Staggering action sequences can't help 'Dune: Part Two' sustain a sense of awe
1 year, 1 month ago

Staggering action sequences can't help 'Dune: Part Two' sustain a sense of awe

NPR  

Staggering action sequences can't help 'Dune: Part Two' sustain a sense of awe Enlarge this image toggle caption Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures Dune: Part Two picks up right where Dune: Part One left off. Paul successfully rides the worm, and it's the movie's single most thrilling sequence — one of those rare moments when you can feel the director Denis Villeneuve flexing every blockbuster muscle in his body. With its heightened life-or-death stakes and sometimes staggering large-scale action sequences, Dune: Part Two is certainly a more exciting and eventful journey than Dune: Part One. That's a lot to ask of even the smartest, gutsiest blockbuster, but Dune: Part Two doesn't rise to the occasion: It ultimately treats politics as superficially as it treats everything else.

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‘Dune: Part Two’: Foreshadowing a savior
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Dune: Part Two’: Foreshadowing a savior

LA Times  

In photographing Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” cinematographer Greig Fraser says it was “important to create iconic images” for the sequel that sees Paul Atreides embrace his role as savior of the Arrakis people. “What it felt like we were going for was creating a dream, creating a memory of something … like an inbuilt memory into the collective consciousness …

Despite acclaim, ‘Dune: Part Two’ falls short of ‘Part One’ in Oscar nominations
2 months, 1 week ago

Despite acclaim, ‘Dune: Part Two’ falls short of ‘Part One’ in Oscar nominations

LA Times  

The desert sands of Arrakis once again proved fertile ground for Oscar success on Thursday, with director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi blockbuster “Dune: Part Two” scoring five nominations, including best picture along with production design, sound, cinematography and visual effects. Building on that success, “Dune: Part Two” earned $715 million worldwide, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year. The original …

Denis Villeneuve isn’t at peace. And he’s OK with that
3 months, 1 week ago

Denis Villeneuve isn’t at peace. And he’s OK with that

LA Times  

Denis Villeneuve just ordered a short espresso, enough to reinvigorate his mind but not interfere with the nap he wants to take in a couple of hours. “I always feel like I’m in Sofia Coppola’s territory when I come here,” he says, referring to Coppola’s 2010 movie “Somewhere,” set at the legendary Sunset Boulevard hotel. Someone asked you about Quentin …

Christopher Nolan admits he struggled with one part of Dune: Part Two
4 months ago

Christopher Nolan admits he struggled with one part of Dune: Part Two

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Christopher Nolan has praised Dune: Part Two as “miraculous” – though …

Dune 3 confirmed to be in development
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dune 3 confirmed to be in development

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the first two Dune films starring Timothée …

‘Dune: Part Two’ receives glowing praise from Steven Spielberg
1 year ago

‘Dune: Part Two’ receives glowing praise from Steven Spielberg

The Hindu  

In a recent episode of the DGA’s Director’s Cut podcast, Steven Spielberg lauded Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Twoas “one of the most brilliant science-fiction films I’ve ever seen.” The veteran director, known for sci-fi classics like E.T: Extra Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, expressed his admiration for Villeneuve’s world-building prowess, comparing him to cinematic giants like Stanley …

Dune film maestro recalls China influence
1 year ago

Dune film maestro recalls China influence

China Daily  

A scene from the movie shows the imposing fictional sandworms. The film's sandworms — depicted as colossal and formidable creatures capable of reaching lengths of up to 400 meters on Arrakis — have become one of the most heatedly debated topics, with some Chinese netizens jokingly describing Paul summoning the creature beneath the sand as akin to "hailing an Uber". …

Lost in Translation: Does Denis Villeneuve's Dune series live up to Frank Herbert’s vision?
1 year ago

Lost in Translation: Does Denis Villeneuve's Dune series live up to Frank Herbert’s vision?

Hindustan Times  

Most reviews of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two so far have been generous, to say the least. With over six books, Frank Herbert's Dune is a dense universe — far more cerebral than any movie can contain. Chani is a welcome and time-sensitive addition to the plot — I say 'addition' because Chani is more or less perpetually in the …

Dune: Part Two set for release
1 year ago

Dune: Part Two set for release

China Daily  

Poster of sci-fi franchise Dune's latest movie Dune: Part Two, the upcoming epic under the helm of Denis Villeneuve, the iconic director known for his stylish combination of the sci-fi genre with distinctive arthouse flavor, is set to open across Chinese mainland theaters in multiple formats, including IMAX on Friday. Continuing from where it leaves off in the first Dune …

Dune: Part Two set for release
1 year ago

Dune: Part Two set for release

China Daily  

Poster of sci-fi franchise Dune's latest movie Dune: Part Two, the upcoming epic under the helm of Denis Villeneuve, the iconic director known for his stylish combination of the sci-fi genre with distinctive arthouse flavor, is set to open across Chinese mainland theaters in multiple formats, including IMAX on Friday. Continuing from where it leaves off in the first Dune …

Dune: Part 2 movie: A casual fan’s guide.
1 year ago

Dune: Part 2 movie: A casual fan’s guide.

