Where on Earth is David Lynch? The Director's Hiatus from Cinema (and Film's...
If you've noticed off-hand that the world -- and particularly that of cinema -- has been missing a little bit of a beloved strangeness recently, there's a possibility that's because David Lynch hasn't...
View ArticleCriterion Presents: 'The Short Films of David Lynch' Free on Hulu, This Week...
Wherever he is, you can bet David Lynch is busy. Lynch is an American director that needs no introduction, nor does his work -- which is an incredible thing to be able to say about an artist anyone...
View ArticleWatch 20-Minute David Lynch Doc: Sage Advice for Indie Filmmakers in 'Room to...
David Lynch has done so much for cinema. He is not only the director with the best hair, but he's also the director that made surrealism more mainstream on the silver screen. Another one of Lynch's...
View ArticleCheck Out This Excellent 1987 BBC Doc on Surrealist Film Hosted by David Lynch
One of the richest veins in indie cinema is, of course, surrealism. Most surrealist films don't reach a wide audience, but I can remember watching Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain for the first...
View ArticleA (Very Brief) History of Experimental Cinema
The world of experimental or avant-garde (vanguard) cinema has a history just as rich as narrative film (it could be said that the two run on parallel tracks). While usually associated with European...
View ArticleThe Great David Lynch Explains Where Ideas Come from & What to Do when You've...
The fight for ideas is a long, exhausting one. At times it feels like no matter what we do to help inspire our creativity, the space between artistic revelations widens -- and without a firm idea on...
View ArticleDid You Know David Lynch Had a Cartoon Show? He Did, & You Can Watch it Here
David Lynch, despite the reputation he earned with films like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, lush tone poems of the unconscious, and of course, Eraserhead, a sui generis piece of work that is, more...
View ArticleHere's Why David Lynch Wants Filmmakers to Focus on Donuts
Whether you spell them "doughnuts", "donuts", or "doh-nuts" (I assume this is how Homer Simpson does it), David Lynch thinks they are the key to creativity. In this video from Eyes on Cinema, the...
View ArticleHow Do You Define 'Lynchian'?: An Exploration of David Lynch's Cinematic Style
No one makes films quite like the great (and oft bizarre) David Lynch. The Mulholland Drive director has a cinematic and narrative style all his own, which pushes boundaries and creates imaginative,...
View ArticleWaking from a Dream: Deconstructing David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet'
30 years after its release, Blue Velvet is (arguably) David Lynch's signature film. In the following clip, the late, great David Foster Wallace talks about what the film did for him as an artist, as...
View ArticleA Meshing of Minds: The Similarities Between Maya Deren & David Lynch
When one thinks of avant-garde film, two champions of the genre that come immediately to mind are Maya Deren and David Lynch. Now, even though Lynch branched out and crossed over into more mainstream...
View ArticleHere's David Lynch to Tell You How to Bait Your Hook to Catch Great Ideas
"Everything that we do starts with an idea." The way I see it, if creativity is the heart of artistry, then ideas are the blood. However if you ask David Lynch, he'll tell you that ideas are more like...
View ArticleNo Homes, No Escape: David Lynch's Peculiar Style of Filmmaking (Un)Explained
David Lynch's films may have many things, like lipstick covered loonies, rabbit people, and men from other places, but there's one thing they don't have: an escape. Many find the work of director...
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