release. That said, this 4K UHD version offered somewhat less ruddy and purplish looking flesh tones at times than Arrow's 1080 version. Some Building The Ancient Future (HD, 7 Mins.) - Some of the set design, props, and look of the film are discussed here.

although he has also updated certain elements in the hope of making Dune a call to action for younger generations. While the original Filmbooks (HD, 10 Mins.) - Five separate segments that reveal clips from the films, storyboards, and narrated information on the subjects at hand that range from the different houses and people in the movie. The literary source for Dune was first published in 1965, it was a combination of two three-part stories by author Frank Herbert. Upon its release, the vast spiralling world filled with characters, events and situations with a hitherto unseen depth in science fiction - prompting some to compare it to the mighty Lord of the Rings of the fantasy genre - was devoured by both sci-fi fans and readers of ‘serious’ fiction alike. Later that same year it won both a Hugo and a Nebula award for Best Science Fiction Novel of the year. There’s a fun little piece on the toys and merchandising around Dune called Beyond Imagination: Merchandising ‘Dune,’ hosted by the producer of Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us, Brian Sillman. This 23-minute video ends up being a real trip because I remember a lot of this stuff even though I never owned any of it (my dad being dead-set against engaging in this film in any way, so any toys or books would have been out of the question). Sillman not only talks about the small number of action figures made, which includes the actual worm,and their surprisingly good quality, he also touches on the colouring books (also mentioned by White in his commentary), the read-a-long books, a 3D pop-up book, and even the ViewMaster sets. He also shares his thoughts on why the merchandising failed, feeling it’s not as simple as the film just being a commercial failure. Dune carefully balances these two central narrative elements in a slow-burning but well-paced manner that allows new viewers to be fully

Dune concerns the messianic figure of one Paul Atreides (McLachlan in his first major role), heir apparent to the "good guy" royal family do Evil Emperors do anything else?). He hatches an elaborate plot to give control of Arrakis, the only source of spice in the galaxy, to the Atreides,

composer Hans Zimmer, supervising sound editors Mark Mangini and Theo Green, re-recording mixer Ron Batlett, and actors Timothée Chalamet,In the music score there are elements of Blade Runner (Vangelis), Blade Runner 2049 (Theo Green) the original Dune (Brian Eno), and of course traces of other Hans Zimmer filmscore compositions (of which there are many). However, it’s no surprise the most obvious comparison can be made to Blade Runner 2049 of which Green and Zimmer worked on. slipcover, and a Digital Copy redemption slip. All of the extras can all be found on the included Blu-ray disc; they're each presented in 1080p with Shelled out for this Arrow video copy, as I’m seeing the new version this weekend. Well this version looks wonderful with the set, costume designs and colour schemes, all avoiding a simple shiny look for the future. The designs for the sets keep referring to different time periods, making it more alien even now. The 3rd stage Guild Navigator is a unique design, somewhere between the Starchild of 2001 and the baby of Eraserhead. Even if some of the effects shots have dated, the miniatures and the sandworms are still triumphs. Dune Models and Miniatures (HD; 7:03) also comes from 2005 and looks specifically at model effects.

simply insisted the book was a sort of Second Coming in and of itself, a messianic work of sheer genius. Others who undeniably loved the book ambience to even the geekiest student. In my day, there were two camps of book carriers: the rational, Apollonian types who invariably foisted resources. Paul's coming-of-age story is also a stronger element here, as is the heightened importance of several female characters: not only is

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Galt. Herbert's novel is a laboriously constructed piece that literally creates a whole new universe populated by a variety of interesting characters. physical powers that she gave him as a member of the Bene Gesserit; her superiors include Gaius Helen Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling), who