Slate  

Dune has been one of cinema’s white whales for decades. But more to the point, Dune is a science-fiction story set 20,000 years in the future, when space travel is enabled by the use of a drug called “the spice.” The conflict centers around House Atreides, which is a dynastic house in a galactic congress, and its heir, Paul Atreides. …

'Dune: Part 2' movie review: An anti-myth masterpiece
1 year, 1 month ago

'Dune: Part 2' movie review: An anti-myth masterpiece

New Indian Express  

There is a scene where Javier Bardem’s Stilgar makes an appeal to his community to accept Paul as the messiah foretold in their prophecies. Timothee Chalamet’s portrayal of Paul Atreides has powerful range, making us smoothly sail past questions like why the Fremen both revere and fear Paul, why Chani struggles between her love for Paul and her sense of …

Dune: Part Two Makes One Key Change From the Book. The Result Is Brilliant.
1 year, 1 month ago

Dune: Part Two Makes One Key Change From the Book. The Result Is Brilliant.

Slate  

When we last left off in Dune—the first film in Denis Villeneuve’s multipart adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic about a power struggle that unfolds on the water-deprived desert planet of Arrakis—the young duke Paul Atreides and his mother, Lady Jessica, had narrowly escaped an Atreides massacre that claimed Paul’s father. In this installment, Paul falls in love with a …

Dune: Part Two movie review – Denis Villeneuve's pacier follow-up is effective as long as it harnesses the desert power
1 year, 1 month ago

Dune: Part Two movie review – Denis Villeneuve's pacier follow-up is effective as long as it harnesses the desert power

Hindustan Times  

Dune: Part Two movie review – Denis Villeneuve spent most of the first part establishing the world, characters, and moral conflict of the story adapted from Frank Herbert's 1965 epic science fiction novel. Dune: Part Two movie review -- Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya's love story is the beating heart of this film Harnessing the desert power Dune: Part 2 remains …

Dune: Part Two sees Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya getting dark and dusty as they head into all-out war
1 year, 1 month ago

Dune: Part Two sees Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya getting dark and dusty as they head into all-out war

ABC  

Fast facts about Dune: Part Two What: The highly anticipated second chapter in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel. The conflict between destiny and rebellion, between religion and humanism, is the dark, unresolved heart of Dune: Part Two — the latest chapter in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic space opera. Much like the opening chapter, …

Dune Part Two review: I was a skeptic of the first movie. The new one is sensational.
1 year, 1 month ago

Dune Part Two review: I was a skeptic of the first movie. The new one is sensational.

Slate  

Theocratic authoritarianism, colonial violence, the pitiless economics of resource extraction: These subjects are present in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune movies, not as vague allegories gestured at between action sequences to add some thematic heft, but as the very substance of the story. With the release of Dune: Part Two, all the meticulous attention Villeneuve paid to building out the first movie’s …

Dune 2 review – audacious, intimate, and menacing like no other blockbuster in existence
1 year, 1 month ago

Dune 2 review – audacious, intimate, and menacing like no other blockbuster in existence

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in ‘Dune: Part Two’ Anyone turned off …

'Dune: Part Two' nails the dismount in the conclusion(?) of the sweeping sci-fi saga
1 year, 1 month ago

'Dune: Part Two' nails the dismount in the conclusion(?) of the sweeping sci-fi saga

NPR  

'Dune: Part Two' nails the dismount in the conclusion of the sweeping sci-fi saga Enlarge this image toggle caption Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures It's been three years since Denis Villeneuve brought his twin directorial passions to bear on Frank Herbert's beloved 1965 sci-fi novel/spice-opera. Part Two begins where it left off – with Paul making the acquaintance of …

Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ stirs its sands darkly, deepening a sci-fi masterpiece in our midst
1 year, 1 month ago

Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ stirs its sands darkly, deepening a sci-fi masterpiece in our midst

LA Times  

It takes chutzpah to restart your years-in-the-making sci-fi epic in the womb, but after a quick prologue, that’s basically where “Dune: Part Two” begins. He widens our eyes with big action hugeness — the products of an army of visual effects experts — but then asks us, as he did with 2016’s “Arrival,” to interpret and connect the dots. Austin …

