Damn Fine TV/Film
Indie genre film director and co-conspirator at Mad Science Films, James Plumb, talks about the horror/western/comedy Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, the sad decline of true low-budget horror, and his latest film, Little Monster, in this 25YL guest article. After many years of hearing about it, I finally watched Anthony Hickox’s Sundown: The Vampire in …
Mark Frost’s sole outing as a film director is this 1992 New Orleans-set steamy melodrama, stuffed with as much classic deep south intrigue and faded bayou grandeur as he could lay his hands on, overlaid with a smattering of early ‘90s New Orleans seediness and neon-tinged erotica. 1992 is a pretty long time ago now, …
Here at 25YLSite, we handle a lot of heavy lifting. Analysis, interpretation, deep discussion, introspective interviews…you name it, we've got it. "Favorites" takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites---whether it's moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!---in bite-sized articles perfect …
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“If you wish to converse with me,” Voltaire famously said, “define your terms.” He didn’t actually say this, but the oft-repeated phrase is much more quotable than his original phrasing. What he’s getting at is that it’s almost impossible to have a real debate without participants first agreeing on a common understanding of the terms …
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Welcome back to our column showcasing the art and artists inspired by Twin Peaks, and other Lynch works. This time we take a look at Noor Daumier: illustrator, artist, real-life Bohemian, and game developer, whose art is rich with detail, symbology, and a delicious slice of darkness. She was also recently featured at the Festival …
"This movie is a real mess, an incomprehensible, ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion into the murkier realms of one of the most confusing screenplays of all time.” - Roger Ebert [1] Mr Ebert's opinion was not a lone voice at the time of Dune's release onto an unsuspecting public in 1984. The consensus was that this …
Welcome back to our column showcasing the art and artists inspired by Twin Peaks, and in some cases other Lynch works. This time we talk to one of our own, Gisela Fleischer (also known as Garmonbozia) who aside from writing illuminating articles here on 25YL, has released numerous Season 3 reaction videos on her Youtube …
Podcasts made up a huge part of many fans’ experiences of Twin Peaks: The Return last summer. In our latest feature, Pod People, we talk to the people behind the microphones of our favourite podcasts to find out what they’ve been up to and where they’re going next. In preparation for Season 3 I rewatched …
Welcome back to our column showcasing the art and artists inspired by Twin Peaks, and in some cases other Lynch works. This time around I chat to H. Perry Horton, previously of OnePerfectShot, and now CinemaGrids, who has previously published Between Two Worlds: Perspectives on Twin Peaks, and is now releasing a free serial novel …
The Return premiered here in Spain at around 3am Monday morning, and the prospect of staying awake until then, and then watching nearly four hours of new Twin Peaks was something I considered, but not for very long. Twin Peaks has been a part of my life since 1990, and whilst I was ecstatic at …
Continue reading "Purple Worlds, Jackpots and Chocolate Bunnies: Return Rewatch Part 3"