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Tag Archives: David Lynch
May 2020 Viewing Diary
Homeland, Season 1-6 I finally caught up with Homeland, binge-watching it as I endured my lonely quarantine. Binge-watching has been a comfort. I’m having a hard time absorbing new things. I’ve been re-reading books. Re-watching things. Or, succumbing to the … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged David Lynch, documentary, drama, Germany, Robert Aldrich, sci-fi, Shirley Jackson, silent films, Twin Peaks, women directors
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2017 Movies That Should Be On Your Radar
These are movies either out now or opening soon. I’ll do a more comprehensive round-up of all the movies later in the year once I’ve seen more. In the meantime: Director: Sean Baker Screenplay: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch U.S. release … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged biopic, coming of age, David Lynch, drama, Gloria Grahame, Harry Dean Stanton, historical drama, Italy
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September 2017 Viewing Diary
Nightcrawler (2014; d. Dan Gilroy) Such a good film. I wrote about it here. Rancho Notorious (1952; d. Fritz Lang) Marlene Dietrich rules. I totally buy her as that ranch owner. It makes no sense but she makes it make … Continue reading
“It wasn’t there, and then it was there.” David Lynch on Elvis
David Lynch has always been open about his love for Elvis’ music, citing it as one of the first things that really “lit his fire” as a kid. Wild at Heart is filled with Elvis nods and in a lot … Continue reading
See You at the Curtain Call: Twin Peaks, episodes 17, 18
I have some conflicted feelings about the finale, and I think that’s probably appropriate. One of the things I have loved so much about this whole series – the parts that worked for me, and the parts that didn’t – … Continue reading
August 2017 Viewing Diary
Columbus (2017; d. Kogonada) I loved this movie so much. One of the best of the year so far. My review. Dunkirk (2017; d. Christopher Nolan) Overwhelming. Saw it in IMAX 70 mm so I can’t compare to others’ experiences … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies
Tagged Billy Wilder, Channing Tatum, Charles Laughton, Dana Andrews, David Lean, David Lynch, documentary, Elvis Presley, France, Frank Capra, Henry Fonda, Howard Hawks, Lawrence of Arabia, Olivia de Havilland, Otto Preminger, Thomas Mitchell, Twin Peaks, women directors
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“I am the FBI.” Twin Peaks, episode 16
Well, THAT was satisfying. Diane? You doing all right? Where’d your head go? Check in when you have a second.
My God, Otis Redding: Twin Peaks, episode 15
Honestly, I thought my heart would explode at the moment above. Has Lynch ever been this swooningly romantic? No holds barred, with no worms squirming in the grass underneath the lovers’ feet? I was stunned. Not just at the moment … Continue reading