Dune: Part Two review: Denis Villeneuve's science-fiction sequel is jaw-droppingly weird
1 year, 1 month ago

Dune: Part Two review: Denis Villeneuve's science-fiction sequel is jaw-droppingly weird

BBC  

Dune: Part Two review: Denis Villeneuve's science-fiction sequel is jaw-droppingly weird Warner Bros The romance between Paul and Chani is key to the story Denis Villeneuve's epic science-fiction sequel abandons logic and clarity – but ends up being one of the oddest pieces of art-house psychedelia ever to come from a major studio, light years away from the average Hollywood …

Dune 2: First reviews call Denis Villeneuve’s sequel ‘one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever’
1 year, 1 month ago

Dune 2: First reviews call Denis Villeneuve’s sequel ‘one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first reactions to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two are rolling …

In 'Dune: Part Two', filmmaker Denis Villeneuve realises a lifetime dream
1 year, 1 month ago

In 'Dune: Part Two', filmmaker Denis Villeneuve realises a lifetime dream

Hindustan Times  

Los Angeles, Feb 10 Denis Villeneuve doesn't feel like he came back to Arrakis for “Dune: Part Two”. Villeneuve finally got his chance at one of the more turbulent times in Hollywood history, facing two delayed releases, an historic shift to streaming and zero guarantee that he would get a “Part Two” at all. “And that confidence quickly eroded.” “Dune: …

In ‘Dune: Part Two,’ filmmaker Denis Villeneuve realizes a lifetime dream
1 year, 1 month ago

In ‘Dune: Part Two,’ filmmaker Denis Villeneuve realizes a lifetime dream

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Denis Villeneuve doesn’t feel like he came back to Arrakis for “Dune: Part Two.” In his mind, he never left. “And that confidence quickly eroded.” Denis Villeneuve “Dune: Part Two” would be much more technically challenging, with at least seven major action sequences compared to two in the first. This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows …

Dune: Part 2 delayed until 2024 amid actors’ and writers’ strikes
1 year, 7 months ago

Dune: Part 2 delayed until 2024 amid actors’ and writers’ strikes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in ‘Dune: Part Two’ Léa Seydoux also joins the cast …

‘Dune: Part Two’ new trailer: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya brace for battle
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Dune: Part Two’ new trailer: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya brace for battle

The Hindu  

A newer, longer and more explosive trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two was released by Warner Brothers Pictures on Thursday. Dune: Part Two focuses on the concluding portions of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel. Besides Paul and his mother Lady Jessica, characters like Princess Irulan and House Harkonnen heir Feyd-Rautha will be instrumental in settling the fate of Arrakis …

What will happen in Dune: Part Two?
1 year, 10 months ago

What will happen in Dune: Part Two?

Daily Mail  

After Dune's big box office success, fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of its hotly-anticipated sequel - and now they have finally had their first look at the upcoming movie with the release of its first trailer. Since part one covered the first half of the 1965 novel Dune, part two is poised to cover the second half. Since …

‘Dune: Part Two’ trailer: Paul’s revenge, Dune’s rise
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Dune: Part Two’ trailer: Paul’s revenge, Dune’s rise

The Hindu  

Riding fan expectations like the back of a giant sandworm, the trailer of Denis Villeneuve’s hotly anticipated Dune: Part Two was released on Wednesday night. Adapted from Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, Dune: Part Two catches up with Paul after the violent erasure of house Atreides in the first film. A visual surprise of Dune: Part Two is the black-and-white …

Dune: Part Two releases first trailer, showcasing Florence Pugh, Austin Butler and more
1 year, 10 months ago

Dune: Part Two releases first trailer, showcasing Florence Pugh, Austin Butler and more

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first trailer for Dune: Part Two has been released online. …

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya return to Arrakis in first official ‘Dune: Part Two’ trailer
1 year, 10 months ago

Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya return to Arrakis in first official ‘Dune: Part Two’ trailer

CNN  

CNN — Prepare to be transported back to the desert planet of Arrakis in the new “Dune: Part Two” trailer, where Paul Atreides and Chani are together at last. Director Denis Villeneuve promised the audience during the Warner Bros. Studios presentation at CinemaCon last week that “Dune: Part Two” is much more “action-packed” and an “epic war movie,” following the …

‘Dune: Part Two’ trailer teases more Zendaya — finally — and a bald Austin Butler
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Dune: Part Two’ trailer teases more Zendaya — finally — and a bald Austin Butler

LA Times  

Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani in “Dune: Part Two.” What are you dune on Nov. 3? Warner Bros. on Wednesday released the first official preview for the highly anticipated follow-up to Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune,” starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. And it appears Villeneuve has made good on his promise to elevate Zendaya’s character, Chani, to co-protagonist …

