Denis Villeneuve

Bless The Maker And His Water

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Photo: Ezra Acayan (Getty Images) It’s funny to think that, for most of my life, the NASA worm logo was never used in an official capacity. Sure, the agency uses it now for some projects, but even in the meatball-only days of my youth the worm text seemed ubiquitous — everywhere, instantly recognizable, simple shorthand … Read more

Man’s dying wish was to see Dune. Film’s director made that happen months before its release

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A palliative care patient’s end-of-life wish was to see the second installment of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s Dune before he passed. The Quebec filmmaker and his team rushed to make it happen almost two months before the film’s premiere and just days before the man died. It began in early January when a middle-aged man who was … Read more