R.I.P. Carlo Rambaldi
Cinema has lost another of its greats this summer. Famed movie creature designer Carlo Rambaldi passed away on Friday at the age of 86.
Tag Archives: Dune
“Shield Practice”
I expect that only a small handful of readers will fully understand and appreciate the magnitude of the awesomeness that I’m about to reveal after the page break in this post. I’m OK with that. The rest of you can puzz...
Random Musings on David Lynch, Digital Video and Crazy Clowns
A confluence of recent events, some of them coincidental, have put David Lynch on my mind. The latest of these was the release of his new music video (yes, a music video), of which the least I can say is that it’s appropriat...
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ Is Finally Coming
Despite my fondness for David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of ‘Dune‘, fans of the Frank Herbert novel still gripe over some of the changes that the director made from the book. (Heavens to betsy, he replaced the Atrei...
Goodnight Dune
Why didn’t anybody think of this before now? More importantly, why didn’t I think of this? Someone has drawn up a pitch-perfect spoof of the famous children’s book ‘Goodnight Moon’ mashed together wit...
The Netflix Stream: Week of February 6th, 2011
“I’d like to see posts about movies/shows coming to the stream,” wrote a commenter named DP (short for DDP?) last week. Well hell, that’s a fine idea. I’ve gone ahead and changed things up a bit. I’ll...
‘Dune’ Remake Stalls, New Stories from Original Film
As I mentioned a couple months ago, plans to bring Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel ‘Dune’ back to the big screen with a new remake (or re-adaptation) have been in the works for some time now. Peter Berg was ori...
Weekend Roundtable: Best and Worst “Directors’ Cuts”
The “Director’s Cut.” The “Extended Edition.” The “Unrated Version.” Since the dawn of the DVD era (and even earlier), it’s been a Hollywood staple for filmmakers and studios to add ...
Movies Not To Be: Peter Berg’s ‘Dune’ Remake
I realize that I post about ‘Dune’ a fair amount in this blog. It’s my favorite movie, and this is my blog, so I feel I’m entitled. Anyway, my friend and fellow ‘Dune’ enthusiast Mark recently s...
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Item on Display in Your Home Theater
For this week’s Roundtable, we’re taking a break from our usual movie list discussions. We’re going to shift gears a little bit and talk about something more personal. Most home theater owners like to decorate th...
Favorite Movie Goofs
Almost all movies have flubs. They’re an inherent part of the filmmaking process. In many cases, they’re subtle, and will be unnoticeable to the majority of viewers until they’re pointed out. When the level of dr...
Anyone Got a Spare $6,000 – $8,000?
Last week, I mentioned that ‘Dune’ is my favorite movie, and may have even linked to my extensive collection of memorabilia from the film. I’m a superfan, you see. The way some people are obsessed with ‘Sta...