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Movie Review

Dune

Dune

After reading the novel, it should have been immediately apparent to writer/director David Lynch that Frank Herbert's epic "Dune" could not make a successful move from page to screen in anything less than four or five hours. At the least. Instead, Lynch tried to condense the novel, keeping the main plot intact, but leaving out certain characters and squeezing events together. For those who have re ... ...

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  • Fans of comic book legend Stan Lee jam highways to see him at Motor City Comic Con

    A chance to meet a comic book legend drew thousands of fans to the Motor City Comic Con in Novi on Saturday, with many enduring highway backups and long lines to get in just to get an autograph.Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man, X-Men and Iron Man, was the main draw at the convention, held at the Suburban Collection Showplace. It was ...

  • 4 incidents reported of man exposing himself to women in Troy Royal Oak

    Four similar incidents have been reported in Troy and Royal Oak over the past week when women and girls were followed by a man who exposed himself and made lewd comments, police said.Troy police issued an alert about the incidents this afternoon, warning the community to be on the lookout for the man seen driving a red SUV. No one has been injured.According to police, the incidents ...

  • Thousands of excited costumed fans descend on Motor City ComiCon in Novi

    Novi - Just about any other day of the year, Alex Ellsworth is a graphic designer who works on tombstones. But on Saturday, he was a superhero. The Whitmore Lake resident turned heads at the Motor City ComiCon in his homemade Optimus Prime costume. He said he made it last year to wear for Halloween when he took his four-year-old cousin trick-or-treating. "It's all cardboard and hot ...

  • Game thread Tigers lineup for tonights game vs. Rangers

    Avisail Garcia is back in the lineup as the centerfielder as the Detroit Tigers play on against the Texas Rangers in their 4-game series in Arlington.Right-hander Anibal Sanchez (4-3, 2.05 ERA) goes against right-hander Justin Grimm (2-3, 4.28) at 8:05 p.m.The two teams split the first two games of the series after the Tigers took Friday ...

  • Groceries for Guns gun surrender held in Detroit

    The Groceries for Guns event aims at making local neighborhoods safer by getting more guns off the street. For every gun turned in Saturday, participants received a $50 Meijer gift card to buy groceries. The Wayne County Sherriff's Department was on hand to safely collect the guns during the ...

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