Dune
Couple craft fantasy languages for screen
From Dothraki and Valyrian in "Game of Thrones" to the Chakobsa desert tongue in "Dune," American couple David and Jessie Peterson have devised numerous imaginary languages.
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‘Dune’ spices up box office with big opening
Bringing spice to a so-far lean movie year, Warner Bros.' new sci-fi film "Dune: Part Two" shot to the top of the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $81.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on March 3.
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'Dune: Part Two' release postponed to 2024 as actors strike lingers
The release of "Dune: Part Two," one of the fall's most anticipated films, has been postponed from November until next year, Warner Bros. confirmed on Aug. 24
Storyboards for doomed 'Dune' film up for auction
It has entered film folklore as one of the great missed opportunities: the doomed 1970s adaptation of "Dune" that was supposed to bring together Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger and Pink Floyd.
The project famously collapsed after four years of work by cult Franco-Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky, but now his storyboards are going up for auction in Paris on Nov. 22.
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Sci-fi blockbuster 'Dune' brings stars to Venice
One of the most hotly anticipated sci-fi blockbusters in years finally landed on Sept. 3, as the world premiere of "Dune" arrived at the Venice Film Festival.
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Venice film fest returns with another blockbuster lineup
The Venice Film Festival returns on Sept. 1 with an ultra-glitzy lineup, including the world premiere of sci-fi blockbuster "Dune" and Kristen Stewart's turn as Princess Diana, cementing its status as a serious rival to Cannes.
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Turkish police detain gang selling Patara beach sand
Turkish security forces detained 20 people that have illegally been selling the sand of the world-famous Patara Beach in the Mediterranean province of Antalya on Feb. 27.
The police said the "gang" had smuggled around 3,000 and 5,000 truckloads of beach sand since July last year, selling them to local construction firms.
Academics spending more than 30 years in ancient excavation area
When the first excavations in the ancient city of Patara began in 1988, archaeologists and academics were using wheelbarrows to carry their digging items and their findings. Now that they found a trove of ancient relics, they say it's time for conservation.
The excavations have so far trained three professors, two associate professors and three doctors in the Harbor Bath excavations.
About 3,500 Decares of Sand Dunes Along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast are Privately Owned
Of the 4,700 decares of sand dunes along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, nearly 3,500 decares are privately owned, Ombudsman Maya Manolova said after a meeting with citizens who contacted her over suspected construction works in protected areas in the town of Sozopol, a Focus News Agency correspondent reported.
Bulgarian Parliament Adopted Changes to the Black Sea Coast Planning Act
Bulgaria's Parliament approved amendments to the Black Sea Coast Planning Act, which finally banned the deployment of tents, umbrellas, loungers and other beach accessories on the sand dunes, reports BNT.
The new texts also ban the passage, parking and stay of vehicles on dunes, except in the case of permitted construction.