Died #otd Vilmos Zsigmond (1930-2016), Hungarian-American cinematographer, 10 years ago today #VilmosZsigmondlife story...
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Died #otd Vilmos Zsigmond (1930-2016), Hungarian-American cinematographer, 10 years ago today #VilmosZsigmondlife story...
I wonder how many homes have attics full of these gems.
These are from the Sunday Mercury News on Jan. 1, 1978. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #mercurynews #richarddreyfuss #francoistruffaut #melindadillon #terigarr #caryguffey #bobbalaban #vilmoszsigmond
These are from the Sunday Mercury News on Jan. 1, 1978. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #mercurynews #richarddreyfuss #francoistruffaut #melindadillon #terigarr #caryguffey #bobbalaban #vilmoszsigmond
September 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I wonder how many homes have attics full of these gems.
These are from the Sunday Mercury News on Jan. 1, 1978. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #mercurynews #richarddreyfuss #francoistruffaut #melindadillon #terigarr #caryguffey #bobbalaban #vilmoszsigmond
These are from the Sunday Mercury News on Jan. 1, 1978. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #mercurynews #richarddreyfuss #francoistruffaut #melindadillon #terigarr #caryguffey #bobbalaban #vilmoszsigmond
#Ciné25 -461
📽️ John Boorman (1972)
Piqûre de Rappel Cyclique.
📖 #JamesDickey
📸 #VilmosZsigmond
🎼 #EricWeissberg
📽️ John Boorman (1972)
Piqûre de Rappel Cyclique.
📖 #JamesDickey
📸 #VilmosZsigmond
🎼 #EricWeissberg
September 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#Ciné25 -461
📽️ John Boorman (1972)
Piqûre de Rappel Cyclique.
📖 #JamesDickey
📸 #VilmosZsigmond
🎼 #EricWeissberg
📽️ John Boorman (1972)
Piqûre de Rappel Cyclique.
📖 #JamesDickey
📸 #VilmosZsigmond
🎼 #EricWeissberg
At a designated landing spot. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #vilmoszsigmond #richarddreyfuss #melindadillon #françoistruffaut #francoistruffaut #bobbalaban #terigarr #caryguffey #paristheatre
August 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
#BehindTheScenes
#TheDeerHunter (1978)
The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
#JohnSavage and cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond waist deep in water ready to shoot.
#TheDeerHunter (1978)
The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
#JohnSavage and cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond waist deep in water ready to shoot.
August 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#BehindTheScenes
#TheDeerHunter (1978)
The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
#JohnSavage and cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond waist deep in water ready to shoot.
#TheDeerHunter (1978)
The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
#JohnSavage and cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond waist deep in water ready to shoot.
#BehindTheScenes
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed & turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond with a water scene.
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed & turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond with a water scene.
August 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
#BehindTheScenes
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed & turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond with a water scene.
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed & turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond with a water scene.
Close Encounters fans in or near NewYork, Los Angeles and Chicago… a 70mm print of the Director’s Cut is landing at a theater near you!! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #richarddreyfuss #melindadillon #francoistruffaut #stevenspielberg #vilmoszsigmond #devilstower
July 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Close Encounters fans in or near NewYork, Los Angeles and Chicago… a 70mm print of the Director’s Cut is landing at a theater near you!! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #richarddreyfuss #melindadillon #francoistruffaut #stevenspielberg #vilmoszsigmond #devilstower
July 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"I like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light."
🎥 Remembering Hungarian-American New Wave cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond, who was #BOTD 16 June 1930. #Cinematography #Film #Filmmaking
🎥 Remembering Hungarian-American New Wave cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond, who was #BOTD 16 June 1930. #Cinematography #Film #Filmmaking
June 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"I like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light."
