 film Hidden, which they had tried to emulate the style of M. Night Shyamalan, however, due to changes at Warner Bros., its distributor, the film did not see a wide release and the Duffers were unsure of their future.[13] To their surprise, television producer Donald De Line approached them, impressed with Hidden's script, and offered them the opportunity to work on episodes of Wayward Pines alongside Shyamalan. The brothers were mentored by Shyamalan during the episode's production so that when they finished, they felt they were ready to produce their own television series.[14] The Duffer Brothers prepared a script that would essentially be similar to the series' actual pilot episode, along with a 20-page pitch book to help shop the series around for a network.[15] They pitched the story to a number of cable networks, all of which rejected the script on the basis that they felt a plot centered around children as leading characters would not work, asking them to make it a children's show or to drop the children and focus on Hopper's investigation in the paranormal.[14] In early 2015, Dan Cohen, the VP of 21 Laps Entertainment, brought the script to his colleague Shawn Levy. They subsequently invited The Duffer Brothers to their office and purchased the rights for the series, giving full authorship of it to the brothers. After reading the pilot, the streaming service Netflix purchased the whole season for an undisclosed amount;[16] the show was subsequently announced for a planned 2016 release by Netflix in early April 2015.[17] The Duffer Brothers stated that at the time they had pitched to Netflix, the service had already been recognized for its original programming, such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, with well-recognized producers behind them, and were ready to start giving upcoming producers like them a chance.[15] The brothers started to write out the series and brought Levy and Cohen in as executive producers to start casting and filming.[18] The series was originally known as Montauk, as the setting of the script was in Montauk, New York and nearby Long Beach locations.[17][19] The brothers had chosen Montauk as it had further Spielberg ties with the film Jaws, where Montauk was used for the fictional setting of Amity Island.[20] After deciding to change the narrative of the series to take place in the fictional town of Hawkins instead, the brothers felt they could now do things to the town, such as placing it under quarantine, that they really could not envision with a real location.[20] With the change in location, they had to come up with a new title for the series under the direction from Netflix's Ted Sarandos so that they could start marketing it to the public. The brothers started by using a copy of Stephen King's Firestarter novel to consider the title's font and appearance and came up with a long list of potential alternatives. Stranger Things came about as it sounded similar to another King novel, Needful Things, though Matt noted they still had a "lot of heated arguments" over this final title.[21] Writing The idea of Stranger Things started with how the brothers felt they could take the concept of the 2013 film Prisoners, detailing the moral struggles a father goes through when his daughter is kidnapped, and expand it out over eight or so hours in a serialized television approach. As they focused on the missing child aspect of the story, they wanted to introduce the idea of "childlike sensibilities" they could offer and toyed around with the idea of a monster that could consume humans. The brothers thought the combination of these things "was the best thing ever". To introduce this monster into the narrative, they considered "bizarre experiments we had read about taking place in the Cold War" such as Project MKUltra, which gave a way to ground the monster's existence in science rather than something spiritual. This also helped them to decide on using 1983 as the time period, as it was a year before the film Red Dawn came out, which focused on Cold War paranoia.[14] Subsequently, they were able to use all their own personal inspirations from the 1980s, the decade they were born, as elements of the series,[14][22] crafting it in the realm of science fiction and horror.[23] The Duffer Brothers have cited as influence for the show (among others): Stephen King novels; films produced by Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas and Guillermo del Toro; films such as Alien and Stand by Me; Japanese anime such as Akira and Elfen Lied; and video games such as Silent Hill and The Last of Us.[21][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] With Netflix as the platform, The Duffer Brothers were not limited to a typical 22-episode format, opting for the eight-episode approach. They had been concerned that a 22-episode season on broadcast television would be difficult to "tell a cinematic story" with that many episodes. Eight episodes allowed them to give time to characterization in addition to narrative development; if they had less time available, they would have had to remain committed to telling a horror film as soon as the monster was introduced and abandon the characterization.[15] Within the eight episodes, the brothers aimed to make the first season "feel like a big movie" with all the major plot lines completed so that "the audience feels satisfied", but left enough unresolved to indicate "there's a bigger mythology, and there's a lot of dangling threads at the end", something that could be explored in further seasons if Netflix opted to create more.[32] While explaining their intentions for the show, the Duffers adamantly stated their intentions to not explain the mythology in the show so they could leave a mystery and lot for the audience to speculate over their lack of understanding by the season finale, which they accepted but asked to be explained about at the very least, which they found like a really good exercise as they spent quite a bit of time with their writers' room figuring out exactly what the Upside Down would actually consist for, writing a 20-page mythology document whose details wouldn't be clarified for the audience until the show's fifth and final season.[33] Regarding writing for the children characters of the series, The Duffer Brothers considered themselves as outcasts from other students while in high school and thus found it easy to write for Mike Wheeler and his friends, and particularly for Barbara "Barb" Holland.[21] Joyce Byers was fashioned after Richard Dreyfuss's character Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as she appears "absolutely bonkers" to everyone else as she tries to find her son Will Byers.[34] Other characters, such as Billy in the second season, have more villainous attributes that are not necessarily obvious from the onset; Matt explained that they took further inspiration from Stephen King for these characters, as King "always has really great human villains" that may be more malicious than the supernatural evil.[35] Casting The Duffers cast David Harbour as Sheriff Hopper believing this was his opportunity to play a lead character in a work. In June 2015, it was announced that Winona Ryder and David Harbour had joined the series as Joyce and as the unnamed chief of police, respectively.[2] The brothers' casting director Carmen Cuba had suggested Ryder for the role of Joyce, which the two were immediately drawn to because of her prominence in 1980s films.[14] Levy believed Ryder could "wretch up the emotional urgency and yet find layers and nuance and different sides of [Joyce]". Ryder praised that the show's multiple storylines required her to act for Joyce as "she's out of her mind, but she's actually kind of onto something", and that the producers had faith she could pull off the difficult role.[36] Upon being offered the role, Ryder felt intrigued at being given the pilot's script due to know knowing what streaming was and finding it "terrifying", with her sole condition to the Duffers for accepting the role being that, if a Beetlejuice sequel ever materialized as she and Tim Burton had been discussing since 2000, they had to let her take a break to shoot it, a condition the Duffers agreed and ultimately proved to work out when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was greenlighted years later.[37] The Duffer Brothers had been interested in Harbour before, who until Stranger Things primarily had smaller roles as villainous characters, and they felt that he had been "waiting too long for this opportunity" to play a lead, while Harbour himself was thrilled by the script and the chance to play "a broken, flawed, anti-hero character".[21][38] Additional casting followed two months later with Finn Wolfhard as Mike, Millie Bobby Brown in an undisclosed role, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, and Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers]].[3] In September 2015, Cara Buono joined the cast as Karen Wheeler,[6] followed by Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner a month later.[7] Additional cast who recur for the first season include Noah Schnapp as Will,[3][5] Shannon Purser as Barbara "Barb" Holland,[8] Joe Keery as Steve Harrington,[39][5] and Ross Partridge as Lonnie Byers,[9] among others. Actors auditioning for the children's roles read lines from Stand By Me.[14] The Duffer Brothers estimated they went through about a thousand different child actors for the roles. They noted that Wolfhard was already "a movie buff" of the films from the 1980s period and easily filled the role, while they found Matarazzo's audition to be much more authentic than most of the other audition tapes, and selected him after a single viewing of his audition tape.