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"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 …
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)"
"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"
Last week, I wrote the first entry of a short, three-part series dedicated to examining the dual influences of German Expressionism and Surrealism in the work of David Lynch. I noted in the previous post that we can think about Lynch's unique combination of these two artistic styles as "Expressionist Surrealism" (my own term). While …
Continue reading "David Lynch: Master of “Expressionist Surrealism” (Part II)"
In preparation for Learn Lynch, our new series where we attempt to decode the works of David Lynch by picking the brains of first-time viewers, the 25 Years Later staff thought it would be a good idea to check in with someone who, you know, knows some stuff about the subject...and who better fits that description than Lost in …
"In a nameless city deluged by a continuous rain... three rabbits live with a fearful mystery" Rabbits is a dark and mysterious series of short films by David Lynch, featuring three performers wearing rabbit costumes and delivering disjointed dialogue punctuated by lengthy periods of silence. As you can probably tell, this is definitely at the …
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I'm certainly not the first to point out that the work of David Lynch draws on the artistic traditions of both German Expressionism and Surrealism. Anyone familiar with these, two of the most powerful art movements of the past 100 years, can recognize immediately how Lynch uses them across his body of work. In his …
Continue reading "David Lynch: Master of “Expressionist Surrealism” (Part I)"
Fans of Lynch are already well aware of his story - it has been told in several forms already. The book-length interview Lynch on Lynch, compiled and edited by Chris Rodley enables readers to learn about the artist's life and works in his own words. The 2016 film The Art Life covers some of the …
Continue reading "Book Review: David Lynch – The Man From Another Place by Dennis Lim"
I'm not special because I loved Twin Peaks: The Return in its entirety (including its finale). In fact, I'll be the first person to admit that I'm not special at all for any reason. I'm just a quiet, middle-aged guy up the street who likes baseball (not football), craves Mexican food, enjoys good movies and …
Continue reading "Lessons of Lynch: Embrace Ambiguity and Relish Your Writerly Role"
“I thought when I started meditation that I was going to get real calm and peaceful and it's going to be over. It's not that way; it's so energetic. That's where all the energy and creativity is.” - David Lynch David Lynch makes no secret of the fact that he is a deeply spiritual man. He’s …
Continue reading "Eternal Stories from the Upanishads in The Return"