I feel like he’s barely mentioned in the discussion of Mulholland Dr.
Hes so mysterious and eerie i wish we had more scenes with him. I wonder where they would have went with him had Mulholand dr turned into a continuous story like originally planned.
do you think ideas for him for later turned into something for Twin Peaks The Return?
For me personally:
- Most random is Terry Crews popping up for a second in Inland Empire
- Funniest is either Billy Ray Cyrus in Mulholland Drive or Michael Cera in The Return
- But my favorite for how well it worked given how random it seemed has to be Jim Belushi in The Return
I have to admit, it took me a few minutes to get into it at first. Knowing it was a David Lynch film—along with Inland Empire, one of the only ones of his I hadn’t seen—my mind was conditioned to expect something much darker and more surreal.
Instead, what we get is this deeply human and contemplative road movie. The slow-paced shots actually reminded me a bit of Wim Wenders. Before long, I was completely hooked.
For a film where "nothing happens" on the surface, it feels incredibly realistic. As the story unfolds, we see the road through Alvin’s eyes (a brilliant Richard Farnsworth) and slowly piece together his past—his war trauma, past struggles with alcohol, and the mental health and family challenges facing his daughter (Sissy Spacek). It makes you feel so connected to him.
The brief encounters and situations he faces along his long journey on that lawnmower to visit his sick brother (the great Harry Dean Stanton) are the heart of the movie. Plus, the score by Angelo Badalamenti and the screenplay by Mary Sweeney (based on a true story) are top-tier.
Have you seen it? How do you feel it fits into Lynch’s filmography?
I found this in the surf at Sandy Hook between Gunnison and North beach on Monday. Can't for the life of me tell if its natural (would be crazy) or part of some strange art piece or something.
Would love some insight if anybody can id it or has found something similar before. Thanks!!
just watched mulholland drive for the first time, it was a 10/10, massive FWWM fan here, it’s my favorite film of all time. when i saw the scene with the agent’s dream, i instantly made the twin peaks connection (all of lynch’s films connect in some way with casts and recurring ideas). could the “cause of all of this”, the lady out back, be a woodsman or otherwise black lodge entity controlling Diane’s jealousy and darkness. if we consider Betty as the perfect, idealized, dream Diane, could reality Diane be a tulpa with Betty inside screaming for help. the production office even carries many similarities to the black lodge!
(not necessarily saying this was all an intentional in-universe connection by lynch, but let’s play with it! maybe they stem from similar ideas!)
Hi there! So, this past year I've discovered David Lynch's work and have fallen completely in love with it. Now, I would like to show some of that in my room. I love reading books, hanging up posters, getting mugs, etc, of the things I love.
So, the question is, what are books by or on David Lynch you'd recommend? And what is a good place to find other merch kind of things?
EDIT: Thanks for the recommendations everyone! :)
I love everything about the return. Im sure theres even deleted scenes we don’t know about! And id want them included in! But does anyone else wish you could just consume all of the return like a regular movie? Like in all one sitting?
That’s the only thing i hate about the return is that I can’t sit n watch it all in one go.
I always said I would never get a tattoo that was “from something”. I wanted everything I had to be an original design that the artist could put their personal touch into. But after David crossed over to the other side, I had to break my own rule. This just felt like the right way to honor him. It represents more than just one of my favorite movies. It stands for everything that went into the making of Eraserhead, the true DIY spirit, the uncompromising vision of the artist, the freedom of expression that David never let die. It’s my favorite tattoo and I look at it when I need to stop and remember that despite how shitty this life can be sometimes, there is still beautiful art being created everyday.
The green glove one punch 🧤 was a nice touch… but imagine cooper pulls this out from his pants and blasts mr c and bob away !
But I miss him as if I knew him like a friend.
It’s from the brand Andafterthat, but I can’t seem to find one
Those movies are The straight story and dune.
now available to pre-order on 4k UHD and bluray. releases in november! extras include..
• New 4K digital restoration of the unrated international version, supervised by director of photography Frederick Elmes and approved by the David Lynch Estate, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• Alternate 5.1 surround mix newly created from the original 35 mm DME magnetic tracks by rerecording mixer Dean Hurley
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the special features
• New introduction by film programmer and critic Dennis Lim
• Archival documentaries featuring interviews with Elmes; director David Lynch; actors Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, and Isabella Rossellini; novelist Barry Gifford; editor Duwayne Dunham; filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci; and other members of the cast and crew
• Deleted scenes and outtakes, with a new 5.1 surround mix by Hurley
• Readings from Room to Dream, a 2018 book coauthored by Lynch and critic Kristine McKenna
• Segments from a 1988 episode of Cinéma, de notre temps featuring Lynch
• Music video directed by Lynch for Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game”
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An excerpted interview with Lynch from filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley’s book Lynch on Lynch, and a new introduction by Rodley