Reggie Peralta

Reggie Peralta is a man of many interests. A native of Santa Ana, he graduated from UCLA with a BA in Political Science and also holds a certificate in Radio and Television/Video Production from Fullerton College. His film and book criticism has appeared in such outlets as The Grindhouse Cinema Database and LibroMobile, and he has done live readings of his fiction and poetry for Makara Center for the Arts and Writers & Readers of Fullerton College. In addition to serving as a contributor and Staff Content Editor for the Frida, he also works as Blog Editor for several online publications.

All Posts

August 14, 2023
At The Frida, Whats Happening at the Frida

The Director’s Cut of Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate Screens This Weekend

Have this article read to you, listen to it like a podcast

Celebrate our Administrative Assistant and in-house trailer editor, Austin’s birthday with their pick for this month, the director’s cut of Michael Cimino’s 1980 American epic, Heaven’s Gate.

Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, when a battle erupts between the area’s poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion (Christopher Walken), a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson (Isabelle Huppert). As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.

Having acquired infamy at the time due to its controversial production and critical/box office performance, Heaven’s Gate has fermented with time as a gorgeously immersive and raging portrait of American life under imperialism.

Heaven’s Gate screens starting Friday, August 18th.
Friday, Aug 18th – 2:30pm
Saturday, Aug 20th – 6pm
Sunday, Aug 21st – 7pm
Tickets