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Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino ( chi-MEE-noh; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and author. Born in New York City, he graduated with a BA in graphic arts from Michigan State University in 1959 and a BFA and MFA from Yale University in 1961 and 1963 and began his career filming commercials. He moved to Los Angeles to take up screenwriting in 1971. After co-writing the script of Magnum Force and Silent Running he wrote the preliminary script Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Clint Eastwood read the script and sent it to his personal production company, which allowed Cimino to direct the film. After its success, Cimino co-wrote, directed, and produced the 1978 Academy Award-winning film The Deer Hunter. His next film, Heaven's Gate (1980), proved to be a financial failure. Cimino directed four films after Heaven's Gate, and all failed commercially.
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Born
1939-02-03
Birth Place
New York City, New York, U.S.
Famous As
Film director  · Producer Screenwriter  · Author
Place Of Death
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Education
Michigan State University (BA Graphic Arts, 1959) Yale University (BFA Painting, 1961; MFA Painting, 1963)
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'B-Loved' Image Shows Peyton List and Michael Cimino as a Ghost-Human Duo

HBO Max is finding love in unexpected places this Valentine's Day. Coming soon from the streamer is a two-part event titled B. Loved about a teenage ghost who forms a new friendship. While filming for the special is underway, HBO Max has released a first-look image featuring its leads Peyton List (Cobra Kai) and Michael Cimino (Love, Victor).
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HBO Max Reveals First Look From Teen Supernatural Romance B. LOVED Starring Peyton List and Michael Cimino

HBO Max revealed today a first look from the upcoming two-part event, B. Loved. Currently shooting in New Jersey, the live-action special stars Peyton List (Cobra Kai) as Bea, a free-spirited teenage ghost who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town, Cole (Michael Cimino, Love, Victor), whose house she has been inhabiting for over 100 years. Directed by Emily Ting (Tall Girl 2), from a script by Black List Nicholl Fellowship winner, Cesar Vitale, the ghostly romance is scheduled to premiere in time for Valentine’s Day 2023.
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'Love, Victor' Star Michael Cimino Joins Final Season of 'Never Have I Ever'

Last month, the hit coming-of-age Hulu series Love, Victor came to an end after three seasons. The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting that series star Michael Cimino has already lined up their next roles, having signed on for a role in the final season of Never Have I Ever and the upcoming HBO Max romance special B-Loved.
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Michael Cimino joins Never Have I Ever season 4 cast as new heartthrob (Report)

As we gear up for Never Have I Ever season 3‘s release on Aug. 12, the streamer has surprised us all with the announcement of a new character joining Devi and the rest of the gang at Sherman Oaks High in the upcoming Never Have I Ever season 4. Love, Victor‘s Michael Cimino has joined the fourth and final season cast. Yes, you read that right. And we shared all the juicy deets surrounding his casting right below!
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‘Love, Victor’ Stars Michael Cimino And George Sear On The Show’s Impact And Their Message For LGBTQ Youth

Two years and three seasons later, it is time to bid farewell to the modern storytelling world of Love, Victor. Before it takes its final bow, however, this beloved Hulu series is spreading its inclusive LGBTQ message even further by simultaneously premiering its final season (and two previous seasons) on Disney Plus, recent news that has brought much excitement to two of its leading actors, Michael Cimino and George Sear.
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‘Lost In Space’ Star Mina Sundwall, ‘Love, Victor’s Michael Cimino To Lead Fictionz Podcast Series ‘Jane Anonymous’

Click here to read the full article. EXCLUSIVE: Mina Sundwall (Lost in Space) and Michael Cimino (Love, Victor) have been set to lead the thriller podcast series Jane Anonymous, which will premiere exclusively on Apple Podcasts and the Fictionz App. The series based on the novel of the same name by Laurie Faria Stolarz (Blue is for Nightmares) was adapted by Stephanie Wu (Green Plastic Sandals). It will follow Jane (Sundwall), a 18-year-old girl who fights to escape a kidnapper—examining her relationship with a fellow captive (Cimino), and their struggle to understand that everything they thought they knew might all be a lie. Andres...
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Author Charles Elton on the rise and fall of Michael Cimino

Michael Cimino is a film director every cinephile knows about and no one really knows. As the main creative force behind one of the most acclaimed movies of the 1970s, The Deer Hunter, Cimino was the first major Hollywood director to make a film about the Vietnam War. The result was a groundbreaking 1978 film that won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Yet just two years later, his brief reign at the top came crashing down with the notorious flop Heaven’s Gate, which bankrupted United Artists, was used as a scapegoat by studios to make less risky, auteur-driven films, and made Cimino a pariah in Hollywood until his death in 2016.
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New Book Reappraises Director Michael Cimino’s Career and Life

“I think failure is more interesting than success,” Charles Elton says of his decision to undertake an investigation into, and reappraisal of, the life and work of director Michael Cimino in the new biography Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven’s Gate and the Price of a Vision (Abrams Press, $28). “Success is kind of inspirational, but failure is instructive.” Cimino’s success — best director and best picture Oscar wins for 1978’s Vietnam War drama The Deer Hunter — was short-lived when the disastrous release of his 1980 Western Heaven’s Gate turned him into a poster boy for directorial excess. Although he went...
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Love, Victor Season 3 Is A Go And Michael Cimino Is Already Teasing A Big Reveal

Victor’s romantic drama isn’t over just yet. In the second season of Hulu’s Love, Simon spinoff series, Victor’s relationship with Benji hit some unexpected obstacles, and a new love interest presented a different future for the high schooler. The season ended with a major cliffhanger, but thankfully, Hulu renewed Love, Victor for Season 3 on Friday, July 30, so fans will finally discover who Victor chose.
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