What makes Mulholland Drive the quintessential David Lynch film? In the run up to the return of Twin Peaks, Leigh Singer digs into Lynch’s 2001 masterwork, split-screen comparing and contrasting it with the entirety of his career to demonstrate how it enfolds his many preoccupations and characteristic images.
by Filmmaker Staff on Apr 25, 2017In his latest, The Nerdwriter considers how David Lynch manipulates audience expectations to subvert cliches and mess with your response as a viewer. Central talking points: Betty’s audition and, of course, Club Silencio.
by Filmmaker Staff on May 16, 2016Almost as if they knew today was Halloween, NPR has offered up a free stream of Crazy Clown Time, the much anticipated debut album from director David Lynch. Eleanor Kagan writes: “To those familiar with (Lynch’s) tendencies, the content of Crazy Clown Time should come as no surprise. Written, performed and produced by Lynch with engineer Dean Hurley, Lynch’s first solo album finds him meandering through a series of dark dreams and visceral meditations on modern life and society.” Indeed, the album is a beguiling, often unsettling listen. In other words, it’s unmistakably Lynchian. Many of the songs call to […]
by Jane Schoenbrun on Oct 31, 2011