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Enough Heat and Dust For You?

Advantages: Superb acting and beautiful cinematography
Disadvantages: I didn't want the film to end!

CAST AND CREW Heat and Dust is a Merchant Ivory production and stars Julie Christie, Shashi Kapoor, Greta Scacchi, Christoper Cazenove, Madhur Jaffrey, Zakhir Hussain, Charles McCaughan, Nickolas Grace, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Patrick Godfrey, Jennifer Kendal and Barry Foster. Produced by Ismail Merchant and directed by James Ivory this film was released in 1983 and is rated as a 15 (as there some sex scenes not suitable for younger viewers). The film is based on a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and runs for 130 minutes. The photography was by Walter Lassally with music direction by Richard Robbins. PLOT TEASER Anne (Christie) goes to India to find out more about her great aunt Olivia's (Scacchi) disgraced past in India. She moves in with an Indian family and get alongs with them all, especially the man of the house ...

anonymili 01.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Heat And Dust (DVD)

The Heat is On

Advantages: non stop action
Disadvantages: violence/ strong language

Heat is probably one of the best cops and robbers films ever made and fans of the film will tell you they have watched it dozens of times like me. Director Michael Mann is no stranger to crime films as he has been involved with CSI and Miami Vice. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star and are supported by a dozen good actors in the supporting cast including Val Klimer. The film opens with the carrying out of a violent armed robbery by Neil MaCCauleys gang(Robert De Niro). The robbery goes wrong and and the gaurds are shot to remove witnesses. The gang get away with bearer bonds used by a crooked banker to launder drug money. MacCauley blames gang member Waingrove for the robbery going wrong and tries to kill him. Tough cop Al Pacino is soon on his trail. He is also investigating a series of murders of prostitutes (this later turns out ...

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Review of Heat (DVD)

Two Acting Greats turn up the 'Heat'

Advantages: De Niro and Pacino together
Disadvantages: would have liked more focus on the main characters

a true blessing to me. ---------------------------------- DVD SPECIAL FEATURE ---------------------------------- Disc 1: The Movie itself. Audio commentary from writer/director Michael Mann Theatrical trailers Disc 2: 11 additional scenes 'Return To The Scene Of The Crime': Location Manager Janice Polley and Associate Producer Gusmano Cesaretti visit the real life L.A. locations used in the film 'The Making Of Heat - True Crime': Michael Mann and Chuck Adamson, Technical Advisor and real life inspiration for the Lt. Vincent Hanna character, discuss the Chicago crime scene and the events surrounding the real Neil McCauley (who Adamson took down in the late 60s) that inspired the film 'The Making Of Heat - Crime Stories': Mann, cast and crew discuss the twenty year origin of the script, the film's genesis ...

dempsey_review 13.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Heat (Special Edition) (DVD)