[15] As casting was started immediately after Netflix greenlit the show, and prior to the scripts being fully completed, this allowed some of the actors' takes on the roles to reflect into the script. The casting of the young actors for Will and his friends had been done just after the first script was completed, and subsequent scripts incorporated aspects from these actors.[32] The brothers said Modine provided significant input on the character of Dr. Brenner, whom they had not really fleshed out before as they considered him the hardest character to write for given his limited appearances within the narrative.[34] Filming The brothers had desired to film the series around the Long Island area to match the initial Montauk concept. However, with filming scheduled to take place in November 2015, it was difficult to shoot in Long Island in the cold weather, and the production started scouting locations in and around the Atlanta, Georgia area. The brothers, who grew up in North Carolina, found many places that reminded them of their own childhoods in that area, and felt the area would work well with the narrative shift to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.[20] The filming of the first season began on September 25, 2015, and was extensively done in Atlanta, Georgia, with The Duffer Brothers and Levy handling the direction of individual episodes.[40] Jackson served as the basis of the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.[41][42] Other shooting locations included the Georgia Mental Health Institute as the Hawkins National Laboratory site, Bellwood Quarry, Patrick Henry High School in Stockbridge, Georgia, for the middle and high school scenes,[43] Emory University's Continuing Education Department, the former city hall in Douglasville, Georgia, Georgia International Horse Park, the probate court in Butts County, Georgia, Old East Point Library and East Point First Baptist Church in East Point, Georgia, Fayetteville, Georgia, Stone Mountain Park, Palmetto, Georgia, and Winston, Georgia.[44] Set work was done at Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta.[44] The series was filmed with a Red Dragon digital camera.[34] Filming for the first season concluded in early 2016.[41] While filming, the brothers tried to capture shots that could be seen as homages to many of the 1980s references they recalled. Their goal was not necessarily to fill the work with these references, but instead to make the series seem to the viewer like a 1980s film.[21] They spent little time reviewing those works and instead went by memory. Matt further recognized that some of their filming homages were not purposely done but were found to be very comparable, as highlighted by a fan-made video comparing the show to several 1980s works side by side.[14][45] Matt commented on the video that "Some were deliberate and some were subconscious."[14] The brothers recognized that many of the iconic scenes from these 1980s films, such as with Poltergeist, was about "taking a very ordinary object that people deal with every day, their television set, and imbuing it with something otherworldly", leading to the idea of using the Christmas light strings for Will to communicate with Joyce.[21] The brothers attributed much of the 1980s feel to set and costume designers and the soundtrack composers that helped to recreate the era for them.[14] Lynda Reiss, the head of props, had about a $220,000 budget, similar to most films, to acquire artifacts of the 1980s, using eBay and searching through flea markets and estate sales around the Atlanta area. The bulk of the props were original items from the 1980s with only a few pieces, such as the Dungeons & Dragons books made as replicas.[46] Visual effects To create the aged effect for the series, a film grain was added over the footage, which was captured by scanning in film stock from the 1980s.[34] The Duffers wanted to scare the audience, but not to necessarily make the show violent or gory, following in line with how the 1980s Amblin Entertainment films drove the creation of the PG-13 movie rating. It was "much more about mood and atmosphere and suspense and dread than they are about gore", though they were not afraid to push into more scary elements, particularly towards the end of the first season.[34] The brothers had wanted to avoid any computer-generated effects for the monster and other parts of the series and stay with practical effects. However, the six-month filming time left them little time to plan out and test practical effects rigs for some of the shots. They went with a middle ground of using constructed props including one for the monster whenever they could, but for other shots, such as when the monster bursts through a wall, they opted to use digital effects. Post-production on the first season was completed the week before it was released on Netflix.[14] The title sequence uses closeups of the letters in the Stranger Things title with a red tint against a black background as they slide into place within the title. The sequence was created by the studio Imaginary Forces, formerly part of R/GA, led by creative director Michelle Doughtey.[47] Levy introduced the studio to The Duffer Brothers, who explained their vision of the 1980s-inspired show, which helped the studio to fix the concept the producers wanted. Later, but prior to filming, the producers sent Imaginary Forces the pilot script, the synth-heavy background music for the titles, as well as the various book covers from King and other authors that they had used to establish the title and imagery, and were looking for a similar approach for the show's titles, primarily using a typographical sequence. They took inspiration from several title sequences of works from the 1980s that were previously designed by Richard Greenberg under R/GA, such as Altered States and The Dead Zone. They also got input from Dan Perri, who worked on the title credits of several 1980s films. Various iterations included having letters vanish, to reflect the "missing" theme of the show, and having letters cast shadows on others, alluding to the mysteries, before settling into the sliding letters. The studio began working on the title sequence before filming and took about a month off during the filming process to let the producers get immersed in the show and come back with more input. Initially, they had been working with various fonts for the title and used close-ups of the best features of these fonts, but near the end the producers wanted to work with ITC Benguiat, requiring them to rework those shots. The final sequence is fully computer-generated, but they took inspiration from testing some practical effects, such as using Kodalith masks as would have been done in the 1980s, to develop the appropriate filters for the rendering software. The individual episode title cards used a "fly-through" approach, similar to the film Bullitt, which the producers had suggested to the studio.[48] Music Main articles: Music of Stranger Things and Stranger Things (soundtrack) The Stranger Things original soundtrack was composed by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the electronic band Survive.[49] It makes extensive use of synthesizers in homage to 1980s artists and film composers including Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Goblin, John Carpenter, Giorgio Moroder, and Fabio Frizzi.[50] According to Stein and Dixon, The Duffer Brothers had been fans of Survive's music, and used their song "Dirge" for the mock trailer that was used to sell the show to Netflix.[49][51] Once the show was green-lit, the Duffers contacted Survive around July 2015 to ask if they were still doing music; the two provided the production team with dozens of songs from their band's past to gain their interest, helping to land them the role.[49] Once aboard, the two worked with producers to select some of their older music to rework for the show, while developing new music, principally with character motifs.[51] The two had been hired before the casting process, so their motif demos were used and played over the actors' audition tapes, aiding in the casting selection.[51][52] The show's theme is based on an unused work Stein composed much earlier that ended up in the library of work they shared with the production staff, who thought that with some reworking would be good for the opening credits.[49] The first season's original soundtrack, consisting of 75 songs from Dixon and Stein split across two volumes, was released by Lakeshore Records. Digital release and streaming options were released on August 10 and 19, 2016 for the two volumes, respectively, while retail versions were available on September 16 and 23, 2016.[53][54] In addition to original music, Stranger Things features period music from artists including The Clash, Toto, New Order, The Bangles, Foreigner, Echo and the Bunnymen, Peter Gabriel and Corey Hart, as well as excerpts from Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter and Vangelis.[54][55] In particular, The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was specifically picked to play at pivotal moments of the story, such as when Will is trying to communicate with Joyce from the Upside Down.[54] Music supervisor Nora Felder felt the song "furthered the story" and called it an additional, unseen, main character of the season.[56]

