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 […]
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 […]
Twin Peaks season 3 is exquisite, but why am I so unenthused by it?
Samuel Brace on Twin Peaks season 3… Twin Peaks season 3 (The Return) had been something fans of the show, and of David Lynch, were dreaming of for years, and its revival has provided television viewers with some truly incredible moments, and some seriously beautiful filmmaking. But there is something about the resurrected series that […]
David Lynch feels that movie trailers have become “really harmful”
Filmmaker, artist, and overall eccentric David Lynch has some choice words for the modern movie trailer. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the director made clear that he thinks movie trailers are now destroying the cinematic experience: “These days, movie trailers practically tell the whole story,” Lynch bemoaned. “I think it’s really harmful. For me, personally, I […]
UPDATE: David Lynch is not retiring from filmmaking
David Lynch is returning to the town of Twin Peaks this month, having directed all eighteen episodes of Showtime’s revival of his cult 90s series, but if you were hoping he might follow this up by getting back behind the camera for another feature film, we have some bad news for you Asked by The Sydney Morning Herald […]
Twin Peaks Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2 Review
Villordsutch reviews Twin Peaks Season 3 – Episodes 1 & 2… Just over a quarter of a century – 26 years ago – Twin Peaks left our televisions with the deceased Laura Palmer informing both Special Agent Dale Cooper, along with the viewers of the show, that she will see us again in twenty-five years. […]
