Books and Movies for a Heatwave

by Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Book - 1950

“But it’s so hot! And everything is so confused. Let’s all go into town!” In the sultry heat, the thin veneer of respectability belonging to the old-money...Show more “But it’s so hot! And everything is so confused. Let’s all go into town!” In the sultry heat, the thin veneer of respectability belonging to the old-money East Eggers begin cracking, and no amount of frenetic partying and drinking can forestall the dramatic and horrifying events that eventually befall the characters. Show less

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Holes

DVD - 2003

Mr. Sir: "You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day in the hot sun, it turns him into a good boy. That's our philosophy here at Camp Green Lake....Show more Mr. Sir: "You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day in the hot sun, it turns him into a good boy. That's our philosophy here at Camp Green Lake." Digging holes in the desert heat is considered character-building in this coming-of-age movie; in fact you might even find treasure and learn about your family history along the way! Show less

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Parable of the Sower

by Butler, Octavia E.

Book - 2019

“Lights, progress, growth, all those things we’re too hot and too poor to bother with anymore.” In climate-ruined, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles in 2024, t...Show more “Lights, progress, growth, all those things we’re too hot and too poor to bother with anymore.” In climate-ruined, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles in 2024, the economy has collapsed and the characters must flee north to survive. The heat that surrounds them is just as oppressive as the poverty and injustice they face. Even so, this book shows that it is still possible to build and rebuild communities if we have enough hope and resilience. Show less

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Apocalypse Now Redux

DVD - 2010

A U.S. Army officer serving during the Vietnam War is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. The character...Show more A U.S. Army officer serving during the Vietnam War is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. The characters wilt and flounder in the heat of Vietnam, akin to how their mission becomes increasingly hellish and bewildering as they journey down the river from South Vietnam into Cambodia. Show less

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Atonement

by McEwan, Ian

Book - 2001

"I love England in a heat wave. It's a different country. All the rules change." In the suffocating heat, all restraints are turned loose, and t...Show more "I love England in a heat wave. It's a different country. All the rules change." In the suffocating heat, all restraints are turned loose, and the shocking and mysterious act of violence at the novel's heart is committed right after the characters eat their roast dinner in "an aroma of warmed dust from the Persian carpet". Show less

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Body Heat

Blu-ray Disc - 1997

Ned: "You can stand here with me if you want but you'll have to agree not to talk about the heat." During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Flori...Show more Ned: "You can stand here with me if you want but you'll have to agree not to talk about the heat." During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband. The heat is turned up, both literally and figuratively - there is the sense that heat inflames passion and encourages madness. Show less

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Hot Milk

A Novel

by Levy, Deborah

Book - 2016

"I haven't slept for three nights. The heat. The mosquitoes. The medusas in the oily sea." Two women arrive in a village on the Spanish coast. R...Show more "I haven't slept for three nights. The heat. The mosquitoes. The medusas in the oily sea." Two women arrive in a village on the Spanish coast. Rose is suffering from a strange illness and her doctors are mystified. Her daughter Sofia has brought her here to find a cure with the infamous and controversial Dr Gomez. Intoxicated by thick heat and the seductive people who move through it, both women begin to see their lives clearly for the first time in years. Show less

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Call Me by your Name

DVD - 2018

Oliver: "So what do you do around here?" Elio: "Read books, transcribe music, swim at the river, go out at night." It's the summer of ...Show more Oliver: "So what do you do around here?" Elio: "Read books, transcribe music, swim at the river, go out at night." It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever. Show less

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NW

by Smith, Zadie

Book - 2012

"The fat sun stalls by the phone masts. Anti-climb paint turns sulphurous on school gates and lamp posts. In Willesden people go barefoot, the street...Show more "The fat sun stalls by the phone masts. Anti-climb paint turns sulphurous on school gates and lamp posts. In Willesden people go barefoot, the streets turn European, there is a mania for eating outside." Set in North West London where all the postcodes begin with NW, urban heatwaves have a particular flavour of their own. We follow the stories of four Londoners as they navigate the complicated city and its incredible diversity. Show less

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Predator 2

DVD - 2002

Reporter: "As drought-ridden Los Angeles swelters in agonizing heat, drug lords wage bloody warfare in the streets." Los Angeles is enduring a h...Show more Reporter: "As drought-ridden Los Angeles swelters in agonizing heat, drug lords wage bloody warfare in the streets." Los Angeles is enduring a heat wave while murders increase across the city. FBI Special Agent Peter Keyes knows the horrible truth: their killer is not from the drug cartels, but is a fearsome extraterrestrial with thermal vision. Peter will have to figure out how to take it down while remaining undetected in the blistering heat. You may be hot, but at least you are not being chased by a Predator! Show less

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