The Sicilian (film) howlingly grandiose manner that only a filmmaker with visions of epic greatness working on a large scale with a multinational cast can achieve." Leonard Maltin rated the film a "BOMB", calling it a "militantly lugubrious bio of Salvatore Giuliano". Producer McNall was personally disappointed by the film. "Given that "The Sicilian" was a descendant of Puzo's "The Godfather"," wrote McNall, "I had expected something with the same beauty, drama, and emotion. Cimino had shown with "The Deer Hunter" that he was capable of making such a movie. But he had failed." McNall even quoted Ebert's review in his appraisal of
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote the film was confirmed for a US release in March 2019. Toby Grisoni (Adam Driver), an advertising director, is struggling with the production of a commercial featuring Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in rural Spain. Whilst in a restaurant after an unsuccessful day of shooting, Toby's superior the Boss (Stellan Skarsgård) recommends he find inspiration and brings over a Gypsy (Óscar Jaenada) who sells him an old DVD of "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote", an amateur black-and-white film that Toby coincidentally wrote and directed ten years ago as a student. Nostalgic, Toby watches the film whilst having sex with