Gandhi (film) of film and television productions which emerged during the first half of the 1980s, which seemed to indicate Britain's growing preoccupation with India, Empire and a particular aspect of British cultural history". In addition to "Gandhi," this cycle also included "Heat and Dust" (1983), "Octopussy" (1983), "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984), "The Far Pavilions" (1984) and "A Passage to India" (1984). Patrick French negatively reviewed the film, writing in "The Telegraph": An important origin of one myth about Gandhi was Richard Attenborough’s 1982 film. Take the episode when the newly arrived Gandhi is ejected from a first-class railway carriage
Midnight (1982 film) Midnight (1982 film) Midnight (also released as Backwoods Massacre) is a 1982 American exploitation horror film directed by John A. Russo and starring Melanie Verlin, Lawrence Tierney, and John Amplas. It is based on Russo's 1980 novel of the same name, published by Pocket Books. It follows a female hitchhiker en route to San Francisco who finds herself at the mercy of a backwoods Satanic cult in Pennsylvania who sacrifice young women in an insane attempt to try and resurrect the rotting corpse of their dead mother. The film was shot on location outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and features special effects