EP 110: THE FIELDS SPEAK: CITIZEN D ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND CROP CIRCLESIn this mind-bending episode, host Mark Anthony Peterson welcomes an anonymous guest known only as Citizen D, a researcher who has spent years investigating man-made crop circles. But this isn't your typical debunking exposé.Citizen D shares a provocative theory: that some crop circle creators aren't hoaxers at all—but vessels. Much like Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, these individuals feel an inexplicable compulsion to create, driven by visions, dreams, and an internal force they can't fully explain. The patterns they etch into fields may be less about deception and more about transmission—messages from somewhere else, or perhaps from deep within.

From the dawn of time, man has been fascinated by the stars and what — or more importantly, who — is out there. Unsurprisingly, from the dawn of filmmaking, Hollywood has been also been fascinated by visiting (and visitors from) other worlds. One of the earliest silent films, A Trip to the Moon, was about shooting astronauts to the moon (using a cannon) and the alien creatures they find. There are countless movies about aliens and here are four I think you should watch.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)Roy Neary's life is turned upside-down after having a close encounter with a UFO. After being tormented by visions and a need to know more, Roy meets others experiencing the same thing and travels to Devil's Tower in Wyoming where Roy, the government, and the aliens all arrive for a monumental concert. Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, and Melinda Dillion, Close Encounters of the Third Kind is one of the greatest films about alien encounters ever made. A must watch, no matter what planet you're from.Starcrash (1978)Hot on the heels of 1977's Star Wars came a wave of films “influenced” by George Lucas's masterpiece. In Starcrash, a smuggler and her alien sidekick go on a mission to rescue a prince from an evil character with a gigantic space weapon that can destroy planets. Sound familiar? Did I mention the alien sidekick uses a lightsaber? Perhaps “influenced” is too light of a word. Starcrash is not the best space opera of all time, but it's an interesting time capsule from 1978; one of many movies that also took place in a galaxy far, far away. Starcrash features great sets, a goofy plot… and David Hasselhoff. The Last Starfighter (1984)Alex Rogan wants nothing more than to escape his small town and that opportunity presents itself after he beats the world record on an arcade game called The Last Starfighter. The arcade game is actually a recruiting tool, and before long a shifty alien named Centauri arrives to take Alex to space where he will become a Starfighter — for real! Featuring (then) groundbreaking CGI, lots of alien action, and the final theatrical performance of Robert Preston.Naked Space/Spaceship/The Creature Wasn't Nice (1981)No matter what name you see this movie under, they're all the same… and none of them are good! This “horror/comedy” that loosely parodies Alien stars Leslie Nielson, Cindy Williams, Gerrit Graham, Patrick Macnee, and (writer/director) Bruce Kimmel. After exploring a newly discovered planet, the crew of the Spaceship Vertigo bring a small organism (goo) on board that quickly grows into a large monster. When Dr. Stark figures out a way to connect the monster's brain to the ship's computer, they are able for the first time to hear the monster's thoughts. And boy, is that monster hungry…Movies about aliens and outer space are always fun summer viewing. Rent one of these films and pop an extra bucket of popcorn, just in case someone from “out there” stops by to join you.Thanks for reading Video Store Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.videostorepodcast.com

Una noche, cerca de su casa, en Indiana, Roy Neary observa en el cielo unos misteriosos objetos voladores. Desde entonces vive tan obsesionado por comprender lo que ha visto que se distancia de su esposa.Es el arranque del argumento de una película inolvidable y que ha resistido bien el paso del tiempo. Coetánea de «Star Wars», Nacho Ros nos cuenta cómo el compositor de su banda sonora, John Williams, asiduo colaborador de Spielberg, compitió consigo mismo en los Oscar (ganó la banda sonora de la película de George Lucas). Y otra curiosidad que compartía con los oyentes el director del Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena: en las escenas finales de la película, si observamos con detenimiento la enorme nave nodriza, podremos detectar la presencia de una pequeña reproducción del famoso robot R2D2 de «Star Wars».

