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Subject: Re: Movie of "Dune"
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Date: Thu, 16-Jun-83 18:14:54 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 16 18:14:54 1983
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"The movie of Dune is being produced and directed by Dino de
Laurentis (sp?)." David Grindal (...!utzoo!utcsrgv!grindal)

I hope you are severly mistaken about the direction part. About a year and
a half ago David Lynch ("Eraserhead," "The Elephant Man") was in Berkeley
at the Pacific Film Archive for a showing of "Eraserhead." After the first
showing he answered questions, several of which were about Dune. He didn't
know much about the casting since they were still working on a script. He
said it would be a gargantuan task, and would take several years. I like
his films and hope he can make the movie live up to our expectations. That's
were I got my data. Where did you get yours? I've only heard comfirmation
through SF-LOVERS and movie reviewer's columns on "things to come" that
Lynch is directing. Doesn't anyone read film magazines?

It's possible to do a good job with Dune, the question is how good. Of
course "books can give the thoughts of the characters." But I disagree that
"films can not do so without being either contrived or hokey." How is Dune
different from other complex books which have been put on the screen? "Dune:
The Movie" will never have as much in it as Dune the book. You won't expect
much since you'd like to see the book in all its detail in a movie. But I'd
like there to be a movie to introduce people to the book. Then they can go
to the book to get the deeper story. I'd also like to *see* Shai-Hulud in
action, and not just in my mind's eye, or from a book cover. The same goes
for seeing the planet and characters.

-Kevin