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Never read The Fountainhead but I know it's Zack Snyder's dream to turn it into a movie. Isn't there already a classic B&W movie with a same or very similar subject?

The good stuff or endless sequels.

I don't know anything about it but is Adam Driver discovering that he is in 'The Matrix'?

I watched it with the sound off.

Half the universe dies in Avengers. Does that make Marvel movies Shakespeare? Only at JWFAn!

I didn't find it depressing at all. Remember, millions of people die in Star Wars too. Star Wars and Dune are pretty similar: Emperors, chosen ones, princesses, rebels, deserts, duels, battles, etc. Dune is slightly less geared towards children, that's all. I don't know. Some things in Dune 2 felt rushed to me and it felt more like a typical ride (heavily relying on spectacle, explosions, ...). I did like Paul's mother better this time. The symbols on her face helped to make her more impressive and believable.

To be honest, Dune: Part 2 is nothing more than just another epic theme park ride made with the latest effects. The best part of the movie, and I'm sure Zack Snyder* and Tarsem Singh will agree, is the fantastic, unique looking, hyper-stylized 'Arena scene', shot in odd B&W tones. I can only repeat what I've said after I watch the trailer and that is that the whole movie or even the whole Villeneuve Dune series should have been filmed like that. That would have been top 10 material. *When Zackie was still a hyper-stylist, of course

Aha! So you do prefer BB?

"To mark the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s (The Godfather, One From the Heart) seminal 1974 neo-noir thriller, The Conversation, Studiocanal has announced that a brand-new 4K restoration of the Palme D’Or winner will return to UK cinemas on 5 July 2024. The film will then be available to own via a special 2-disc 4K UHD Collector’s Edition and on digital from 15 July." "The Conversation has been scanned in 4K from the original camera negative, using a director-approved reference print as a color grading reference. The 5.1 sound mix created in 2000 by Walter Murch will be included, as will the original mono audio track. American Zoetrope restoration supervisor James Mockoski was involved in this work, which was approved by Coppola. The 2-disc UHD Collector’s Edition package (which is apparently all region) will include audio commentary with Coppola, a second commentary with editor Walter Murch, a Q&A with Walter Murch (filmed at Curzon Soho in 2017), a behind the scenes gallery, screen tests for Cindy Williams and Harrison Ford, Coppola script dictations, a 1973 interview with Hackman, an interview with composer David Shire by Coppola, 2 featurettes (Close-Up on The Conversation and Harry Caul’s San Francisco: Locations Then & Now), Coppola’s 1956 short film No Cigar, the film’s theatrical trailer, and the new 50th anniversary trailer. The packaging will also include a 64-page booklet with essays, the soundtrack on cassette tape, and a pair of posters with original artwork. You can see the opening packaging below ..." https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/050224-1500

"To mark the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s (The Godfather, One From the Heart) seminal 1974 neo-noir thriller, The Conversation, Studiocanal has announced that a brand-new 4K restoration of the Palme D’Or winner will return to UK cinemas on 5 July 2024. The film will then be available to own via a special 2-disc 4K UHD Collector’s Edition and on digital from 15 July." My favorite Coppola! But I have already have the blu-ray and it will have to do.

Is that about right, Richard?

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So far I only like Solyaris, even though Tarkovsky himself was not so happy with it. Last time I watched it, I saw a lot of Blade Runner in it, thematically that is. The film's ending is heartbreaking.

I posted that video years ago.