La película “Encuentros en la tercera fase” fue la gran fantasía que Steven Spielberg siempre quiso realizar. Ya desde niño, contempló una lluvia de meteoritos que le impresionó y le inspiro para realizar su primer largometraje como aficionado: Firelight. Las pasiones y aficiones de Spielberg son la ciencia ficción y la ufológica, y eso se nota en su trayectoria como director de cine. Pero hoy, vamos a centrarnos y analizar su película “Encuentro en la tercera fase”. Análisis de “Encuentros en la tercera fase” I. Introducción “Encuentros en la tercera fase” (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) es una película de ciencia ficción dirigida por Steven Spielberg, estrenada en 1977. Con un enfoque innovador sobre la vida extraterrestre y el contacto humano, esta obra es considerada un pilar del género y una de las contribuciones más significativas de Spielberg al cine. La película no solo se destacó por sus efectos especiales y narrativa visual, sino también por su profunda exploración de la curiosidad humana y la búsqueda de lo desconocido. II. Sinopsis La trama sigue a Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss), un trabajador de líneas eléctricas que tiene un encuentro cercano con un objeto volador no identificado (OVNI). Tras el evento, Roy queda obsesionado con visiones de una montaña, lo que lo lleva a enfrentarse con su familia y a buscar respuestas desesperadamente. Paralelamente, una serie de fenómenos inexplicables y avistamientos de OVNIs en distintas partes del mundo captan la atención de científicos y militares, culminando en un contacto directo con extraterrestres en la Torre del Diablo, Wyoming. III. Temáticas Principales 1. La Curiosidad Humana y el Misterio del Universo La película explora la innata curiosidad humana y la atracción hacia lo desconocido. Roy Neary representa al hombre común cuya vida cambia irrevocablemente tras su encuentro con el misterio del universo. Su obsesión con la montaña es una metáfora de la búsqueda de respuestas y el deseo de comprender fenómenos más grandes que nosotros mismos. Este tema refleja el eterno deseo humano de descubrir y entender lo desconocido, una característica que ha impulsado tanto la exploración científica como la espiritual. 2. La Comunicación y el Lenguaje Universal Un aspecto central de la película es la comunicación entre humanos y extraterrestres a través de un lenguaje musical. La utilización de sonidos y luces para establecer un puente de comunicación refleja la idea de que, más allá de las barreras culturales y lingüísticas, existen formas universales de conexión. La película sugiere que la música, como expresión matemática y emocional, puede servir como un lenguaje universal, capaz de trascender las diferencias y fomentar el entendimiento entre diferentes formas de vida. 3. El Impacto del Encuentro en la Vida Cotidiana Spielberg retrata cómo un evento extraordinario puede alterar la vida ordinaria de las personas. La obsesión de Roy lo aleja de su familia, mostrando el conflicto entre la vida cotidiana y la búsqueda de algo más trascendental. La película cuestiona el sacrificio personal que a menudo acompaña la búsqueda de la verdad y el conocimiento, y cómo este conflicto puede llevar a una transformación radical en la percepción y las prioridades de una persona. IV. Estilo Visual y Efectos Especiales 1. Diseño Visual y Cinematografía “Encuentros en la tercera fase” es conocida por su innovador uso de efectos especiales y su cinematografía. Douglas Trumbull, encargado de los efectos visuales, creó secuencias que siguen siendo impresionantes décadas después de su estreno. El diseño de los OVNIs, con su compleja iluminación y formas, añadió una sensación de maravilla y misterio que contribuyó a la atmósfera del filme. Las escenas en la Torre del Diablo, con sus juegos de luces y colores, simbolizan el clímax del contacto extraterrestre y han quedado como imágenes icónicas en la historia del cine. 2. Música y Sonido La banda sonora, compuesta por John Williams, es una pieza clave en la película. La secuencia musical utilizada para comunicar con los extraterrestres es uno de los elementos más memorables del filme. Williams creó una melodía simple pero poderosa, que se convirtió en el tema central de la comunicación y simboliza el encuentro entre dos mundos. La música no solo acompaña la narrativa, sino que también desempeña un papel activo en el desarrollo de la trama, subrayando la idea de la música como un lenguaje universal. V. Influencia y Legado “Encuentros en la tercera fase” tuvo un impacto significativo en el género de la ciencia ficción y en la cultura popular en general. La película influyó en cómo se representan los encuentros con extraterrestres en el cine, alejándose del enfoque tradicional de invasiones hostiles para explorar una perspectiva más optimista y abierta sobre el contacto con otras civilizaciones. Su enfoque en la comunicación y la curiosidad resonó con audiencias de todo el mundo, y su legado perdura en la forma en que se percibe el misterio del universo y la posibilidad de vida más allá de la Tierra. VI. Conclusión “Encuentros en la tercera fase” no solo es una película visualmente impresionante, sino también una profunda exploración de la curiosidad humana, la comunicación y el impacto del misterio en la vida cotidiana. A través de su narrativa, efectos especiales innovadores y una banda sonora icónica, Steven Spielberg creó una obra que sigue siendo relevante y fascinante. La película invita a los espectadores a reflexionar sobre el deseo innato de descubrir lo desconocido y la capacidad de trascender nuestras limitaciones para conectar con algo más grande que nosotros mismos. Referencias • Spielberg, S. (Director). (1977). Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Columbia Pictures. • Trumbull, D. (Visual Effects). (1977). Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Columbia Pictures. • Williams, J. (Composer). (1977). Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Soundtrack]. Columbia Pictures. 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Aliens have been a part of movies since we shot ourselves to the moon in 1902. They are the perfect tool for an allegory about our society. Whether our visitors from another world are benevolent or hell-bent on world domination, it's irresistible to sit back and watch. Jovial Jay and Shua test their knowledge of those cinematic extraterrestrials on Enjoy Stuff!   Grab your tinfoil hats and welcome signs as we look back at the history of aliens in movies.    News Get ready for a new Indiana Jones video game….and stay tuned for more Super7 introduces a new Shogun Godzilla and it's atomic! Say it ain't so! Fruit Stripe gum discontinued Congratulations to Chris and Courtney Wyman for launching Everest Autographs The Mando and Grogu are headed to the big screen   Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we're Enjoying Jay enjoyed the inspirational true story of the American Samoa soccer team called Next Goal Wins. Taika Watiti has given us a nice group of underdogs to root for with his typical brand of laughs too. Shua has been revisiting the Monsterverse Godzilla movies following his viewing of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. It's fun to watch our cities get smooshed.    Sci-Fi Saturdays This week on Sci-Fi Saturdays Jay tackles Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones. It's a movie that many of us are familiar with, and he digs deep with insights and observations that make it a pleasure to revisit. He has also been updating locations from Marvel TV and movies, including Echo, the Agents of SHIELD, and Agent Carter series. Play around with the interactive map on MCULocationScout.com. Plus, you can tune in to  SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua break down each episode of the Echo series and more.     Enjoy Movies!  Ack ack ack! Which means “We come in peace!” At least that's what I assume those little green men are saying. Over the years, nay decades, nay CENTURY we have enjoyed exploring the possibilities of what other lifeforms could be out ….there!   And our imagination has covered the spectrum from friendly ETs who just want to share our Reese's Pieces to Martians that just want to use us as fertilizer (well, I hope you got your vaccinations creeps!) We look at some memorable alien stories throughout history and what has influenced (or been influenced by) them.   Next the boys play a game of GarbleBlitz: Alien Edition. Each give one word clues and the other has to guess the alien or movie they came from. Join us for some extraterrestrial fun and bring that disco organ so you can engage in some riveting musical conversations.    Would you have gotten on that ship with Roy Neary? What could we send to Mars besides women? First person that emails me with the subject line, “We come in peace” will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com  

