PAGE 210, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1981, WHITBY FREE PRESS JVhitby Free Pres s.... ENTERTAINMENT ....with Barry Murkar Heaven 's GatLe now0no oger a loser Some movies make money and some lose money. The money-makers are referred to as successes and the losers are tabbed as flops at the box office. Something rather unique liappened a few months ago in movie-making, following the release of Heaven's Gate. This film opened in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles the same weekend, and in ail three eities met with sudden disaster. People actually walked out in the middle of the show, because it was one long tedious bore. Heaven's Gate was im- mediately taken out of these theatres and hauled back in- to the film shop for an overbaul. Too much money had already been spent just to put the picture on the shelf. Heaven's Gate has been re-released and the whole episode has been considered a mniraculous recovery. Michel Cimino's Heaven's Gate has become a movie at -last, and replaces what the -crities called the worst film ever made, after its first release. To accomplish this feat took five months of editîifg, and believe it or not, more than one hour of footage has been cut from the original version. What we have now is a straightforward, and often stirring, $40 million episode of Gunsmoke, which you may recaîl was one of the most successful westerns ever seen on the television screen. AIl the characters in Heaven's Gate are right out of Gunsmoke. You have Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty, Doc and Chester. The critics like the new version of Heaven 's Gate and s0 does the publie. Gunsmoke neyer was cowboys and Indians, it was adult western, and now that a semblance of straight story has heen brought into the act, we have a movie that will likely go on to bring back to the producers, not only the $40 million already spent, but a nice profit as well. Kris Kristofferson and Isabelle Huppert headline the show, and they must be feeling very good about the fact that the editors were able to put life back into what was once called a film corpse. Kristofferson in the role of Matt Dillon goes west to help the people out there because he is a good guy. Miss Kitty also goes west to Johnson county to administer to those who need it, in her own way. Heaven's Gate is a western that has probably had one of the most expen- sive tryouts in film history. Audiences may be a little confused when they read that a movie once banned from the screen within days because it was s0 bad, is back again and looking good after the facelift. This film probably has had more problems in the making, than any since Cleopatra. We can be thankful that good editors were available to salvage this story, and turn it into something that is ac- ceptable and can now be en- joyed by film audiences ahl over the country. Las Vegas show to be held in Ajax WCINEMA SHOWCASE DM1 T TANCEM EXCALIBUR Wookdays - 7:05,9:40 Sat. & Sun. 1:30, 4:05, 6:45, 9:15 THIEF STARRING James Caan (Restricted) Weekdays - 7:05, 9:15 Sut & un 21, 430 7:0,9:15 HELD OVER CAVEMAN Weekdays -7:00,900 Sat. & Sun. 2:20,4 40, 7:00, 9:00 HELDOVER Qj§ý11 NcI HEAVEN'S GATE (Restrîcted> W»kdays -700, 945 Sot. &Sun. 1: 15, 4:00, 6:40.,9:30 The setting is Dublin. The year i8 1921. The scene is the turbulent background of the Irish Rebellion. Bian Aherne and Merle Oberon co-star as the Irish patriot and the English girl who are torn between their love for one another and their allegiance to their countries in "Beloved Enemy, " to be telecast Sunday, May 10, at 12:00 midnight on the Global Television Network. David Niven also stars in this Samuel Goldwyn production about a period in his- tory that was both frightening and filled with the burth pangs of new ideas and ideals. Over 1,000 Durham residents are expected to at- tend a spectacular Las Vegas Show to be held in the Ajax Community Centre arena on Saturday, May 2. The show is being presen- ted by Ajax businessman Mike Maru Dci and television star Wayne Thomas on behaîf of the Ajax-Pickering Big Brothers Association. Las Vegas night in Ajax will be headlined by Thomas, star 0f CHCH (channel 11) television comedy The Wayne Thomas Show. The entertainer wilI introduce a host 0f professionals including The Las Vegas Dazzlers, six chorus girls. Impressionist Ian Mc- Phail will introduce Marlon Brando, James Stewart and Pierre Trudeau, while television personality Dan McLean, channel il news anchorman, will bring his not-so-serious side to the stage. The Las Vegas show begins with a cocktail-hour W~ 7:30 p.m. followed by the first hour of the show. Studio and television musîcians, The AI Shiner Orchester will entertain. Following the 12-piece or- chester, The Shadows, Thomas' vocal backing will entertain. Following the pause, the second haîf 0f the live show will get underway. This in- cludes the many faces and personalities of McPhail. At 11:30 p.m. Las Vegas Show turns fromn the stage to a disco offering everyone the opportunity to join in on the fun. Tickets are $10 each and are available at various outlets throughout the region. Tickets are available at Appco Paving, 1359 Har- wood Avenue; the Ajax- Pickering Big Brothers Association office, Com- mercial Avenue; Miracle Food Mart in the Harwood Plaza, ail in Ajax; the Curiosity Shop, 1268 Old Or- chard Road, Pickering; Shorty's Cigar Store, 121 Brock Street, Whitby and alI Bass outlets. For more information on Las Vegas Show call 686- 0736, 686-1958 or 683-829.