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Where is the Special Edition?
When I attended a screening of the re-release back in 2004, the movie poster promised a lavish DVD for 2005 of this film which would include a documentary. It has been well over a year and I'm wondering where is this dvd has production on it been cancelled.

Heaven's gate
Great period movie about a little known time and place in American history.

Heaven's Gate

I was fortunate enough to see the complete version during its one week run at Cinema I in NYC in November 1980. Running the same length but substantially revised and improved by Cimino for the VHS/CED/Laser versions released in the mid 1980s (and now on DVD)this is probably the version Cimino would have liked to have opened in November 1980. It's what I would call a flawed masterpiece; a one of kind film made by a director reaching beyond his grasp. The result is pure picture making. To those who say it is too long, or confusing; they should pay a bit more attention. I've seen the film over 20 times and it becomes a richer experience each time I watch it. There are no lose ends or editing problems; the issue being style. As one reviewer wrote in 1980, Cimino chose the lyrical over the narrative. By the way, the Sunday performance during which I saw it, Vilmos Zsigmond driving up from Phily where he was shooting Blow Out, also attended with his crew. Once the film was over I heard applause from his section of the theatre. Gene Siskel was also at that performance having flown in from Chicago to review the film. As I left the theatre, glancing over I saw him busily jotting down notes. I guess he was too busy filling out his score card to watch what had been up on that screen. No applause from him.
--Joseph Egan--

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