The Middle Geeks Episode 64: Live at Awesome Con in Washington D.C.
The Middle Geeks are LIVE at Awesome Con, discussing all things SWANA/MENA Representation!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 63: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Review
The second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune has arrived to theaters, but has it gotten any better in its display of SWANA cultures beyond appropriation? Roxana joins us once again to discuss.
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NOC Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is a Masterpiece Fulfilled
Stone me if you must, but I’ll be the first to admit, I liked, but didn’t love, Dune: Part One. While so many considered it the best movie of the year in 2021 (which I understand), I just wasn’t as enamored by it as everyone else.
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Take a Look at the Main Theatrical Poster for ‘Dune: Part Two’
With the highly anticipated release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two finally approaching in theaters on March 1, there’s no better time to share the official theatrical poster featuring stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.
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It’s Time for the Third ‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer
Ready for another new Dune: Part Two trailer? Denis Villeneuve is continuing the saga in theaters on March 1, 2024, with the next chapter in the ongoing adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel and fans can’t wait.
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Check Out the Character Posters for ‘Dune: Part Two’
Next year, audiences will get to experience Dune: Part Two thanks to award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. The film, which serves as the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s Dune, will be the next chapter in the ongoing adaptation of Frank Herbert’s influential sci-fi novel.
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Here’s the New Trailer for ‘Dune: Part Two’
Denis Villeneuve is bringing the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s novel to the big screen with Dune: Part Two and it looks epic!
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Watch the Official Trailer for ‘Dune: Part Two’
The saga continues with Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, which serves as the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s novel. The film’s all-star cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
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The Middle Geeks Episode 32: The Promise of ‘Star Wars: Visions’
We’re excited to have Meg Humphrey of Rogue Podron on to discuss Star Wars: Visions, the new anime anthology on Disney+ that breathes fresh life into this franchise with Japanese creators, crafting stories in a universe that was *heavily* inspired by their own culture.
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FDI Cast 124: Blind Movie Reviews ‘Dune’
We debut a new segment where Brandon reviews a movie he hasn’t seen! It’s Dune day part one!
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Hard NOC Life 240: ‘Dune’ is Coarse, Rough, Irritating, and it Gets Everywhere
On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Britney review Denis Villeneuve’s remake of Dune, break down Hayden Christensen’s official return to the Star Wars universe, and discuss on-set safety after Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and Ruby Rose revealed the working conditions on the Batwoman set.
The Middle Geeks Episode 31: ‘Dune’ Review
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation, based on a book that was explicitly and heavily influenced by Middle East and North African (MENA) and Islamic cultures, is out, and we are joined by our friends and fellow MENA critics Hanna Flint and Roxana Hadadi to review it.
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Paging Dr. Yueh: An Interview with Chang Chen from ‘Dune’
Tonight’s the night! It’s been a long road for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and the country is finally going to see his faithful, epic, visually stunning adaptation hit the big screen, in the way it was meant to be seen! And to celebrate, we are finally going to reveal that were given the very exciting opportunity to speak with Dune star, Chang Chen, who plays the complex Doctor Yueh.
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‘Dune’ Comes to Life at Texas SandFest 2021
Your ship to Arrakis is almost here folks! Dune is at long last finally hitting theaters this weekend! And when you think about the epic, monumental scale of the film, and the hauntingly beautiful but harsh environments that create the desert planet of Dune, only one thing comes to mind — sandcastles in Texas!
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New Manga-Inspired ‘Dune’ Poster Debuts
The countdown for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is on! And though much of the world has seen the film already, a few territories are still waiting in anticipation for their journey to Arrakis. We in the US are still, of course, waiting for the film to hit theaters on October 22. However, Japan only has 11 days more, since the film hits cinemas there on October 15!
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NOC Review: ‘Dune’ is Decent
Sometimes there are movies that just come into your life, and live rent free in your brain days or weeks after you’ve seen them. That’s how you know you generally love them, and they make a profound impact on you. Either you replay or relive scenes that made you smile or blew you away. Furthermore, when you see them again, you still smile, or laugh, or get goosebumps. The Matrix in 1999. The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001. The Dark Knight in 2008. The Avengers in 2012 and Endgame in 2019.
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Is ‘Dune’ Truly a White-Savior Story?
Not according to Denis Villeneuve.
Recently, members of the press, including The Nerds of Color, were given the privilege of speaking directly with the visionary director behind Dune. During the conversation, Villeneuve was asked about Dune being an example of the White Savior trope, among many other questions, and he wanted to make it specifically clear that while many have taken the surface-level concept of the story and expressed condemnations for it based on that, interpreting the story as such would actually be missing the true point of it.
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The New Trailer for ‘Dune’ is Here
It’s here, nerds! The official trailer for the most anticipated (certainly the most gorgeous looking) film of the year has arrived — Dune! In our previous post this week, we discussed the trailer would be coming soon. Those who attended last night’s IMAX event were treated to the trailer ahead of its release today, as well as several minutes of the film that looked mind blowing!
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‘Dune’ Will Be A Game-Changer
Tonight and tomorrow, audiences are going to to have their eyes rocked to the core, because Warner Bros. and Legendary are holding an exclusive first look event at Denis Villeneuve’s visionary adaptation of the sci-fi classic Dune in IMAX screens all over the world! And if you have not gotten your tickets yet, I highly encourage you to do so now by clicking here. We were lucky enough to get to see the preview a bit earlier this week, and I can honestly tell you, IT IS AMAZING! And we’d like to describe and recap what we saw now, and what makes it so special.
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New Character Posters for ‘Dune’ Drop Ahead of Trailer’s Release
It’s a great time to be a fan of Dune. The long awaited big-budget adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal classic is at long last coming this fall. This week is going to be a big one for fans, because today WB just dropped the character posters for all of the biggest stars in the film, including Timothee Chalamet’s Paul and Zendaya’s Chani. You can take a look at them here:
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Tickets Drop for IMAX First-Looks at ‘Dune’
The movie event of the year is approaching! That’s right! Dune is finally coming out, this year, on October 1! I’m so thrilled for this movie, and have been for the past year, given the pandemic prevented us from seeing it. Everything that we’ve seen so far has been astonishing to say the least.
Well now, we’ll finally to see some of the amazing footage — the new trailer no less — on the biggest screen possible as this morning IMAX and WB dropped this tweet, advertising an IMAX exclusive event to showcase never-before-seen footage at your local IMAX theater on July 21-22.
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‘Dune’ to Premiere at Venice Film Festival
It has certainly been a while since we got some really big official news about Dune, which was my most anticipated film of last year, and became my most anticipated movie of this year. But word dropped this morning via Twitter that the highly anticipated Denis Villeneuve film will be making its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival!
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The Middle Geeks Episode 17: MENA in the Stars and Middle Earth
We’re excited to have on TV writer, blogger, and Star Wars fan Arezou Amin on to discuss the long history of MENA people being excluded from Science Fiction and Fantasy media. Why are we constantly ousted from stories that were, in fact, inspired by works based on the Middle East and our culture? Where could we even find ourselves? We discuss Arezou’s project with Postcards from the Galaxy’s Edge featuring Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Star Wars fans, and what she and the podcast hoped to achieve with it. We also discuss various DCTV news, including the Legends of Tomorrow panel at DC FanDome and the future of Zari and Behrad Tarazi in Season 6, Supergirl ending with Season 6, and Caity Lotz’s bufoonish tweets, and the news that Alia Shawkat is creating and starring in a series based on her family’s Iraqi immigrant experience!
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