Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and political upheaval.
01.09.2020 - 20:21 / theplaylist.net
If you’ve never read Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” the story follows a young man, Paul Atreides, who lives in the distant future and becomes royalty on the planet of Arrakis, aka Dune, a world with hardly any water and skyscraper-sized worms that travel under the ground and are attracted to rhythmic movement. That probably doesn’t sound like a story that has many relatable parts to what the world is struggling with today.
Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and political upheaval.
Hans Zimmer used FaceTime to oversee the recording of ‘Eclipse’, a cover of the Pink Floyd classic that the Dune composer arranged for the film.The closing track to Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ (1973), has been reimagined by Zimmer for Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel.
Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and political upheaval.
Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and political upheaval.
“Dune” is a literary classic. The Frank Herbert novel is so widespread and iconic, the inspiration can be seen in some of the biggest film and TV franchises today.
Jon Burlingame The trailer for “Dune,” the upcoming adaptation of the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic, has introduced a 47-year-old Pink Floyd song to thousands, if not millions, of new listeners.That director Denis Villeneuve chose “Eclipse,” from the English band’s 1973 “Dark Side of the Moon” album, as the key musical element in the three-minute video, came as a surprise – especially considering most trailers are not scored by the film’s actual composer, much less a specially tailored cover of
One of our most anticipated films of the year, Paul Schrader’s forthcoming drama, “The Card Counter,” was a victim of the COVID-19 film industry shutdown back in March. The frustrating part, particularly for the filmmaker, is the fact that he only had five days left of shooting before he would have been done.
While recent years have seen Denis Villeneuve release sci-fi features such as “Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049,” and the forthcoming “Dune,” it’s important to not forget some of the earlier, smaller-scale features that really proved that the filmmaker is one of the best. Two of those films, “Prisoners” and “Enemy,” star Jake Gyllenhaal, giving a couple of his greatest performances to date.
This week saw the release of the first trailer for the highly-anticipated “Dune” adaptation from director Denis Villeneuve. However, just because the title is “Dune,” don’t assume the film will cover all of the events of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel.
I had always heard that ‘Dune’ was one of the greatest Sci-Fi epics, and this trailer was so good it (finally) convinced me to buy the book.From the absolutely beautiful visuals to the insane cast (including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, Dave Bautista, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, and more), to the story, to the CGI, and the excellent use of Pink Floyd; everything about this Trailer looks incredible.There’s a lot to unpackage from this
Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve continues to prove he is a world-class world builder with a new spin on another ’80s cinematic sci-fi property,Dune.At least that’s our immediate impression after viewing the film’s first trailer, a visually breathtaking tease that, like the French-Canadian filmmaker’s Oscar-winning 2017 thriller, combines stunning set pieces and action sequences.Unlike 2049, which served as a sequel to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, Dune is not a continuation of David Lynch’s
The Dune trailer is here and it doesn't disappoint! Warner Bros.’ next big sci-fi franchise—Dune is an adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 magnum opus by the director of Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve.
unveiled Wednesday on Twitter along with a panel hosted by Steven Colbert, featuring Villeneuve and members of the cast.The action-packed three-minute trailer sees Chalamet as Paul Atreides of the House of Atreides, who must save the desert planet called Dune from an evil emperor’s rule.Momoa, who plays top warrior for the House Atreides Duncan Idaho, said during the Q&A that filming some of the action scenes were intense for him — despite being known for his extreme workout routines.“I’ve never
Timothee Chalamet is starring in the first Dune trailer!
Timothee Chalamet warns of a coming crusade in the trailer for Dune.
The highly-anticipated trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” has finally dropped online.
Despite the presence of an A-list cast and crew, yours truly has been skeptical about Dune for a while, both in terms of its awards possibilities, as well as just its overall chance of success. The novel is a hard one to adapt, the David Lynch film version we got was a huge misfire, and it just seems ripe for turning into a boondoggle.
, when he was 15 years old. «I was the age of Paul Atreides,» he says of the novel's protagonist.
Dune has just been released – check it out below.The upcoming sci-fi epic, based on the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name, is due for release this December.Dune stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, the son of a noble family tasked with protecting “the spice”, the most valuable substance in the universe found on the desert planet Arrakis.Rebecca Ferguson will play Paul’s mother Lady Jessica, while Duke Leto Atreides is portrayed by Oscar Isaac.
Now that Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has hit (some) theaters and seemingly underwhelmed some audiences and critics, the next big anticipated sci-fi epic of the year is easily Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune.” Based on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novels of the same name, David Lynch made a “Dune” movie in 1984, but it’s one of his famous flops, and suffice to say it didn’t come near the franchise potential Hollywood always hoped it would have.