Episode 11: “Dune” with Max Evry
A podcast about the great movies.
We’re back with our latest episode of Guide for the Film Fanatic! In each episode, Jason Bailey and Mike Hull invite a guest from the world of film (including filmmakers, authors, critics, actors, and more) to select one of the 1600+ “must-see movies” collected in Danny Peary’s seminal 1986 book, Guide for the Film Fanatic. Bailey, Hull, and their guests deep dive on each film, discussing its history, themes, style, performances, initial reception, and legacy, taking a fresh look at some of the most beloved titles in cinema history.
Film writer Max Evry spent several years of his life investigating a failure: David Lynch’s 1984 screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic, Dune. But was it really a failure? If so, why? If not, why was (and is) it perceived as such? The resultant book, A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s “Dune” - An Oral History, is one of the best of the recent books on single films; he joins us to talk about the book and the film, and what makes it so special to him.
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Dune is streaming on Netflix and available for digital rental or purchase; it’s also available on 4K from Arrow Video. You can also watch the trailer here. You can read the New York Times review here.
A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s “Dune” - An Oral History is out now. If you’d like to check out the YouTube page for Mike’s other podcast, Black Diplomats, it’s here. And Jason’s new book Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend is OUT NOW, and you can order it from MZS Press, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your hardbacks, ebooks, and/or audiobooks.
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