http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:27:25 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/07/165456.php#comment-72960 Thanks El Senor Duke. I read this book over the July 4th holiday and decided to write a post. Not too happy with it as I didn't convey appropriately how fine this book is. A fascinating account by a man in the Hollywood loop for a few years of extraordinary filmmaking. Cimino claims this book is a "work of fiction." Bach has some interesting observations, most specifically how this film ended the syle of creative filmmaking during the 1970s and also why filmmaking is such an awkward and potentially dangerous form of creative art. It exposes a brief moment before films became pre-sold packages and when artistic merit still had box office clout. I've always thought part of the success of <i>The Deer Hunter</I> was the presence of Robert De Niro - he was very much the glue that held that awkward film together. There was no De Niro on the set of <i>Heaven's Gate</I> - just Kris Kristofferson and the Montana scenery. 72960@blogcritics.org Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:27:25 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/07/165456.php#comment-72940 Chris, i thouroughly enjoyed this, man. Those tales of hollywood disaster are always strangely enjoyable. You almost make me wanna watch heavens gate again. 72940@blogcritics.org Thu, 8 Jul 2004 00:01:42 EDT