Dune: Timothee Chalamet, Javier Bardem and Stellan Skarsgard on making the blockbuster of the year
2 years, 11 months ago

Dune: Timothee Chalamet, Javier Bardem and Stellan Skarsgard on making the blockbuster of the year

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It feels like an arthouse film in some moments; it feels like a spectacle like …

How ‘Dune’ went from ‘unfilmable’ to a major Oscars player
3 years ago

How ‘Dune’ went from ‘unfilmable’ to a major Oscars player

LA Times  

Adapted from Frank Herbert’s beloved book, the sci-fi epic “Dune” was a movie many never expected they’d see. Others tried to bring Herbert’s complex world to the screen, but it was director Denis Villeneuve who finally delivered a critical and commercial success. “Dune” earned 10 nominations for the 2022 Oscars: cinematography, costume design, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, …

Dune review: Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic kicks off promisingly with largely satisfying part one
3 years, 4 months ago

Dune review: Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic kicks off promisingly with largely satisfying part one

ABC  

If history is anything to go by, it's been easier to fold space and time than to film Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi classic Dune, an epic far-future tale of feuding space dynasties, secret sisterhoods and New Age prophets that cleaves to – and critiques – the genre's classic hero narrative. So it's a pleasant surprise to report that his take …

‘Dune’ melds story and image on an epic scale
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Dune’ melds story and image on an epic scale

LA Times  

This scene from “Dune” pits the lives of Paul Atreides and his mother, Lady Jessica, against a gigantic sandworm. Denis Villeneuve’s epic journey “Dune” is rife with interstellar war and slithering monsters. For this sequence, cinematographer Greig Fraser captured the scale and growling undercurrent of the untouched sand dunes of Jordan using IMAX and later finessed by visual effects. Visual …

A third Dune movie ‘makes sense’, says director Denis Villeneuve
3 years, 5 months ago

A third Dune movie ‘makes sense’, says director Denis Villeneuve

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dune director Denis Villeneuve is toying with the idea of turning …

Dune: Part Two gets go-ahead from Warner Bros, movie gets release date of October 2023
3 years, 5 months ago

Dune: Part Two gets go-ahead from Warner Bros, movie gets release date of October 2023

Hindustan Times  

Warner Bros has announced Dune: Part Two. Dune: Part Two will be released exclusively in movie theatres, news agency Reuters reported, quoting Warner Bros. Hollywood Reporter quoted Denis, “I just received news from Legendary that we are officially moving forward with Dune: Part Two. Set in a future where noble families rule planetary fiefs, the story follows Paul Atreides, whose …

‘Dune’ movie review: Denis Villeneuve serves up awe-inspiring, yet morose epic
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Dune’ movie review: Denis Villeneuve serves up awe-inspiring, yet morose epic

The Hindu  

It is finally here, after seeing the trailers forever, it is glorious fun to watch Denis Villeneuve’s spectacular imagining of the iconic Frank Herbert science-fiction novel Dune. In the ‘70s Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky proposed a version with Salvador Dali playing the Emperor and psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd providing the music. Dune Director: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca …

Dune movie review: Denis Villeneuve, Timothee Chalamet sci-fi fantasy is high-stakes filmmaking at its finest
3 years, 5 months ago

Dune movie review: Denis Villeneuve, Timothee Chalamet sci-fi fantasy is high-stakes filmmaking at its finest

Firstpost  

Director Denis Villeneuve finds a way to marry the big and small, the political and the personal, the spectacle with a film also saying something about our present. Language: English The first thing one might notice about Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is how everything seems huge in it. What is miraculous is also the way director Villeneuve finds a way to …

Dune Movie Review: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa film is a visual spectacle
3 years, 5 months ago

Dune Movie Review: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa film is a visual spectacle

India Today  

If you have read Frank Herbert’s books in the Dune series, then you know what to expect from Denis Villeneuve’s CGI-laden magnum opus. Like most sci-fi fantasy films, Dune too is at its heart a tale of war between two clans and a battle for survival. Dune is definitely a treat for the eyes and if the sci-fi fantasy genre …

Dune Is a Ponderous Striptease With a Very Impressive Sandworm
3 years, 5 months ago

Dune Is a Ponderous Striptease With a Very Impressive Sandworm

Slate  

“This is only the beginning,” says the desert nomad Chani near the end of Dune, the long-awaited adaptation of Frank Herbert’s influential sci-fi novel from the French Canadian writer-director Denis Villeneuve. As explored in the 2013 documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, the mystical Chilean-born filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky spent much of the 1970s trying to mount an impossibly vast production that was to …

