Saturday, October 23, 2021

Dune (2021)

 


Denis Villeneuve's Dune is an expansive visionary interpretation of an "unfilmable" work; a stunning, production department masterpiece that will likely sweep art direction, sound design and costuming categories during award season, but its performances may be a tad more intuitive and translucent than the complex story needs. Finding the balance between over- and understatement will always plague this material because the novel is so immersive.

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That Certain Summer

  Pride Month television ... In 1972, ABC aired Lamont Johnson's made-for-television film That Certain Summer, which starred Hal Holbroo...