In the 1970s, Michael Cimino promised to be one of the greatest directors of his generation after his powerful war movie The Deer Hunter addressed the kind of personal issues surrounding America’s involvement in Vietnam. He followed that huge success with Heaven’s Gate, one of Hollywood’s biggest and most notorious box office flops. Cimino’s career never recovered from the devastating critical and commercial failure of Heaven’s Gate, and he went on to make only five more movies over the next 36 years before his death in 2016.
All of these movies and more are featured in The Films of Michael Cimino, the seventh in a series of e-books reviewing the films of the world’s greatest stars and directors. However, The Films of Michael Cimino is more than just a simple appreciation of his work – flaws and failings are highlighted with the same level of insight as the unique talent that saw Cimino become a major filmmaker. The author’s sincere hope is that each review in the series will help both casual movie–watchers and film buffs alike to make informed decisions about which gems to make time for – and which duds to avoid…
All of these movies and more are featured in The Films of Michael Cimino, the seventh in a series of e-books reviewing the films of the world’s greatest stars and directors. However, The Films of Michael Cimino is more than just a simple appreciation of his work – flaws and failings are highlighted with the same level of insight as the unique talent that saw Cimino become a major filmmaker. The author’s sincere hope is that each review in the series will help both casual movie–watchers and film buffs alike to make informed decisions about which gems to make time for – and which duds to avoid…