On this weeks episode, I review the newest installments of a classic franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Harrison Ford is back with his hat and whip to fight some nazi's again, and I give you my first reactions to how well this movie fits in with the franchise. I brought back Greg Rucinski, who happens to be a huge Indiana Jones fan. He brought me a Steven Spielberg classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. And we go off in a rabbit hole of our thoughts on Aliens. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Directed by James Mangold. Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Directed by Steven Spielberg. Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.https://msha.ke/thisseatstaken

This week we've made it to episode 300!!! To celebrate we watched the 1977 classic film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Written and directed by Steven Spielberg, it is the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with a UFO. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. Thanks for listening all these years, here's to 300 more? Website : http://tortelliniatnoon.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tortelliniatnoonpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TortelliniAtNoon Twitter: https://twitter.com/PastaMoviePod                            

The paranormal, UFO's, Government cover-ups, even the Bermuda Triangle - there are so many angles to this movie. Inspired in part by an event in Steven Spielberg's childhood Close Encounters stars Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary a man on a journey after a life changing encounter with a UFO. Trev's never seen it, couldn't even pick the movie the iconic sound came from, but Stephen knows all about it. So watch along with us, thanks to Fetch and Hisense.

The paranormal, UFO's, Government cover-ups, even the Bermuda Triangle - there are so many angles to this movie. Inspired in part by an event in Steven Spielberg's childhood Close Encounters stars Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary a man on a journey after a life changing encounter with a UFO. Trev's never seen it, couldn't even pick the movie the iconic sound came from, but Stephen knows all about it. So watch along with us, thanks to Fetch and Hisense.

Contatos Imediatos do Terceiro Grau (1977), de Steven Spielberg, acompanha o Roy Neary um eletricista que quando um dia estava a caminho do trabalho, teve um contato com alienígenas e começa a ficar obcecado tentando entender essa experiência. Enquanto isso também vamos seguir pesquisadores investigando outros fenômenos estranhos que estão acontecendo ao redor do mundo. Um clássico menos comentado de inicio de carreira do Steven Spielberg, porém ainda muito impressionante e influente! E para nos acompanhar nessa jornada, convidamos um grande fã do diretor, Eduardo Schnaider do CastBack! Vem ouvir nossas opiniões sobre o filme! Não se esquece de nos seguir nas redes sociais: @vissebr no Twitter e no Instagram, e de entrar no nosso grupo de discussões no Telegram (também @vissebr)! A equipe: Aninha: Instagram e Twitter Leo: Instagram e Twitter Convidado: Edu: Instagram e Twitter Lembrando que é recomendado assistir ao filme antes de ouvir o podcast, pois ele está cheio de SPOILERS, mas no inicio comentamos nossas opiniões gerais tentando não entrar neles. O filme está disponível na HBO Max! Obras citadas no podcast: - Jurassic Park - Prenda-me se for capaz - West Side Story - Os Fabelmans - Avatar 2 - Nope - Nomadland - Os Infiltrados - Guerra ao Terror - CODA - No Ritmo do Coração - Corra! - A Chegada - E.T. O Extraterrestre - Tubarão - Goonies - Ecos do Além - Taxi Driver - Golpe de Mestre - Bullitt - Spielberg (documentário) - Amblin' (curta) - Poltergeist - De Volta Para o Futuro - Gremlins - Band of Brothers (série) - Firelight - O Poderoso Chefão - Cidadão Kane - 2001 Uma Odisséia no Espaço - A Lista de Schindler - A Cor Purpura - O Império do Sol - The Mandalorian (série) - Cidade de Deus - Os Dez Mandamentos - O Labirinto do Fauno - Louca Escapada - As Bruxas de Eastwick - Halloween Ends - Carrie - Superman - Depois de Horas - Star Wars EP. VIII - Os Últimos Jedi

