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Christopher Nolan loved Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, calls it “compelling at every turn” and a “gift to film fans”

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Masters of blockbuster bombast Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve shared the same views when it came to their movies being shown on anything other than the biggest screen possible, so it was always likely that their respective cinematic visions would chime with one another, and that has proven to be the case now that the […]

Dune mines $40 million at the U.S. box office, but opens soft in China

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It was a big weekend for box-office analysts and fans of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune alike, because the critically lauded science-fiction epic was opening in two of the most important territories when it comes to mining cash from cinema-goers, and with the fate of a concluding chapter on the line, it was something of a mixed […]

Video Review – Dune: The Unadaptable Story Fails Again

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune… Denis Villeneuve returns with another adaptation of a cult classic ’80s project, and it’s just as hollow as his previous film. Dune is quite stunning to look at but offers barely anything under the surface level. Is it a problem from the source material, or […]

Movie Review – Dune (2021)

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Dune, 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, David Dastmalchian, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chen Chang and Babs Olusanmokun. SYNOPSIS: Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection […]

Movie Review – Dune (2021)

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Dune, 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chang Chen, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun, and Benjamin Clémentine. SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble […]

Dune featurette promises that “people are gonna be blown away”

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Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune has already grossed over $100M at the international box-office, and once Bond has had his moment it’ll be released in North America and other key territories, so Warner Bros. are still pushing the appeal of the sand and science-fiction epic with the likes of this new […]

Denis Villeneuve shades Marvel, but praises studio for hiring Eternals’ Chloe Zhao

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Denis Villeneuve has been grabbing headlines this week for criticising Marvel, stating that “there are too many Marvel movies, that are nothing more than a cut and paste of others”, but it seems he isn’t entirely without praise for the studio – specifically when it comes to hiring one of the most well-regarded directors working […]

Dune gets a Royal Houses featurette and new poster

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Following its premiere (and eight-minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival, a new featurette has arrived online for Dune which sees director Denis Villeneuve and cast members Timothee Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, David Dastmalchian, Stellan Skargard, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Zendaya discussing the Royal Houses featured […]

House Harkonnen character promos for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

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Earlier this month we got a batch of character promos for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune showcasing House Atreides, and now its the turn of House Harkonnen with promos for Stellan Skarsgard’s Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, David Dastmalchian’s Piter De Vries, and Dave Bautista’s Glossu ‘Beast’ Rabban; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Denis Villeneuve sparks controversy with […]