A Conversation with John Hodgman about 'Dune,' Pt. 1
In the first of our two-part discussion on all things 'Dune,' Hodgman talks about his emotionally charged first encounter with the David Lynch film and a Peter Berg version that never happened.
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Minding the Gaps: 'Walking Tall Part 2' (1975): "My children are motherless because of the man at the top"
A sequel to an unexpected hit doubles as a window into how legends get formed and a past decade's hunger for tales of backwoods justice.
In Review: 'Dune,' 'The French Dispatch,' 'Halloween Kills'
It's Two-mothée Chalamet week as the young star stars in a half-finished but rousing take on Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic and Wes Anderson's latest. Also: 'Halloween Kills' does not slay.
Dreams of Arrakis: The quixotic allure of Frank Herbert's 'Dune'
As a new half-adaptation opens this week, there are lessons to be learned from two previous attempts by major directors — one a bomb, one never produced.
1991: A Summer at the Movies, the Best Job I Ever Had, and What Came After
Some reflections on working at a movie theater 30 years ago, things left behind, things lost, and hours spent watching films like 'V.I. Warshawski'
In Review: 'The Velvet Underground,' 'Bergman Island,' 'The Last Duel'
A robust movie week offers Todd Haynes' documentary about the influential rock band, Mia Hansen-Løve's meta-movie about married filmmakers in PersonaLand and a lively return to form for Ridley Scott.