Dune Is an Exercise in Delayed Gratification
3 years, 5 months ago

Dune Is an Exercise in Delayed Gratification

Wired  

read anything about Dune—or Dune itself—and you'll likely glean that it is an unwieldy beast. Since Frank Herbert’s book first came out in 1965, there has been a David Lynch movie based on its story, a Syfy series, and a famously ill-fated attempt by Alejandro Jodorowsky to capture its grandeur. By the time the credits roll, many of the novel’s …

"Dune" is the masterful adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic we've been waiting for
3 years, 5 months ago

"Dune" is the masterful adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic we've been waiting for

Salon  

Adapting Frank Herbert's "Dune" for the screen has proven to be somewhat akin to ingesting the potentially fatal sandworm bile known as the Water of Life. The "Blade Runner 2049" fandom likely expects this, given the confidence with which Villeneuve's 2017 sequel honored Ridley Scott's 1982 classic while assuredly evolving its timeline. RELATED: The idea that shaped "Star Wars" Villeneuve …

Review: Denis Villeneuve’s doom-laden, dynamite ‘Dune’
3 years, 5 months ago

Review: Denis Villeneuve’s doom-laden, dynamite ‘Dune’

Associated Press  

A cool wind sweeps through the sands of “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve’s chilly, majestic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic 1965 science-fiction novel. So “Dune” is a more somber trip into the desert than, say, the ferociously frenetic “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Its tale of oppression and messianic fervor, though, does — like the book — recall “Lawrence of Arabia.” Instead of …

Denis Villeneuve’s dreams of ‘Dune’ reach the big screen
3 years, 5 months ago

Denis Villeneuve’s dreams of ‘Dune’ reach the big screen

Associated Press  

It was the eyes that drew Denis Villeneuve to “Dune.” Long before he’d decided to become a filmmaker, he was just a teenager browsing a bookstore when he spotted the cover of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. Villeneuve is not the first filmmaker who has dared to fantasize about making “Dune,” but he’s the first to see his vision realized in …

Denis Villeneuve on 'Dune': ‘I Was Really a Maniac’
3 years, 5 months ago

Denis Villeneuve on 'Dune': ‘I Was Really a Maniac’

Wired  

Denis Villeneuve has never lacked for ambition. David Lynch picked up where he left off, and even though he succeeded in getting a Dune movie to theaters, he fell short of bringing the full complexity of Herbert’s story with it. I knew that I was able to do it.” To realize his vision, the director has assembled a murderers’ row …

Dune review round-up: Timothée Chalamet sci-fi film is 'dazzling and frustrating'
3 years, 6 months ago

Dune review round-up: Timothée Chalamet sci-fi film is 'dazzling and frustrating'

Firstpost  

Early reviews for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune are out with a few critics calling the film ‘majestically sombre and slow’ Director Denis Villeneuve’s epic science fiction saga Dune premiered on Friday, 3 September at the ongoing 78th Venice International Film Festival. Dune features a multi-talented cast including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Mamoa Dave Bautista, Stellan …

Denis Villeneuve has produced the first great “Dune” adaptation
3 years, 6 months ago

Denis Villeneuve has produced the first great “Dune” adaptation

The Economist  

BOOKS ARE often described as “unfilmable”. Steven Soderbergh described his attempts to bring “A Confederacy Of Dunces”, John Kennedy Toole’s cult novel, to the screen as “cursed”; film-makers have never quite known what to do with stories that focus on the inner lives of their characters, such as James Joyce’s “Ulysses” or Virginia Woolf’s “To The Lighthouse”. “Dune”, Frank Herbert’s …

Review: Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ is a transporting vision, but it could use a touch more madness
3 years, 6 months ago

Review: Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ is a transporting vision, but it could use a touch more madness

LA Times  

The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the second half of Frank Herbert’s classic story still to tell — not to mention all its sequels and prequels — where will the “Dune” universe go from here? Villeneuve’s sympathetic focus on the Fremen feels like an early declaration of principle, a promise that this …

"Dune" trailer: Denis Villeneuve dazzles with Timothée Chalamet, sandworms, and more
4 years, 6 months ago

"Dune" trailer: Denis Villeneuve dazzles with Timothée Chalamet, sandworms, and more

Salon  

The first trailer for Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated "Dune" has arrived and it's full of eye-popping set design, breathtaking action, and one jaw-dropping last-minute look at Frank Herbert's infamous sandworms. While "Dune" is similar to "Blade Runner 2049" in that it finds Villeneuve tackling one of the most beloved science-fiction properties of all time, the films could not look more …

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