(Warning: Spoilers for Dune, both the book and the films) Though Denis Villeneuve was fairly true to the spectrum portrayed Frank Herbert's novel, Dune, in the casting of his 2021 film of the same name, there was one key change that he made to the main cast of characters-- he gender-swapped the role of planetologist … Continue reading A Savior of Dune?
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Movie Review: Dune (2021)
DuneDirected by Denis VilleneuveStarring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, ZendayaRuntime: 2h 35mRating: PG-13 (Spoilers for both film and book versions of Dune) In the far-flung future, humanity has expanded its domain across the galaxy and settled back into an imperial form of government where entire planets … Continue reading Movie Review: Dune (2021)
Sunday Sum-Up: October 31, 2021
Happy Halloween! Photo by Toni Cuenca on Pexels.com I had such plans for blogging last week, but as the poet Robert Burns said about the best-laid plans of mice, the 'gang aft agley'. And so nothing turned out quite like I expected it to. Monday night I was afflicted with a nasty headache, Tuesday night … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 31, 2021
Dune Discussion: The Writing and Words of Dune
In part one of Jackie's and my discussion of Frank Herbert's Dune, we talked about Herbert's influences, their effects on the story of Dune, and the characters. In part two, we talk about the writing-- down to how certain word choices affect the story. We also talk about the Denis Villeneuve film, due out in … Continue reading Dune Discussion: The Writing and Words of Dune
Dune: The Book and Its Influences
Earlier in the fall, partly prompted by the then-upcoming Denis Villeneuve film, Jackie at Death by Tsundoku and I decided to embark on a buddy read of the epic science fiction classic, Dune, written by Frank Herbert. It was Jackie's first time reading the book and the I-don't-know-how-many-th time through. We had multiple discussions throughout … Continue reading Dune: The Book and Its Influences
Sunday Sum-Up: November 1, 2020
I voted about two and a half weeks ago. I received my mail-in ballot with not issues, filled it out, and dropped it off at the county election commission office. A few days later, I checked online to see if it had been accepted, and indeed it had. Hooray for a smooth voting process! And … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: November 1, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up: October 25, 2020
I had to take Sidney in for his vaccinations on Wednesday. He gets extremely stressed out when he goes to the veterinarian (read: angry and striking out at everything and everyone), so he has to be sedated. This means I drop him off early and pick him up a couple of hours later, after he's … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 25, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up, October 18, 2020
Another quiet week on the blog, due in part to a lack of time and in part to some annoying computer issues which I think I've mostly solved. They weren't disrupting my ability to do things, just slowing the system down and making it take twice as long. I've been working on crochet projects, but … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, October 18, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up: October 11, 2020
Radio silence from me last week. I didn't feel like writing for the blog, so I didn't. So it goes. In lieu of blogging last week I crocheted a lot. I needed a frame for a print I bought a few weeks ago, so I headed over to the craft store last Sunday. And because … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 11, 2020
Sunday Sum-Up: October 4, 2020
Hello, October! Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The weather has been positively lovely. Now it just needs to NOT end up being in the 80+F range at the end of the week, and I'll be thrilled. It also needs to rain. Because it was beautiful on my day off, I headed downtown and wandered around … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 4, 2020
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