20 Films That Went From Bombs to Beloved
Not every cinematic bomb remains forgettable. Sometimes, a failure is just a gemstone in disguise that will only reveal itself well past the release date.
michael cimino
Juxtapositions of Beauty and Destruction in Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’
Unlike war films to follow, there's no post-war celebration to be had in The Deer Hunter.
‘Year of the Dragon’ and the Year When Michael Cimino Was Set Loose
Year of the Dragon’s biggest flaw is in being a perfect reflection of its filmmaker, and in that, it deserves to be seen as a messy, massive, achievement.
One Shot: Remembering Michael Cimino’s Masterpiece, ‘The Deer Hunter’
The Deer Hunter gets war, yes, but it also nails the beautiful, if banal simplicity of working class existence.