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Was “Heaven’s Gate” the Worst Movie Ever Filmed in a National Park?

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on September 1, 2009 - 9:50am
The 1980 movie “Heaven’s Gate,” a mega-flop filmed in Glacier National Park, was so wretched that it nearly destroyed the director’s reputation, helped extinct United Artists, and sent Hollywood westerns to the doghouse.

Cinema Series Stars Movies Made in Zion National Park

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on July 7, 2009 - 2:00am
The centennial film series “A Century of Cinema" features movies that were made in Zion National Park. There will be one showing a week in Springdale, Utah, beginning August 13.

Hollywood Loves Natural Arches (and Unnatural Ones, Too)

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on June 12, 2009 - 5:20am
Yesterday’s Mystery Photo featured Double Arch, an Arches National Park favorite that has appeared in several movies. Here’s how to learn more about how Hollywood uses -- and messes around with -- natural arches.