Word: dune
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...Heretics of Dune, Herbert...
...Heretics of Dune, Herbert...
...annual appropriations bills have been stalemated on Capitol Hill. Another important measure, which would raise the legal debt ceiling and allow the Treasury to borrow the money it needs, was still stalled in the Senate. And Congress, it seems, will not be able to whittle a thin dune from the 1983 deficit of $195 billion by the time it adjourns this weekend...
...pejorative, demeaning. I got a brain, you know"). Nevertheless, it is getting him good movie-acting work. He starred in Brimstone and Treacle and will appear as the head heavy in the upcoming Dino De Laurentiis/David Lynch film of Frank Herbert's sci-fi behemoth Dune. Stage presence and movie appearances tend to reinforce each other, producing a charisma that may be inadvertent but is certainly undeniable. Copeland puts it simply, "His face is our face...
...intriguing combination of talents. To film Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction bestseller Dune, Producer Dino De Laurentiis, 63, has attracted the likes of Director David Lynch (The Elephant Man), Special Effects Wizard John Dykstra (Star Wars) and a cast that includes Sting, 31, the leader and vocalist of rock's hottest group, the Police. In the established tradition of such rockers turned actors as Mick Jagger and Deborah Harry, Sting brings to Dune his own past credits, from Quadrophenia and Brimstone and Treacle. Not to mention an ability to whip himself up into a manic frenzy...