A Site Both Wonderful & Strange
This article is the third and final entry in my short series dedicated to understanding the hybridization of the German Expressionist and Surrealist artistic/cinematic styles in the work of David Lynch in general and in Twin Peaks: The Return in particular. In Part I, I provided some definitions and historical contexts for an understanding of …
Continue reading "David Lynch: Master of Expressionist Surrealism (Part III)"
The following is a guest post from our friend Ivan Bukta! Hope you enjoy! When I first finished watching Part 18, as Carrie's scream echoed over the dark screen, my initial reaction was a chuckle of disbelief, followed by awe and admiration worthy of a standing ovation. Ever since then, I have not been …
When Joel and I sat down for our Bookhouse chat a few weeks ago, we talked for nearly 2 hours about various and sundry items of interest. Joel had a lot to say about The Return, about Cooper and Laura and Audrey and Sarah and Judy and those theories...so here's the back half of our chat, for …
Continue reading "Notes from the Bookhouse: Joel Bocko on The Return"
It was quite a shock when Tulpa Diane revealed that she was the half sister of Janey-E. In fact I didn't actually believe it for a while, of course I didn't know she was a Tulpa at that point and assumed she was working for the 'dark side' willingly, I didn't know she was programmed, …
Now listen to me. For 25 years, I’ve kept something from you, Albert. Before he disappeared, Major Briggs shared with me and Cooper his discovery of an entity, an extreme negative force called in olden times, Jowday. Over time, it’s become, Judy. Major Briggs, Cooper and I put together a plan that could lead us …
Continue reading "Maybe It Doesn’t Matter What We Call It – Thoughts on Judy as a Metaphor"
re·al·ism ˈrē(ə)ˌlizəm/ noun the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly. "the summit was marked by a new mood of realism" the quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life. When I sat …
Continue reading "Lucky: Capturing the Vistas of the Human Person and the American West"
"Learn Lynch" is a new series here on 25YL where one of our writers watches a David Lynch film for the first time and reviews it. Do you remember what it was like to watch these films for the first time? All of the thoughts and feelings? Or if this is your first time watching …
Continue reading "Learn Lynch: My Experience (Finally) Watching Eraserhead for the First Time"
Back in the late winter/early spring of this year, a Twitter account came to my attention. It promised to reveal the deep secrets behind David Lynch's first film, Eraserhead, in a forthcoming graphic novel. On the 40th anniversary of the film's release, The Key to Eraserhead was released, and I devoured it in one sitting that night after …
Continue reading "The Key to Eraserhead: An Interview With Jon Fairhurst"
ARCHIVIST'S NOTE: The staff at 25 Years Later are delving deep into The Secret History of Twin Peaks, exploring the secrets and mysteries to be found within (and between) its mix of fact, fiction, history and mythology. Today, Mat Cult tackles the pages covering Nixon, Doug Milford, and Project Bluebook. When I read the Nixon-era, …
Welcome back to Listening Post Alpha! For this round of Superstitions and Folklore, I’ve decided to focus on elements that are seemingly exclusive to the Return, or which figure less heavily in the Original Series. DON’T LET YOUR LUCK RUN OUT As far as I can tell, there is one and only one distinct horseshoe …
