Dune: Part Two
The best cinematography of 2024 movies (so far) includes massive studio films like "Dune: Part 2" and singular indies like "I Saw the TV Glow."
"Man, she's good," said Francine Maisler of Gaga's performance as Harley Quinn.
Get Your Popcorn (Buckets) Ready
While the title has not been formally announced, WB and Legendary are putting out a Denis Villeneuve event film in IMAX in late 2026.
Extra Butter
"Years from now they will look back at 2024 as the year the War of the Popcorn Buckets began," Ryan Reynolds tweeted.
In the first two months of 2024, the average time between a theatrical wide release and the film's streamer debut declined from 90 days to 68. That's bad news for theaters.
VOD Report
Elsewhere at home, Nicolas Cage in "Arcadian," which grossed under $1 million in theaters, comes close to best on iTunes.
VOD REPORT
Controversy swirls around Jenna Ortega's "Miller's Girl" on Netflix while the streamer's top original, "Hack Your Health," is gut-wrenching in a different way.
With two major sci-fi sequels debuting this week to lead the VOD and Netflix charts, the new films inspired victory laps for their predecessors. Also noted: 'Immaculate' and 'Anyone But You.'
That little Timothée Chalamet movie drops today.
Box office
With the two-for-one monster franchise stomping on all box-office expectations, and "Dune: Part Two" still strong, Warner Bros. isn't putting all its eggs in one basket.
Timothée Chalamet riding the sandworm lives in Spielberg's mind as one of his favorite movie scenes ever.
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Denis Villeneuve pointed to the visual evolution of Harkonnen planet Giedi Prime in "Part Two" as a hint at the much-anticipated potential sequel.
