With the release of Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve has officially (and successfully!) translated the entirety of Frank Herbert’s Dune to the screen. Just like with 2021’s Dune, Dune: Part Two makes some major changes from its source material. Some of these carry over from the first film. For example, since we didn’t see any…
The sandworms we see in Dune: Part Two couldn’t be farther from those we see in the first Dune. Yes, they share the same physical characteristics: a circular mouth, crystalline teeth, thick hide perfect for weathering Arrakis’ brutal desert conditions. But on a narrative level, they serve a different function, shifting from mysterious entities to…
After the tremendous three hours of spice, sandworms, and Sardaukar that is Dune: Part Two, you may find yourself with some questions. Given the film’s cataclysmic ending, your biggest one might just be, “What in the world comes next?” Or, “When will director Denis Villeneuve start shooting a third Dune movie, because I need it…
Alibaba wants you to compare its new AI video generator to OpenAI’s Sora. Otherwise, why use it to make Sora’s most famous creation belt out a Dua Lipa song? On Tuesday, an organization called the “Institute for Intelligent Computing” within the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba released a paper about an intriguing new AI video generator…
The saga of Coyote vs. Acme is one of the bleakest in entertainment today. The Looney Tunes-based film, a hybrid of live-action and animation directed by Dave Green and written by Academy Award nominee Samy Burch (May December), is being scrapped by Warner Bros. Discovery for tax purposes, even though it’s completed. It’s the same…
The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts has fallen silent, a week after breaking a leg and tipping over near the lunar south poleRead More
“PS5 Slim vs. PS5” is a face-off gamers want to see as they scratch their heads over how Sony’s skinnier new console differs from the original variant. For years, many complained about PS5’s bulky, unwieldy body — and Sony finally addressed that with the new PS5 Slim. Sony announced the new slim PS5 model on…
Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech have traded arguments in court in a legal battle over the organization’s reports on the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk in 2022Read More
After months of rumors, we may have just gotten our eyes (sort of) on Apple’s newest iPad Pro. The device showed up in some CAD (computer-aided design) drawings that popped up online, per MacRumors, which pointed out that these things tend to leak out of China-based actories from time to time. This shouldn’t surprise anyone,…
Consumer Reports says some doorbell cameras sold by Amazon and other online retailers have security flaws that could allow bad actors to view footage from the devices or control them completelyRead More