I've never heard of any of them. I did watch the original Dune so I am familiar with Dune 2. There has for sure been a decrease in movie making talent. I know that is for various reasons. Thankfully the authors I like are still doing good work.
Tom Wolf's funny short book "The Painted Word" is a great primer for the divide between movies people want to see and 'art.' As for the movie Wicked, I read the author's take on Snow White years ago, hated it, so going to see Wicked is a no.
I've actually given some thought to "Wicked" as it appears to be part of a (recent?) trend to turn the villains into good guys. I wonder why this is happening.
Just read a summary of "The Painted Word" (sorry, I'll never get around to actually reading it. For everyone else like me:
"The Painted Word" by Tom Wolfe is a critique of the modern art world, arguing that by the 1970s, art had become more about the interpretations and theories of art critics, particularly influential figures like Clement Greenberg, Harold Rosenberg, and Leo Steinberg, rather than a visual experience for the viewer, with the result being a dominance of abstract and conceptual art over traditional representational forms; essentially, Wolfe claims that the "painted word" (the critics' interpretations) had taken precedence over the actual artwork itself.
I've never heard of any of them. I did watch the original Dune so I am familiar with Dune 2. There has for sure been a decrease in movie making talent. I know that is for various reasons. Thankfully the authors I like are still doing good work.
I sometimes wonder if Hollywood is trying to handle cost issues by firing the least expensive part of movie making, the writers.
When they started putting the DEI requirements on movie making they sorta tied the writers hands on creativity.
Tom Wolf's funny short book "The Painted Word" is a great primer for the divide between movies people want to see and 'art.' As for the movie Wicked, I read the author's take on Snow White years ago, hated it, so going to see Wicked is a no.
Thanks for the comment Elizabeth.
I've actually given some thought to "Wicked" as it appears to be part of a (recent?) trend to turn the villains into good guys. I wonder why this is happening.
Just read a summary of "The Painted Word" (sorry, I'll never get around to actually reading it. For everyone else like me:
"The Painted Word" by Tom Wolfe is a critique of the modern art world, arguing that by the 1970s, art had become more about the interpretations and theories of art critics, particularly influential figures like Clement Greenberg, Harold Rosenberg, and Leo Steinberg, rather than a visual experience for the viewer, with the result being a dominance of abstract and conceptual art over traditional representational forms; essentially, Wolfe claims that the "painted word" (the critics' interpretations) had taken precedence over the actual artwork itself.