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Dune (1984)
It’s the 50th anniversary of Frank Herbert’s Dune, the science fiction novel which broadened the scope and ambition of the space opera. Herbert’s novel nudged the genre into new degrees of sophistication with its dense plotting, elaborate backstory, wide cast … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Brad Dourif, David Lynch, Dean Stockwell, Dino De Laurentiis, Dune, Francesca Annis, Frank Herbert, Freddie Jones, Jack Nance, José Ferrer, Jürgen Prochnow, Kyle MacLachlan, Linda Hunt, Max von Sydow, Patrick Stewart, sand worm, Science Fiction, Sean Young, Sting, Surreal, Virginia Madsen
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Excalibur (1981)
John Boorman is not after realism with Excalibur (1981). The dialogue, the characterizations, the behaviors – none of these are intended to replicate real life, but are deliberately outsized, almost predetermined. The characters behave as they are intended to behave: as … Continue reading
Lifeforce (1985)
Earlier this year Chicago’s Music Box Theatre hosted the “70mm Festival,” projecting in gorgeous 70mm prints of Vertigo (1958), West Side Story (1961), Lord Jim (1965), Playtime (1967), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), Hamlet (1996), … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Cannon, cheesecake, horror, Patrick Stewart, Science Fiction, Tobe Hooper, Vampire, Zombie
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