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Dune is Back Again—Again

Remember in 1984 when you went to see Dune and you were totally psyched but 20 minutes into it you started thinking maybe you got a hold of some bad fish sticks at lunch? And after an hour the theater was all hot and twisting and you were sure you had mono? And then in 2000 there was that Dune miniseries that only had three parts but felt like it had a lot more? Well, Paramount is having another go at bringing Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi novel to the screen. Friday Night Lights director Peter Berg is signed to helm what producers promise will be a "more faithful" interpretation of the book. Is that a good thing? [Wired]

1:01 PM on Sat Mar 22 2008
By ian spiegelman
1,670 views, 35 comments

Latest by fivehole: i'm man enough to admit that '84 Dune was a terrible, terrible movie. i also enjoy watching it at least ten times a year. and then i follow it up with one of the newer episodes of law and order: more »

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The Only Watchable Homemade Movie Remake

Yesterday afternoon, while I was not watching Be Kind Rewind, I wondered, why don't they just make an entire film that's a homemade version of a real one? That seems easier. In fact, that was done to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in the magical pre-YouTube age of 1982-88 by three 12-18 year olds — that is, the kids started shooting the film in sequence at age 12, and by the last scenes they were several years older, so they age during the movie, which apparently is not the only reason this feature-length shot-for-shot remake of Raiders is entirely watchable, by complete strangers, for more than art/camp value. That's what every news report (one came out every few months since Spielberg discovered the film in 2002) says. CLIPS GALORE, and a link to the entire remake, below. More »

10:13 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Nick Douglas
8,794 views, 16 comments

Latest by HiredGoons: I hope they skip A.I. more »