Leonardo Cimino

Date of Birth

1917-11-04

Date of Death

2012-03-03

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

Known for

Dune, Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead, The Monster Squad, Household Saints, Stardust Memories

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The new episode of the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie video series digs into the story of Amityville II: The Possession!

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Amityville II: The Possession (1982) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie?

Posted 4 years ago

On the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel, we got the week started with a WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? video that looked at the making of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Now we’re wrapping this week up...

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The Monster Squad (1987) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

If you’re a horror fan over a certain age, chances are you’re already very familiar with Fred Dekker’s 1987 film The Monster Squad (watch it HERE). Maybe you grew up watching it; maybe you caught up with it later. Either...

WTF Happened to David Lynch’s Dune?

Posted 6 years ago

WTF Happened To This Movie? – The JoBlo series that looks at TROUBLED movie productions! Box-office smashes and flops, fan-favorites or creative failures, these movies endured numerous problems behind-the-scenes. In the 1980s when studios were all desperately chasing “the next...

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The UnPopular Opinion: David Lynch’s Dune

Posted 6 years ago

THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column will...

David Lynch says he’s proud of every movie he’s made except Dune

Posted 6 years ago

David Lynch is a very eclectic and unique filmmaker that has a filmography to match. The director is also known for his unwavering honesty when it comes to the industry and his films in particular. This is why it should come...

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune cast grows with the addition of Charlotte Rampling

Posted 7 years ago

With production on Denis Villeneuve's upcoming reboot of DUNE set to begin this spring, the cast of the sci-fi epic is quickly coming together, and THR has reported that the latest addition to the cast will be Charlotte Rampling, most...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Alien, Doctor Who, Dune, Ed Wood

Posted 8 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Rebecca Ferguson is in talks to join the cast of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

Posted 8 years ago

Our future is looking likely to be filled with Rebecca Ferguson as the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT actress recently signed on to star in both the upcoming MEN IN BLACK spin-off as well as DOCTOR SLEEP. Rebecca Ferguson may also...

Timothée Chalamet in talks to star in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

Posted 8 years ago

Following BLADE RUNNER 2049, Denis Villeneuve is set to take on another sci-fi epic as his next project – a new adaptation of Frank Herbert's "Dune", and Deadline has reported that Villeneuve is very close to securing his leading man....

Cast This: Paul Atreides (Dune)

Posted 8 years ago

Kevin Over the years, Frank Herbert's "Dune" has proven to be a notoriously difficult project to adapt, but with Denis Villeneuve (BLADE RUNNER 2049) set to make his mark on the franchise with the upcoming remake, Paul Atreides may soon...

Denis Villeneuve says his Dune remake will consist of at least two films

Posted 8 years ago

Over the years, Frank Herbert's "Dune" has proven to be a notoriously difficult project to adapt. As the novel is quite dense, it's been almost impossible to whittle down the story in order to get it to fit into a...

Denis Villeneuve says his Dune could be Star Wars for adults

Posted 8 years ago

With BLADE RUNNER 2049 now behind him, director Denis Villeneuve is beginning to dive into his adaptation of Frank Herbert's "Dune." It's sure to be an ambitious project, especially as the novel has proven to be notoriously difficult to adapt,...

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune remake will be nothing like the David Lynch film

Posted 9 years ago

It's been quite a long time since I last watched David Lynch's feature-film adaptation of Frank Herbert's DUNE, but it seems that I won't need to revisit it (although I should anyway) in order to get up to speed for...

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