🎥 Remembering Hungarian-American New Wave cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond, who was #BOTD 16 June 1930. #Cinematography #Film #Filmmaking
🎥 Remembering Hungarian-American New Wave cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond, who was #BOTD 16 June 1930. #Cinematography #Film #Filmmaking
Got an incredible bound book celebrating the work of Vilmos Zsigmond produced when he won a lifetime achievement award! #vilmoszsigmond #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg
May 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Got an incredible bound book celebrating the work of Vilmos Zsigmond produced when he won a lifetime achievement award! #vilmoszsigmond #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg
Scarecrow (1973)
Directed by #JerrySchatzberg
Starring #GeneHackman #AlPacino #EileenBrennan #RichardLynch
Cinematography #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #FredMyrow
Production Design by #AlbertBrenner
Costume Design by #JoYnocencio
#Scarecrow #1970s #drama #roadmovie #newhollywood
Directed by #JerrySchatzberg
Starring #GeneHackman #AlPacino #EileenBrennan #RichardLynch
Cinematography #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #FredMyrow
Production Design by #AlbertBrenner
Costume Design by #JoYnocencio
#Scarecrow #1970s #drama #roadmovie #newhollywood
April 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Scarecrow (1973)
Directed by #JerrySchatzberg
Starring #GeneHackman #AlPacino #EileenBrennan #RichardLynch
Cinematography #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #FredMyrow
Production Design by #AlbertBrenner
Costume Design by #JoYnocencio
#Scarecrow #1970s #drama #roadmovie #newhollywood
Directed by #JerrySchatzberg
Starring #GeneHackman #AlPacino #EileenBrennan #RichardLynch
Cinematography #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #FredMyrow
Production Design by #AlbertBrenner
Costume Design by #JoYnocencio
#Scarecrow #1970s #drama #roadmovie #newhollywood
#VilmosZsigmond was a #realgenius and I’m not. Cinematographer on #thedeerhunter #blowout and #thelonghoodbye he clearly made a career of making great directors look even better.
April 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
#VilmosZsigmond was a #realgenius and I’m not. Cinematographer on #thedeerhunter #blowout and #thelonghoodbye he clearly made a career of making great directors look even better.
Films of the 1980s. Brian de Palma's "Blow Out". #movies #films #blowout #briandepalma #johntravolta #nancyallen #johnlithgow #dennisfranz #vilmoszsigmond #pinodonaggio #peterboyden #curtmay #johnmcmartin
February 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Films of the 1980s. Brian de Palma's "Blow Out". #movies #films #blowout #briandepalma #johntravolta #nancyallen #johnlithgow #dennisfranz #vilmoszsigmond #pinodonaggio #peterboyden #curtmay #johnmcmartin
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Directed by #RobertAltman
Starring #ElliottGould #NinavanPallandt #SterlingHayden #MarkRydell #JimBouton
Cinematography by #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #JohnWilliams
#TheLongGoodbye #1970s #NeoNoir #mystery #crimefilm #crimemovie
Directed by #RobertAltman
Starring #ElliottGould #NinavanPallandt #SterlingHayden #MarkRydell #JimBouton
Cinematography by #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #JohnWilliams
#TheLongGoodbye #1970s #NeoNoir #mystery #crimefilm #crimemovie
February 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Directed by #RobertAltman
Starring #ElliottGould #NinavanPallandt #SterlingHayden #MarkRydell #JimBouton
Cinematography by #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #JohnWilliams
#TheLongGoodbye #1970s #NeoNoir #mystery #crimefilm #crimemovie
Directed by #RobertAltman
Starring #ElliottGould #NinavanPallandt #SterlingHayden #MarkRydell #JimBouton
Cinematography by #VilmosZsigmond
Music by #JohnWilliams
#TheLongGoodbye #1970s #NeoNoir #mystery #crimefilm #crimemovie
#BehindTheScenes
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond and the camera crew fight the current to stay in position.
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond and the camera crew fight the current to stay in position.
February 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
#BehindTheScenes
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond and the camera crew fight the current to stay in position.
