Close Encounters of the Third Kind 70mm
Sunday, November 29, 2026 · 2:00 PM · Fine Arts Theatre, Westside
The Read
Spielberg shot the finale in a decommissioned dirigible hangar, the largest set built to that point. Douglas Trumbull's effects are in-camera. The sound mix is the reason 70mm matters here.
The Venue
Fine Arts Theatre
8556 Wilshire Blvd
A 1937 movie theater on Wilshire in Beverly Hills, a block west of the Metro D Line station, running a monthly Sunday series of older features in 70mm.
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Shape The Day
Before
Attari Sandwich ShopA counter at the back of Attari Plaza with a shaded courtyard of outdoor tables behind it. The menu runs to tongue sandwiches, kotlet and a bowl of ash reshteh that arrives whether or not you ordered soup. It has been on this block of Westwood Boulevard since the early 1990s.
2:00 PM · Close Encounters of the Third Kind 70mm
After
Saffron & Rose Persian Ice CreamA small shop on Westwood Boulevard that has been making Persian-style bastani since the 1980s. The saffron and pistachio is the one to get, pressed between two wafers if you ask for it that way. Cucumber and date sit on the same board, which tells you the register.