Tom Jolliffe looks at the weird wonders of cinema… There are pretty standard films when it comes to cinema. It could be straight horror (masked killer stalks teens) or Die Hard formula (terrorists take over something, everyman hero stops them). Sometimes a film lowdown tells you everything you need to know about what you’re about […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, 2019. Directed by Midge Costin. Starring Walter Murch, Ben Burtt, Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Sofia Coppola, and Ryan Coogler. SYNOPSIS: An exploration of the history, artistry, and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a […]
Doubling Up: Five Great Female Movie Partnerships
Freda Cooper with five great female movie partnerships… After last week’s classic pairing of Laurel and Hardy (aka Steve Coogan and John C Reilly) in Stan & Ollie comes one of the most exciting on-screen double acts for some time. The prospect of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen Of […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 3 – Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead, 1977. Directed by David Lynch. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anne Roberts, and Jack Fisk. SYNOPSIS: Henry Spencer is informed that his longtime girlfriend Mary X has given birth to his hideously disfigured child and the two move in together. After X abandons her lover and her child, Henry is forced […]
Movie Review – Lucky (2017)
Lucky, 2017 Directed by John Carroll Lynch. Starring Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, James Darren, Tom Skerritt and Ed Begley Jr. SYNOPSIS: Lucky is elderly and lives alone. When he collapses at home, he realises he has to face up to his inevitable decline and accept it Harry Dean Stanton’s penultimate film is also his […]
I Don’t Get It: The Films We’re Supposed To Love But Don’t
Tom Jolliffe looks at when films receive almost universal praise from critics and audiences, and an expectation that you should also love them. It’s not always the case… The year is 2001. At this point I’ve already seen a few David Lynch films. I’d never (still haven’t) got round to Twin Peaks. I sort of […]
David Lynch won’t say never to a new season of Twin Peaks
David Lynch will “never say never” to another return to Twin Peaks. Twin Peaks: The Return was pure Lynch and the 18 episodes – directed entirely by him – were more than enough for fans of the classic series to wrap their heads around. Twenty six years had passed since the original series ended, but […]
Denis Villeneuve says his Dune movie won’t take inspiration from David Lynch’s adaptation
Following his work on Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is set to return to the sci-fi genre for his next project, an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel Dune. Villeneuve’s adaptation won’t be the first time that the 1965 book has been brought to the screen, with David Lynch helming a rather […]
Does Mark Frost’s new book explain that Twin Peaks ending?
Vulture have got their hands on Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost’s new book, and it appears to shed some light on the suburban scream that bellowed from deep within former corpse Laura Palmer. What actually happened will always remain beautifully ambiguous, but the general consensus appears to be that Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) crossed […]
61st BFI London Film Festival Review – Lucky (2017)
Lucky, 2017. Directed by John Carroll Lynch Starring Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Barry Shabaka Henley, Beth Grant, and Tom Skerritt. SYNOPSIS: The spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist. Late, lamented Hollywood legend Harry Dean Stanton had the sort of face the camera practically keeled over for. Less a visage than an ordnance survey map of […]