Dune

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I did something odd and rented Dune last night, which if you are unaware, following the link and read Wikipedia's extensive discussion. It's a remarkable early (1984) David Lynch movie based on a wonderful series of sci-fi novels written by Frank Herbert, beginning in the early 1960's. I read 3 of Herbert's novels as a teenager in the late 80's, and the movie itself was a long-time favorite that I'd basically forgotten about until I'd seen it on the movie-shelf. It's full of ethereal scenes with (opera-rock) music my Brian Eno. The movie is currently being re-worked for rerelease, and prequels to the original story are also being developed.

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