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I Saw ‘Dune 2’ at 3:15 a.m.: Inside the Nearly Sold-Out, All-Night Screening in 70mm Imax

I saw 'Dune: Part Two' at 3:15 a.m. on the biggest movie theater screen in America. Here's what it was like.

I grabbed an Uber and arrived at the AMC Lincoln Square in the dead of night, where I lined up with around 200 other freaks and/or insomniacs to witness Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi spectacle in glorious 70mm Imax on America’s biggest movie screen. For all its star power — the film’s cast is an elite roster of hotties and heartthrobs — not one of the dozen or so people I talked to even mentioned Timmy Chalamet, Zendaya or Austin Butler. As a brand-new Nicole Kidman ad hypnotized the audience, one guy screamed, “I LOVE YOU, MOMMY!” Not even the title card reading “Dune: Part Two” prompted that level of enthusiasm.

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