WARNING: Contains Spoilers for the entire trilogy.
Previously examined films in this series such as Alien 3, Star Trek III, and The Matrix Reloaded have all had to contend with the reverence the their preceding films in their respective franchise, Alien, Aliens, Star Trek II, and The Matrix all being generally considered superior films to those in question. But perhaps no other film in the history of cinema has had to contend with as fearsome a reputation of it’s predecessors as The Godfather Part III.
Frank Herbert’s Science Fiction epic first published in 1965, became tremendously popular for a novel of its genre and is considered by many (myself included) to be the greatest Science Fiction novel ever written and is frequently compared to The Lord of the Rings for its epic scale and detailed world. 
The second part of Left Field Cinema's David Lynch double bill, this week examining one of his most critically hated films. Often regarded as an incoherent mess, there is actually an underlining simplicity to Dune which most critics in 1983 seemed oblivious to.
In 1978 Michael Cimino wrote and directed The Deer Hunter, considered by many to be one of the greatest war movies ever made, a massive award winner which took five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Performance by a Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken. Personally I have some problems with The Deer Hunter, not least of which its borderline racist portrayal of the Vietnamese - but it is still a highly regarded film.
Writer Director Michael Mann, perhaps more than any other creative figure in the brief history of film – suffers from the music he chooses for his films. Music can often make or break a production, some directors like Richard Donner go so far as to claim that the music is the only production element that keeps the film together (this is with reference to his 1976 film The Omen);
Following Mr. Parker played by Ryan Philippe and Mr Longbaugh played by Benicio Del Torro, a pair of multi-tasking professional criminals who kidnap the surrogate mother Robin played by Juliette Lewis who is heavily pregnant with the child of a money laundering criminal millionaire Hale Chidduck played by Scott Wilson, in order to obtain ransom money for the new born baby.