On Episode 122 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis concludes the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, in the second of two episodes. This 1977 film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with a UFO. CE3K became Columbia Pictures' most successful film at that time. Assisting in this endeavor are two very special guests! First of all, DANYI DEATS (the daughter of the late DICKY DEATS, the Key Grip on CE3K) shares the experiences of her and her family on the set of the film's finale at the Devil's Tower base! Danyi, who was 9 years old at the time, was one of the child actors chosen to participate in a group of small extraterrestrials who descend from the Mothership. In fact, Danyi was the "alien" who held Richard Dreyfuss' hand as a whole group of them escorted him to the platform to enter the ship! Danyi later appeared in Madonna's music video for "Borderline", and also went on to produce several music videos herself in Hollywood; including "Nothing But Love" by Mr. Big, "Desert Rose" by Sting, "I'm Gonna Getcha Good" by Shania Twain, "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran, and "When the Heartache is Over" by Tina Turner (to name just a small few). Connect with Danyi on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube! Additionally, DENNIS TROMBLY joins Curtis for a conversation about his new YouTube Fanfilm Miniseries, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Amended. After high school, Dennis began studies at Oakland Community College in Robotics Engineering, fitting for the automotive driven industry. During a humanities class, Film Studies, a professor pointed out his keen eye for observation, detail, and storytelling for film and suggested considering a career in film and television. In this discussion, he shares his love for films, specifically CE3K, and what led to his producing a prequel series for the film. Dennis may be reached at cetktv.com, as well as on Facebook or Twitter. Additionally, Mr. Retrovere shares this episode's Retro News segment. Incidentally, you may help the podcast by purchasing a CE3K Themed T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/CE3K. You may also browse our entire store at store.retrozest.com/home. You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal at store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all! Contact Curtis at podcast@retrozest.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

With the 45th Anniversary on the horizon, the guys visit Muncie, Indiana and Devils Tower to discuss the mothership of alien movies. The guys discuss the feeling they get while watching the film and how their perspective has changed throughout the years. They talk Roy Neary's questionable decision, the special effects that still stand up today and Paul's problem with the mothership. They close with a ranking of their top 5 Steven Spielberg directed films of all-time! Twitter: @ReelItBackPodInstagram: ReelItBackPodFacebook: Reel It BackPart of the Walk-Ons NetworkThank you for listening!

On Episode 121 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the first of two episodes celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. This 1977 film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with a UFO. CE3K became Columbia Pictures' most successful film at that time. Assisting in this endeavor is a very special guest; the Production Designer for CE3K (as well as JAWS), JOSEPH ALVES JR.! Joe talks about his early career working on films like Forbidden Planet and Hitchcock's Torn Curtain, as well as his involvement with the JAWS franchise (he designed the mechanical sharks for the first film, and even directed JAWS 3-D) and, of course, CE3K. Order Joe's Book Joe Alves: Designing Jaws on Amazon, and visit him on Facebook and at his Website! Additionally, Mr. Retrovere shares this episode's Retro News segment. Incidentally, you may help the podcast by purchasing a CE3K Themed T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/CE3K. You may also browse our entire store at store.retrozest.com/home. You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal at store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all! Contact Curtis at podcast@retrozest.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

We're celebrating our First Birthday with the one and only Paul Feig, writer/director/producer behind stuff like FREAKS AND GEEKS, BRIDESMAIDS, SPY, THE HEAT, A SIMPLE FAVOR, and lots more stuff. Starting off with his deep identification with the singularly obsessed Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, Paul shares stories of his childhood as a sci-fi loving movie nerd, his adulthood as a newly minted horror fan, and a bunch of stuff in between. Paul's latest is The School for Good and Evil, streaming on Netflix right now.***With Jordan Crucchiola and Paul Feig

The aliens have arrived, and so has The Nextlander Watchcast! Join Alex, Brad, and Vinny as they experience Steven Spielberg's extraterrestrial extravaganza and ponder the big questions about life, space, and what ever became of Roy Neary's poor family. CHAPTERS(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:15) - Intro(00:01:24) - We're watching Close Encounters of the Third Kind!(00:04:22) - Alex's highly controversial belief about Close Encounters, and some early impressions.(00:10:20) - The aliens' actual motives are somewhat unclear, also some of Spielberg's best, tensest scenes.(00:11:27) - The believability of these characters and their lives.(00:13:51) - Vinny doesn't like the abandoning of the family.(00:18:00) - Roy falls apart, and Teri Garr has had enough.(00:24:16) - A sidenote about subtitles.(00:25:22) - Back to the plot, and talking Roy's discover of what Devil's Tower is.(00:27:06) - Is Barry going to remember any of this?(00:29:04) - Break!(00:29:21) - We're back, and talking Roy and Jillian crashing the Devil's Tower party.(00:33:24) - Some production history, and Paul Schrader's "embarrassing" script.(00:37:08) - Back to Roy and Jillian climbing that mountain.(00:39:25) - Daft Punk is playing at my mountain.(00:44:32) - Talkin' ship designs and special effects.(00:48:02) - A couple of things Vinny completely misremembered about this movie.(00:50:11) - Everybody's back and feelin' fine!(00:55:48) - Again, what happened to Roy's family after all this?!?(00:59:55) - Answering the most important question: would cell phones affect this story?(01:00:39) - Brad wants to effects nerd it one more time, and how the film feels today in 2022.(01:03:21) - Is this the greatest movie we have ever seen (on this podcast)?(01:05:41) - Rapid fire question time!(01:11:47) - OutroSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are not alone. In this episode, Tate, Sage, and Jacob travel to the great state of Wyoming to review Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind starring Richard Dreyfuss. Sage was not a fan but Jacob was and Tate falls somewhere in the middle. We talk about the tones, Tate may or may not have ruined the climax of the movie for Jacob, some Wyoming talk, and a couple of mythological tales about Devil's Tower. This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. GD4AM: 75/100 IMDb: 7.6/10 Metacritic: 90/100 RT: 94% Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches. This movie is currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

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Zach & Zo are in for an otherworldly experience. Is there life out there? Will they ever visit planet Earth? Bare witness as we see people whose lives have been upended by close counters of the first kind and the second kind. Finally witness what happens to people whose had a Close Encounter of the Third Kind.www.backlookcinema.comEmail: fanmail@backlookcinema.comTwitter: @backlookcinemaFacebook: The Back Look Cinema Podcast Instagram: backlookcinemapodcastBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com

