Tag: Dune

  • ‘John Wick: Chapter 4,’ ‘Reagan’ and ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’  First Looks at CinemaCon 2022

    ‘John Wick: Chapter 4,’ ‘Reagan’ and ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ First Looks at CinemaCon 2022

    CinemaCon 2022 officially kicked off Monday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev., with studios pulling the curtain back on upcoming releases like the Keanu Reeves actions sequel “John Wick: Chapter 4,” Lesley Manville’s travelogue drama “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” and the upcoming adaptation of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” Other reveals…

  • David Lynch Now Wants A Director’s Cut Of Dune, But Doubts One Will Actually Happen

    David Lynch Now Wants A Director’s Cut Of Dune, But Doubts One Will Actually Happen

    David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel “Dune” was weird. It’s campy and shoves way too much into the runtime, and I love every second of it. Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 version of the first half of the classic sci-fi novel is brilliant and beyond stunning, and I love that in a very different…

  • ‘Coda’ Has Changed Oscar Movies’ Release Strategies Forever

    ‘Coda’ Has Changed Oscar Movies’ Release Strategies Forever

    In analyzing how “Coda” achieved its Best Picture win, we must face a discomfiting reality: Beyond Oscar qualification, theatrical play had very little to do with its success.Most years, winning Best Picture includes a careful effort by its distributor to make it hit. Recent winners such as “Parasite” and “Green Book” played theaters during the…

  • Oscars Losers and Winners, from Will Smith to Sundance’s ‘Coda’ and ‘Summer of Soul’

    Oscars Losers and Winners, from Will Smith to Sundance’s ‘Coda’ and ‘Summer of Soul’

    Walking the sunny red carpet into the Oscars Sunday afternoon, tested to the max and mask free, Hollywood was all smiles. Legendary chief Mary Parent and Warner Media executive Ann Sarnoff wondered just how many wins “Dune” would take home.After a long and grueling off-and-on pandemic production in New Zealand, a grinding festival circuit, and…

  • 2022 Oscars: The Best & Worst

    2022 Oscars: The Best & Worst

    In 2021, it felt like the Oscars had stumbled onto something profound. Limited by Covid restrictions — and not wanting to flash opulence in the midst of an ongoing pandemic — the Academy gave us an Oscars that felt intimate, candid, and fun. So, naturally, this year’s producers elected to get the complete opposite results,…

  • Hans Zimmer Wins Oscar for ‘Dune’ Score, Accepts in a Bathrobe

    Hans Zimmer Wins Oscar for ‘Dune’ Score, Accepts in a Bathrobe

    Hans Zimmer triumphed in Sunday’s best original score category at the Academy Awards, claiming the Oscar for the music of “Dune.”Zimmer did not attend the ceremony at the Dolby Theatre as he is on tour with his band in Europe.It is Zimmer’s second Academy Award; he previously won for 1994’s animated “The Lion King,” although…

  • Cinematographer Greig Fraser Looks Back on His Love for ‘Dune’

    Cinematographer Greig Fraser Looks Back on His Love for ‘Dune’

    Greig Fraser went into “Dune” knowing the size of the story and its reputation. Much like the planet Arrakis, “Dune” hadn’t yet been conquered on film. Frank Herbert’s world of intergalactic ambitions, byzantine politics, and religious plots within plots has such epic scope that adaptations have so often been the graveyard of empires. Or at…

  • 34 Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2022

    34 Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2022

    Note: This story was published on February 9. It has since been updated.While the Oscar nominations can be predicted more or less — aside from the annual head-turning snubs and surprises — one thing remains certain: The Academy will never, ever recognize all the films that deserve awards attention.In years past, “Uncut Gems,” “I’m Thinking…

  • ‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve on His Artists’ Ability to ‘Dance With Nature’

    ‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve on His Artists’ Ability to ‘Dance With Nature’

    With “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve confirms that he is a visionary director. Adapted from Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, “Dune” is set in the year 10191 and Villeneuve salutes his artisans who helped him create the look and sound of the film, which covers multiple interplanetary cultures and locations.Patrice Vermette, production designPatrice preps a lot. He is…

  • Watch Rock God Hans Zimmer Perform The Dune Score Live

    Watch Rock God Hans Zimmer Perform The Dune Score Live

    Today Warner Bros. has released a just over three minute video of a live performance of the Academy Award-winning soundtrack to “Dune,” with composer Hans Zimmer himself on electric guitar (and the sound mix board) — and oh my gosh, I want to see this group perform the entire thing. I will give you all…