#Deliverance (1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond and the camera crew fight the current to stay in position.
Here’s a mailday featuring a Close Encounters of the Third Kind article I hadn’t previously seen! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #richarddreyfuss #melindadillon #caryguffey #vilmoszsigmond
February 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here’s a mailday featuring a Close Encounters of the Third Kind article I hadn’t previously seen! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #richarddreyfuss #melindadillon #caryguffey #vilmoszsigmond
#BehindTheScenes
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond shoots #ElliottGould.
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond shoots #ElliottGould.
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#BehindTheScenes
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond shoots #ElliottGould.
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder.
Cinematographer #VilmosZsigmond shoots #ElliottGould.
Got some Close Encounters of the Third Kind maildays to catch up on this week!
This is a terrific interview with our Oscar-winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, from Shock Cinema magazine in 2002. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #vilmoszsigmond #stevenspielberg
This is a terrific interview with our Oscar-winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, from Shock Cinema magazine in 2002. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #vilmoszsigmond #stevenspielberg
February 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Got some Close Encounters of the Third Kind maildays to catch up on this week!
This is a terrific interview with our Oscar-winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, from Shock Cinema magazine in 2002. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #vilmoszsigmond #stevenspielberg
This is a terrific interview with our Oscar-winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond, from Shock Cinema magazine in 2002. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #vilmoszsigmond #stevenspielberg
It’s the final drop of Joe’s amazing fan-made second series of Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards! Thanks for all your hard work on these, Joe, they’re … out of this world! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #caryguffey #richarddreyfuss #vilmoszsigmond
February 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s the final drop of Joe’s amazing fan-made second series of Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards! Thanks for all your hard work on these, Joe, they’re … out of this world! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #caryguffey #richarddreyfuss #vilmoszsigmond
It’s the final four cards of Joe’s fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind series … but just because the mothership is taking off doesn’t mean he’s done yet. ;) #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #lancehenriksen #caryguffey #vilmoszsigmond
February 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It’s the final four cards of Joe’s fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind series … but just because the mothership is taking off doesn’t mean he’s done yet. ;) #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #lancehenriksen #caryguffey #vilmoszsigmond
Roy boards and Puck disembarks in Joe’s drop of fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #vilmoszsigmond #richarddreyfuss
February 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Roy boards and Puck disembarks in Joe’s drop of fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #vilmoszsigmond #richarddreyfuss
Roy prepares for his dream to come true and Jillian gets the evidence in this drop of Joe’s fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #melindadillon #richarddreyfuss #vilmoszsigmond
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Roy prepares for his dream to come true and Jillian gets the evidence in this drop of Joe’s fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #melindadillon #richarddreyfuss #vilmoszsigmond
The man who coined the close encounters classifications makes a cameo appearance in Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Joe’s fan-made card set! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #jallenhynek #caryguffey #françoistruffaut #francoistruffaut #vilmoszsigmond
January 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The man who coined the close encounters classifications makes a cameo appearance in Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Joe’s fan-made card set! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #jallenhynek #caryguffey #françoistruffaut #francoistruffaut #vilmoszsigmond
This drop of Joe’s fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards reminds me of the Jaws bit used at the end of the first convo, which in turn, reminds me of the Duel truck roar used in Jaws. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #ce3k #stevenspielberg #johnwilliams #vilmoszsigmond #jaws #duel
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This drop of Joe’s fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards reminds me of the Jaws bit used at the end of the first convo, which in turn, reminds me of the Duel truck roar used in Jaws. #closeencountersofthethirdkind #ce3k #stevenspielberg #johnwilliams #vilmoszsigmond #jaws #duel
It’s the first day of school on Joe’s drop of fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #johnwilliams #vilmoszsigmond
January 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It’s the first day of school on Joe’s drop of fan-made Close Encounters of the Third Kind cards! #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #ce3k #stevenspielberg #johnwilliams #vilmoszsigmond