and re: The Deer Hunter what a cast ! DeNiro, Cazale, Streep, Savage, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN in an Oscar winning performance. Five amazing actors -as well as others too like G Dzunda with great chemistry. I love how the actors are directed in TDH. Heaven's Gate had good actors Walken, Isabelle...
As a former studio publicist myself, critics screenings in NY were 10 critics and 1000 other guests in a big theater - in this case Cinema One. Screenings were overbooked because there's nothing that gets execs angrier than an empty house at an All Media screening. Rex, based on his review...
Like it or not, quibble with its historical accuracy or don't, The Deer Hunter connected with audiences because it packed an emotional wallop and the performances/casting/cinematography/writing/direction worked. It was complex, rich, imagistic and had a singular approach. It placed us in a...