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A close encounter with Steven Spielberg

In our Spring 1977 issue, we joined Spielberg on the set of his fourth feature, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to discuss UFOs, casting François Truffaut and the primal elements of his box office smash Jaws.

By Richard Combs

A close encounter with Steven Spielberg

Festivals

“When you look at the roles I played, I made a difference in every movie”: Bruce Dern on his life in film

By Nicolas Rapold

“When you look at the roles I played, I made a difference in every movie”: Bruce Dern on his life in film

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I make a daily effort to demolish my ignorance”: Roberto Rossellini interviewed in 1976

By Philip Strick

“I make a daily effort to demolish my ignorance”: Roberto Rossellini interviewed in 1976

Interviews

“How charming it is to make a silent film”: Bi Gan on Resurrection

By David West

“How charming it is to make a silent film”: Bi Gan on Resurrection

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I am not afraid of anything”: Andrzej Wajda interviewed in 2008

By Michael Brooke and Kamila Kuc

“I am not afraid of anything”: Andrzej Wajda interviewed in 2008

Interviews

“We wanted to give the characters a chance to gaze back”: Mascha Schilinski on Sound of Falling

By Carmen Gray

“We wanted to give the characters a chance to gaze back”: Mascha Schilinski on Sound of Falling

From the Sight and Sound archive

“When you stop shooting, that’s when the best thing is going to happen. You have to persevere”: an interview with Frederick Wiseman

By David Jenkins

“When you stop shooting, that’s when the best thing is going to happen. You have to persevere”: an interview with Frederick Wiseman

From the Sight and Sound archive

“Until you see someone like you doing something, you can never imagine yourself doing it”: Spike Lee on Malcolm X, role models and the press

By James Verniere

“Until you see someone like you doing something, you can never imagine yourself doing it”: Spike Lee on Malcolm X, role models and the press

Interviews

“Children give you permission to dream”: Akinola Davies Jr on My Father’s Shadow

By Hope Rangaswami

“Children give you permission to dream”: Akinola Davies Jr on My Father’s Shadow

Interviews

“Claire Foy was a natural at falconry”: Philippa Lowthorpe on H is for Hawk

By Josh Slater-Williams

“Claire Foy was a natural at falconry”: Philippa Lowthorpe on H is for Hawk

From the Sight and Sound archive

“This is definitely a closing movie because I collected everything”: Béla Tarr on his final film, The Turin Horse

By Jonathan Romney

“This is definitely a closing movie because I collected everything”: Béla Tarr on his final film, The Turin Horse

Interviews

Shoot to thrill: Kathryn Bigelow on A House of Dynamite and her dynamic career

By Henry K Miller

Shoot to thrill: Kathryn Bigelow on A House of Dynamite and her dynamic career

Black Film Bulletin

Shoot the People: Misan Harriman and Andy Mundy-Castle in conversation with Afua Hirsch

By Afua Hirsch

Shoot the People: Misan Harriman and Andy Mundy-Castle in conversation with Afua Hirsch

Interviews

Cemetery of splendour: David Cronenberg on The Shrouds

By Erika Balsom

Cemetery of splendour: David Cronenberg on The Shrouds

Interviews

“Nothing is a slam dunk anymore”: Steven Soderbergh on Black Bag

By Philip Concannon

“Nothing is a slam dunk anymore”: Steven Soderbergh on Black Bag

Interviews

“It’s important to try and find the humanity in the people we abhor”: Ari Aster on Eddington

By Thomas Flew

“It’s important to try and find the humanity in the people we abhor”: Ari Aster on Eddington

Interviews

Enemy of the state: Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident

By Jonathan Romney

Enemy of the state: Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident

Interviews

“Pinch me!”: Harry Lighton on his dom-com debut Pillion

By Jane Giles

“Pinch me!”: Harry Lighton on his dom-com debut Pillion

Interviews

The art of the steal: Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind

By Beatrice Loayza

The art of the steal: Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind

Interviews

Into the lion’s den: Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme

By Arjun Sajip

Into the lion’s den: Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme

Interviews

Stephen King in conversation with Edgar Wright: “When I wrote The Running Man, 2025 seemed so far in the future that I couldn’t even grasp it in my mind”

By James Mottram

Stephen King in conversation with Edgar Wright: “When I wrote The Running Man, 2025 seemed so far in the future that I couldn’t even grasp it in my mind”

Interviews

“It’s not so easy as heroes and villains. I’m more interested in grey areas”: Derek Cianfrance on Roofman

By Hope Rangaswami

“It’s not so easy as heroes and villains. I’m more interested in grey areas”: Derek Cianfrance on Roofman

From the Sight and Sound archive

“It was dance as action rather than as aesthetics”: Stephen Daldry on Billy Elliot

By Edward Lawrenson

“It was dance as action rather than as aesthetics”: Stephen Daldry on Billy Elliot

Interviews

“There was a lot of naivety and youthful exuberance”: Usman Riaz on creating The Glassworker, Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature

By Nick Bradshaw

“There was a lot of naivety and youthful exuberance”: Usman Riaz on creating The Glassworker, Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature

Interviews

Max Porter on Steve: “I want my kids to see this movie and say: “We understand Dad a bit now””

By Katie McCabe

Max Porter on Steve: “I want my kids to see this movie and say: “We understand Dad a bit now””

Interviews

“I have very little interest in the lighter side of storytelling”: Cillian Murphy on his new film, Steve, and his career so far

By Katie McCabe

“I have very little interest in the lighter side of storytelling”: Cillian Murphy on his new film, Steve, and his career so far

From the Sight and Sound archive

“It’s no good showing things as they are – people wouldn’t believe them”: Alfred Hitchcock on To Catch a Thief

By Catherine de la Roche

“It’s no good showing things as they are – people wouldn’t believe them”: Alfred Hitchcock on To Catch a Thief

Interviews

“We’re growing old together, my films and I”: Jonás Trueba on The Other Way Around

By Alonso Aguilar

“We’re growing old together, my films and I”: Jonás Trueba on The Other Way Around

From the Sight and Sound archive

Slaughterhouse blues: Charles Burnett on Killer of Sheep

By Armond White and Alex Cox

Slaughterhouse blues: Charles Burnett on Killer of Sheep

Interviews

The director who wasn’t there: Mohammad Rasoulof on The Seed of the Sacred Fig

By Ehsan Khoshbakht

The director who wasn’t there: Mohammad Rasoulof on The Seed of the Sacred Fig