Oscar's Bridesmaids

April, 1997

Heaven's Gate (1980) came to stand for everything that was wrong with the movie industry. Over budget, overlong and overdone, the film sent director Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) spiraling off the A-list. But laser's another matter. The new disc version (MGM/UA/Image, $50) of the sprawling tale of Wyoming's Johnson County Wars restores the picture to its original 220-minute length, and it's a beaut. The transfer shows off Vilmos Zsigmond's breathtaking Panavision photography, and the cast--es...