Sony Pictures Classics stays small Nov 16, 2009
The documentary, airing at 10 p.m. Wednesday on KTEH, aims cameras at cinematographers Laszlo Kovcs and Vilmos Zsigmond, who risked their lives on the streets of Budapest filming the 1956 Hungarian revolution, then fled, moved to Hollywood and became key collaborators on such films as "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces," "The Deer Hunter" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind.". Documentary maker James Chressanthis interviewed actors Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper and Sharon Stone among others for... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
De Niro gets top LA Bafta award Nov 7, 2009
De Niro's films include Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Deer Hunter. Actor Robert De Niro has received the Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film at the Bafta/LA Britannia awards. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Essentials: This weekend's live music picks Sep 25, 2009
Sunday @ Hemlock Tavern: Most innocents learn that the phrase "didimao" means "do it now" from Vietnam War flicks like "The Deer Hunter," but lucky San Franciscans get to experience the noisy immediacy of the here-and-now firsthand, courtesy of the S.F. experimental threesome. Get in the boat with Didimao's mesmerizing found sounds and throbbing, forward-moving bass. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Meyers Movie Blog #7 - Back To School Sep 17, 2009
What actor won his only Oscar with a gritty performance in the classic film The Deer Hunter. What popular actor made his debut in 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street. (Umassathletics.com)
Starts Thursday Sep 15, 2009
The festival will honor legendary Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond ("The Deer Hunter") on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. when he will give a Master Class looking back over his years of making movies. Cass Warner, granddaughter of the late Harry Warner, will come to Sonoma on Friday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. at Deerfield Ranch Winery with her film, "The Brothers Warner," which examines the founding of Warner Brothers Studios by four immigrant brothers who sought to make films... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Another View: Iraq and Afghanistan aren't ours to win or lose Sep 6, 2009
The other night I watched the film "The Deer Hunter." Afterward, I remembered why it took me so many years to be able to watch Vietnam movies. It all came tumbling back -- the tragedy, the innocent victims, the waste. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The Deer Hunter May 1, 2009
UPDATED DAILY Friday, May 01, 2009. Latest in Entertainment Promos. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
DeNiro film collection debuts at UT's Ransom Center Apr 28, 2009
"It covers so many aspects of filmmaking, from scripts and screenwriting to costumes and film and video. Scholars and students can follow the development of such films as 'The Deer Hunter' (1978), from the printed page to the screen. I simply don't know of another film archive quite like it.". A finding aid that provides an inventory of the collection and a database of costumes and props is available online. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Steven Bach, 70, producer, biographer, and memoirist Apr 4, 2009
Under the direction of Michael Cimino, whose film "The Deer Hunter" had recently won five Academy Awards, the film grew to enormous length - the first version screened in New York ran 3 1/2 hours - and ended up costing $36 million, five times the budget of an average studio film at the time. The reviews were savage, even after the film had been drastically shortened. (Boston Globe)
Review: Rachel Getting Married Apr 2, 2009
Anyone who has ever complained about the lengthy wedding footage in the first hour of The Deer Hunter need only watch about forty-five minutes of this indie disaster to discover a newfound appreciation for those scenes of Mike Vronsky and the gang dancing at the VFW.. Rachel Getting Married is the story of a woman named Kym (Hathaway) returning home from rehab just in time for her sister Rachel s wedding hence the title. (Suite101.com)
Character actors hold films togethe... Mar 5, 2009
Christopher Walken started out as a supporting player in the late 1970s in films like Annie Hall and The Deer Hunter, became a lead in the early 80s, then acquired the most fame, some would argue cult status, as the go-to character actor when a producer sought a crime lord or other low-life. So character actors may not get $20 million per picture, and the fame, of many leads, but their careers usually last longer, as the fickle finger of Hollywood fate leans toward the young when it comes to... (Suite101.com)
Dinh Q. L's tapestries weave together his Vietnam Mar 4, 2009
"Russian Roulette" sets Eddie Adams's chilling image of General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon against a background of a parachute drop borrowed from "The Deer Hunter." L. doesn't weave these images; rather, he makes them into one. (Boston Globe)
Oscars on the Scene: Reports from the theater, parties...and ... Feb 23, 2009
David Frost said the last time he was here, The Deer Hunter won. "The red carpet has become much more of a machine.". (Entertainment Weekly)
Ottoson candidate site visits continue next week Feb 20, 2009
A: Being a history teacher, I love movies that bring history to life Schindler s List, The Deer Hunter, and Saving Private Ryan are a few of my favorites I still refer to The Skillful Teacher and A Handbook For Classroom Instruction That Works as reference tools. Last summer, I read, The Perfect Storm and I enjoy reading about sunken ships and lost treasures. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
