Sweet & Condensed: Dune: Part Two
Scorecard, movie theater etiquette, what we added to our watchlist & new pod drop
Welcome to the maiden voyage send of Sweet & Condensed! We are out-of-our-minds excited you’re here. Here’s what we have in store for you (and what you can expect every week). Let’s get into it!
Concession Stand Scorecard: What to expect from Dune: Part Two
Temp These Takes: Movie Theater Etiquette Pt. 1 - Arrival
Watchlist Worthy: Josh wants you to know Pedro Pascal is going to make us all cry
New Pod Drop: Josh and Eric’s latest episode of Living a Stream
This week’s movie - “Dune: Part Two”
Letterboxd Description:
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Best Watched With
As many friends, family, lovers, and acquaintances you can fit in one row (read: bring everyone. Unless your lover is Tom Holland).
End credit thought
We promise we aren't going to say this every time, but you deserve to see this on the biggest screen possible, with the best sound possible (IMAX, Dolby, Laser, whatever). The all-star cast delivers great performances with believable villains, unreal action, and a few well-placed laughs. Dune: Part Two has all the heart of an indie film with a Hollywood scale and budget.
Movie theater etiquette pt. 1 - Arrival: Getting to the theater and getting to your seats
Kelly & Eric - You must be parking your car at least 3 minutes before the movie's start time. 6:15PM showtime? 6:12PM in the parking lot - and this only applies if you aren’t getting snacks. If you include the trailers as a "buffer" time to park and get snacks, then the cinema might not be for you. Just head home. The theater experience is wasted. Go on over to your local Redbox at that point, call it a day, and plop yourself on the couch.
Sarah - For Arrival, I think it’s appropriate to proceed exactly as Amy Adams does in the film. Act out of curiosity not fear, seek to understand language, pull together…oh, wait, you mean arrival to the movie theater. Silly me. Etiquette: I do not know if I should go butt- or crotch-facing as I crawl over people to my seats. Please advise. Thankfully, movie theaters are starting to construct rows for actual sized humans rather than ants, which is making this query nearly obsolete.
Josh - Theater: AMC. Showtime: 7:30 PM. This means I’m parking the car anytime between 7:15 and 7:45 PM. Do I love previews? Absolutely. Is it my biggest concern if I miss them? No. It is a concern, for sure. But my biggest concern is that people are in their seats before Nicole Kidman blesses the movie by saying grace so we can feast with our eyes, guilt-free, and thank the cinema gods for motion pictures.
New Mexico Drew - Although I miss the thrill of looking for the best open seats, the reservation system makes it pretty straightforward. So there are no excuses not to know exactly where you are sitting. Double-check your seat row/number before you accuse someone of being in your seat (*some of us* have mini anxiety attacks and double-check our tickets and seats at least 15 times before sitting).
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Materialists from writer/director Celine Song
Pedro Pascal is teaming up with Celine Song?! Done and doner.
Celine Song’s directorial debut, Past Lives (2023), was one of my top 3 watches of 2023; a movie that held me thought for a long time by introducing the concept “in-yun” and had me in tears by the end credits.
“There’s a word in Korean… in-yun. It means providence or fate. But it’s specifically about relationships between people. I think it comes from Buddhism and reincarnation. It’s an in-yun if two strangers even walk by each other on the street and their clothes accidentally brush. It means there must be something between them in their past lives.”
-Nora(Greta Lee), Past Lives (2023)
The rights to Song’s second movie, Materialists, was recently bought by Sony Pictures and production is believed to start in May, 2024.
Letterboxd Description:
“Set against the vibrant backdrop of New York City, a high-end matchmaker gets involved with a wealthy man but still harbors feelings for the broke actor-waiter she left behind.”
I am a sucker for romance in New York City, and I expect Materialists to make my top watches of the year it is released.
-JP :)
Other work by Celine and Pedro
Past Lives (2023)
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
The Holdovers: Which Eye Do We Look At? #018 — New Living A Stream Podcast Listen to this podcast at Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🎧
In this episode, Josh and Eric dissect The Holdovers (2023) themes, exploring the power of unconventional bonds, societal pressures, and how shared experiences can be deeply transformative.
Three Milk Media Podcasts:
🎙️ Living A Stream: Apple Podcasts and Spotify
🎙️ The Medium Project: Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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