It's been out on DVD and Blu-ray in several regions already, and this week France added a special edition of their own to the list. What attracted me to it was the inclusion of an art-book, which is always a good thing and ESPECIALLY with this title.
What I didn't expect was the amount of love distributor Blaq Out would lavish on this title. The package is nicely pimped and the art-book is fantastic, so here is a gallery of shots. Click on the edge of the pictures to scroll through them, or at the center of each to see a bigger version!
Here it is: a big cardboard slipcase. Not all that spectacular in itself, but a lot thicker than I expected, meaning there is more content.
In it, we see a digipak full of goodies and the 132-page book.
All contents removed. We get the film on DVD and Blu-ray, the book, a set of poster cards and a double-sided folded poster.
All contents opened.
Here is the reverse art on the digipak.
And here is the reverse art on the folded poster.
And now we get to the book. At 132-pages, it's not to be sneezed at, and it is chock-full of interesting articles and artwork.
Here is a sampling of the contents, and do click the picture to get a bigger version. You get sketches, designs, concept art... the works! Until someone finally will re-release the legendary design tome (you know the one I mean), this is one of the best additions to the documentary I've yet seen.
Nearly a third of the book is filled with impressions of the Dune saga. A selection of famous artists from all over the world was asked to describe what Dune meant to them, and to provide a drawing. People like Bill Sienkiewicz, José Ladrönn, Lorenzo De Felici, Ben Stenbeck and Tatsuyuki Tanaka complied, and the result is great.
This is actually such a good idea that I want a huge book filled with these impressions, and a lot more of them! Any publisher listening? Again, do click the picture to get a bigger version, and see if I'm wrong.
The (back) end. While I'm still not convinced Jodorovsky's version of Dune would ever have made good on its potential, the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune keeps stimulating our fantasy about it, and in doing so provides so much fun.
And this edition gets full marks for feeding that feeling even more.