Movies
July 3, 2016
Michael Cimino, a writer-director whose career saw the highs of winning two Oscars for his 1978 picture “The Deer Hunter” and the lows of 1980’s infamous “Heaven’s Gate,” has died in Los Angeles at age 77.
July 2, 2016
It is impossible to mourn the death Saturday of Michael Cimino without confronting the loss of what he and his New Hollywood ilk represented: an audacious, ecstatic, sensuous, deranged and ultimately staggering vision of what the movies could be, and a willingness to pursue that vision utterly without compromise.
World & Nation
The cries that Michael Cimino’s “Year of the Dragon” insults the Chinese-American community have deflected a certain amount of consideration from the fact that it is his first film since “Heaven’s Gate,” which lost $44 million and brought down a studio.
Aug. 31, 1985
Awards
Cinematheque shines spotlight on director Michael Cimino
Jan. 17, 2013
“The Sicilian” may or may not turn out to be a finely crafted historical saga.
Sept. 4, 1987
Television
Michael Cimino, who’s straight, says his “Love, Victor” role elicited homophobic comments from his family — and death threats from some in the LGBTQ community.
June 17, 2021
Entertainment & Arts
Nelson Holdings International Ltd., which recently disclosed that its banks had reduced the company’s borrowing power, said it has canceled director Michael Cimino’s latest movie project, “Santa Ana Wind.”
Jan. 26, 1988
In reinvestigating the “Heaven’s Gate” controversy (“The Dubious Anniversary of Cimino’s ‘Heaven’s Gate,’ “(Dec. 12), Patrick Goldstein points out that the film is commonly used as a type of benchmark for the passing of one era of American cinema (the challenging ‘70s) to another (the reactionary ‘80s and beyond).
Dec. 16, 2000