The Dark Herald reviews the Sci-Fi Channel’s Frank Herbert’s Dune, the 2000 mini-series that has been largely forgotten compared to the movies. On September 24, 1992, Leonard Nimoy was watching a countdown timer run out. For a few days, this countdown had been running on a new channel owned by USA Networks. It was a […]
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The Dark Herald Recommends: Dune II
A positive review of Dune II directed by Denis Villeneuve follows. “Unadaptable” is the word that was most frequently used to describe Frank Herbert’s Dune and not without good reason. People who have had no trouble at all with Tolkien’s Silmarillion have struggled mightily to plow their way through Dune. Herbert stood the convention of […]
Funcom’s Dune: Awakening Gameplay Trailer Reveals the Harsh Reality of Surviving on Arrakis
The developers at Funcom have provided an exciting new look at their upcoming open-world survival MMO, Dune: Awakening. This highly anticipated game, powered by Unreal Engine 5, will transport players to the dangerous yet beautiful desert planet of Arrakis. As part of a Dune Direct showcase, Funcom concluded with a stunning new Dune: Awakening gameplay […]
Jodorowsky’s Dune
One of the most influential films of all time, especially in science fiction, has to be Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune. This film’s art designs have inspired just about every movie that isn’t trying to imitate Star Wars or Star Trek, it clearly inspired ship, set, and costume projects as diverse as Alien, The Black Hole, Babylon […]