In the late 1970's Steven Spielberg introduced the world to a cinematic portrayal of one man's obsession with UFOs. In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, electrician Roy Neary (played by Richard Dreyfuss) is prepared to give up his life to pursue the truth about what he saw. The movie is considered a classic in the sci-fi genre and for decades has struck a nerve with those who've encountered things that seem to defy logical explanation. One such encounter happened 2,000 years ago to a priest named Zechariah, and the encounter would not just change his life, but all of history. In fact, in the Gospel according to Luke, the good doctor mentions three separate encounters with angelic beings that are all critically tied to Christmas and the birth of Christ. And each encounter came with a message that matters just as much today as it did then. In part one of this three-part miniseries, I explore both the incredible encounter with and the powerful message of that special Christmas Angel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks so much for listening to Better Mind, Better Life! I genuinely hope this content helps you improve your life in some way. Now it's your turn to help someone else. Here's how you can do that. Think of the one person you know who would most benefit from listening to this episode today. Now simply share it with them, and consider including an encouraging note explaining why you sent this episode to them specifically. You never know how that one simple act can help someone else have a better life! And please SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW and leave a review. That helps you never miss an episode and it helps me get noticed by others who are searching for new podcasts!

Paul and Ben from Have You Scene This? Podcast join Flixwatcher remotely to review Paul's choice Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - The Directors Cut is the 1977 Steven Spielberg sci fi classic starring Richard Dreyfus as Roy Neary, the everyman who after a close encounter with an alien spaceship becomes obsessed with the Devils Tower, has a breakdown that cause his wife to to leave him and sets out on a quest to join the aliens. For a film about aliens, actual aliens are mainly absent for the majority of the film and the main focus is on Neary and the French scientist Claude Lacombe,played by French New Wave auteur François Truffaut, as he chases mysterious encounters across the world. Close Encounters features many key Spielberg themes, Light as mystery, ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, John Williams theme, fractured family, absent fathers and some classic child peril. Despite its record breaking box office returns on its release and critical acclaim it hasn't ingrained itself in cinematic history in the same way say Jaws, E.T or Jurassic Park have.   [supsystic-tables id=224] This is reflected on the Flixwatcher scores, even with some top marks from Paul and a decent recommendability, Close Encounters of the Third Kind only scores 3.23 overall What do you guys think? Have you seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below! Episode #213 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #213 Crew of  Paul Breen (@PorlPaul) and Ben Mercer (@diagnosismercer) from (@scenethis_pod)  Find their Websites online at   And at https://twitter.com/MantarayGorka And at https://twitter.com/scenethis_pod And at https://linktr.ee/scenethispod Please make sure you give them some love More about Close Encounters of the Third Kind For more info on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, you can visit  Close Encounters of the Third Kind IMDb page here or Close Encounters of the Third Kind Rotten Tomatoes page here.   Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes   If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below.

Roy Neary is at it again, and Brett Stillo (Five Minutes of Trouble, Five Minutes of Banzai) is our guest in holding him to account. Tierney recommends listeners look up the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike of 1968, while Chris tries to make a point that Spielberg was unfair in portraying lower-middle-class suburbia.

Roy Neary: the tortured artist. Chris Callaghan wraps up the week by contributing to a discussion about Roy's sky yelling, rickety swing sets, and obscure Danny Kaye movies.

In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films: the 1977 American science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The premise of the film revolves around the character of Roy Neary (played by Richard Dreyfuss), an electrician from Indiana in the U.S., whose life is changed following an encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO). Inspired by real life observations and first-hand reports from people who claim to have had "close encounters" with alien spacecraft and extraterrestrials, the film takes the viewer on a journey of discovery as it investigates the possibility of what first contact with beings not of this world may be like. Alongside Richard Dreyfuss, the film also stars Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiller, Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary, Bob Balaban as David Laughlin, and Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe - a French government scientist in charge of UFO-related activities in the U.S. who was inspired by real life UFO expert Jacques Vallée. The film is a fan favourite for lots of people and it's story is one that is captivating and awe-inspiring. The absolutely astounding film score by renowned film composer and long time Steven Spielberg collaborator John Williams is one that resounds long after being heard and is integral to the storytelling of the film in so many fundamental ways. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/markthepoet/message

This is it, Missketeers - the final FULL episode of MISSING OUT, and as we say our last #GoodbyeHalcyonDays, Tauri Jay and Lex Michael ascend Devil’s Tower and join Roy Neary on his trip into the infinite cosmos. Good friend Zach Wilson rejoins the podcast for a conversation about Steven Spielberg’s 1977 sci-fi masterpiece CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, its varied interpretations, and his own journey to the real-life Devil’s Tower! FOLLOW ZACH WILSON! Follow us on Twitter-@MissingOutCast@TheLexMichael@TauriJayMusic Credits:"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Richard Dreyfuss stars as Muncie, Indiana electricity lineman, Roy Neary, one of many people in the world to experience a close encounter with a UFO.  Others experiencing the phenomenon exhibit the same odd behavior — radiation burns and an obsession with a mountainous shape. Roy’s obsession strains his relationship with his family, who think he is mentally ill. The eyewitnesses are compelled to converge at a location where the US military also plans for a close encounter of the third kind. Francois Truffaut, Teri Garr, Cary Guffey, and Melinda Dillon also appear in this influential film written and directed by Steven Spielberg.

We did no research for this podcast. We just watched the movie with no plan other than to see if Aaron might enjoy it and find it involving, considering how he doesn't like to watch Spielberg films as he feels manipulated by them (I agree, but I give a few films of Spielberg's a pass). We end up discussing what happened after Roy Neary took off for the stars. And I tell my own UFO story from 1993.

