who helped keep Oceano Dunes near Pismo Beach open to all, and whose knowledge of sand driving was sought out by both neighbors and NASA, passed away at 97. Tallman-Duceshi raced a purple dune ...

Villeneuve faces challenges with the 12-year time jump between Dune parts, needing careful consideration for characters. Adapting Alia's character and aging poses narrative challenges, with ...

Thousands of sand dune plant seedheads are gathered from Northland beaches in summer, and propagated so locals can return the plants to their coastline. About 250,000 nursery-raised sand dune ...

Denis Villeneuve was moved by the response to Dune: Part Two, prompting a quicker start on the third film. The director shared that he "felt an appetite and a desire to see more and a ...

If Netflix was your go-to streamer for the award-winning movie, that might leave you wanting to dig a hole into the ground and hide under some sand. But fear not. Dune will surface again as ...

The European Union has until Friday to tell the World Trade Organization whether it intends to resume its legal action against Beijing over the alleged coercion of EU member state Lithuania in ...

Lithuania debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 and is yet to win the event. The country achieved its best result at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 when it placed 6th. Lithuania has ...

The desert sands of Arrakis once again proved fertile ground for Oscar success on Thursday, with director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi blockbuster “Dune: Part Two” scoring five nominations ...

The sci-fi primate sequel beat “Dune: Part Two,” which went into the evening with the most nominations (seven) and emerged with the most wins (four): Outstanding Achievement in a Photoreal ...

Both sci-fi hits pick up nominations, but 'Dune: Part 2' misses out on some categories that seemed like sure bets. Science fiction films always seem to have a tough hill to climb to gain notoriety ...