Ni esto es un historia sobre una posible visita de una antigua y avanzada civilización extraterrestre ni yo soy Roy Neary, aunque bien se me podría tildar de excéntrico en algunas de mis facetas y algunas personas con las que toca reencontrarse en esta recién comenzada 'Fase 1' de la desescalada bien podría confundirse con un ser de otro planeta. Esto es solo una pequeña reflexión sobre las consecuencias del comportamiento poco cívico y responsable de la sociedad en su conjunto a la hora de cumplir determinadas normas que no pongan en riesgo, tanto su propia integridad física como la de sus allegados, en tiempos en los que atravesamos una pandemia sobre la que aún somos total desconocedores de las consecuencias que ésta dejará a su paso. Recuerda que puedes contactar conmigo en Twitter y seguirme para obtener actualizaciones con las últimas publicaciones: • @christiandperez http://ow.ly/a8T630qaDKO • @nopodcualquiera http://ow.ly/NtMD30qaDKb Si te ha gustado este episodio puedes compartirlo y realizar una valoración en la plataforma de tu elección: • Apple Podcasts http://ow.ly/FHBs50xXNWk • Google Podcast http://ow.ly/XznM30qaKAW • RSS http://ow.ly/aATk50ywtnI • Spotify http://ow.ly/ruXx50xXO2Q • Spreaker http://ow.ly/3yUQ50xXNRZ • iVoox http://ow.ly/lNG850xXNUH

Ni esto es un historia sobre una posible visita de una antigua y avanzada civilización extraterrestre ni yo soy Roy Neary, aunque bien se me podría tildar de excéntrico en algunas de mis facetas y algunas personas con las que toca reencontrarse en esta recién comenzada 'Fase 1' de la desescalada bien podría confundirse con un ser de otro planeta. Esto es solo una pequeña reflexión sobre las consecuencias del comportamiento poco cívico e irresponsable de la sociedad en su conjunto a la hora de cumplir determinadas normas que no pongan en riesgo, tanto su propia integridad física como la de sus allegados, en tiempos en los que atravesamos una pandemia sobre la que aún somos total desconocedores de las consecuencias que ésta dejará a su paso. Recuerda que puedes contactar conmigo en Twitter y seguirme para obtener actualizaciones con las últimas publicaciones:• @christiandperez http://ow.ly/a8T630qaDKO• @nopodcualquiera http://ow.ly/NtMD30qaDKbSi te ha gustado este episodio puedes compartirlo y realizar una valoración en la plataforma de tu elección:• Apple Podcasts http://ow.ly/FHBs50xXNWk• Google Podcast http://ow.ly/XznM30qaKAW• RSS http://ow.ly/aATk50ywtnI• Spotify http://ow.ly/ruXx50xXO2Q• Spreaker http://ow.ly/3yUQ50xXNRZ• iVoox http://ow.ly/lNG850xXNUH

In this episode we get visited by the third kind as we discuss Close Encounters! Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.

Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO. Meanwhile, Breki, Nancy and Linnea watch him watching it all. It gets very meta once you consider that you're listening to what we thought about watching the man watching his life turning upside down. Show notes and links: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (imdb.com)

“I know what this is. It means something. This is important.” — Roy Neary, Close Encounters of the Third Kind FIRST TIME VIEWERS: JOE, ANDREWStop and be friendly, as we talk about one of the most well-known science fiction films ever created: Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Have you ever seen someone whose skin was turned orange? Were they concerned about aliens in Mexico? Were they obsessed with things that didn't make any sense to you? They may have had close encounters of the first and second kind. But, the third kind? That's a very different matter.So, get yourself a big plate of mashed potatoes, put on your gas mask, and get ready to communicate with us, as we tell you whether to get on the spaceship or go home to your family. We promise we'll try not to make a scene in front of the whole neighborhood.Click here to listen to Episode 7: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, so you never miss an episode!

Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.

På trods af sin Two-Face immitation og en familie som ikke forstår hans besættelse, giver Roy Neary ikke op. Han begynder her i anden del at lave en model af den vision rumvæsnerne har givet ham. Først i lille skala med ler på stuebordet og så med jord, planter og hønsenet fra haven. Han skal … Continue reading Afsnit 128: Steven Spielberg Podcast 04 – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Part II

On this episode of Lights to Low, we have some “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” In his fourth film, we’ve got a few Spielberg faces, a couple of Spielberg Moms, and at least one Carl Weathers. Topics on the agenda: Christianity, communication, and whether or not Roy Neary should abandon his family for a mountain of mashed potatoes.

In this episode Eric and Chris get swept up in mystery and wonder as they join Roy Neary on his search for the truth surrounding a strange UFO encounter.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND In the night skies near his Indiana home, power repairman Roy Neary experiences something out of this world. His close encounter sets into action an amazing chain of events that leads to contact with the benevolent aliens and their Mothership.  Alan and Craig discuss dysfunctional homes, would they stay or would they go, a preview of Alan's post-apocalyptic mystery movie marathon at the Drafthouse and the movie Close Encounters of the Third kind on this week’s Matinee Heroes! Show Notes 0:47 Alan talks about his upcoming one-day post-apocalyptic mystery movie marathon at the Alamo Drafthouse. 5:00 Discussion of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 35:26 Recasting 45:27 Double Feature 49:11 Final Thoughts 52:58 First impressions of  next week's movie "Time Bandits"   Next episode we discuss "Time Bandits"

In this issue: Zach shares his thoughts and learns a little bit about practical effects as we examine Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (often referred to as Close Encounters or CE3K) is a 1977 science fiction-drama written and directed by Steven Spielberg and features actors Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey. It tells the story of Roy Neary, a lineman in Indiana, whose life changes after a close encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO). A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

In this issue: Zach shares his thoughts and learns a little bit about practical effects as we examine Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (often referred to as Close Encounters or CE3K) is a 1977 science fiction-drama written and directed by Steven Spielberg and features actors Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey. It tells the story of Roy Neary, a lineman in Indiana, whose life changes after a close encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO). A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

In this issue: Zach shares his thoughts and learns a little bit about practical effects as we examine Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (often referred to as Close Encounters or CE3K) is a 1977 science fiction-drama written and directed by Steven Spielberg and features actors Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey. It tells the story of Roy Neary, a lineman in Indiana, whose life changes after a close encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO). A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.