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When Mark Frost's Secret History of Twin Peaks was released almost exactly 2 years ago, I hoped it would bridge a gap between the epic finale of Season 2 of Twin Peaks and the new season that would be airing on Showtime. And although I loved so many aspects of the book when I first …
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Today at the Twin Peaks UK Festival attendees were treated to a number of fan made, Lynch-inspired short films, including that of The Summer House at Pearl Lakes -- Part 2 by Director Thor Amli whom I chatted to just before the Festival about his new film. Many fans have been looking forward to seeing the …
There are a number of books on Twin Peaks lined up for publication in the near future, largely by academic presses. Right now, though, there are two books that explore Twin Peaks that are certain to engage fans who are looking for analyses of the series that have passed through sustained consideration and development. While …
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I met Courtenay Stallings and her husband Bob at the 2017 Twin Peaks Festival in Washington. Her kindness and her passion for Twin Peaks and David Lynch's other work is clearly evident in talking with her and experiencing Twin Peaks' physical setting with her in Washington. What makes Courtenay unique as a fan, is that …
Twin Peaks is a phenomenon that not everyone gravitates toward. For those who do, David Lynch and Mark Frost create a world, a community, and an environment where people feel completely at home. Within that home, the characters they create place themselves snuggly into our orbits, especially the women. In re-watching the original run of …
LS: “The past dictates the future” is the “title” of this Part. Of course people speculated about the meanings and significance of each title once it was released. What does that mean to you? Or what do any of the “titles” mean, if anything? CS: The titles are so interesting because Lynch and Frost did …
June 10th, 1991: Twin Peaks Season 2 ends with its final 2 hours being shown back to back on ABC. The first hour features much more of the cast with the second hour being primarily focused on Agent Cooper, where he is reunited with Laura Palmer (in Doppelgänger form) in the Red Room. Cooper's journey in …
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This is a guest article from friend of 25YL, Andy Hazel. Andy caught up with Sheryl Lee last week, ahead of her Conversations with the Stars visit around Australia for which he moderated the events in Melbourne and Adelaide. More than anyone, Sheryl Lee is the face of Twin Peaks. Since she was first seen, wrapped …
“Black Lodge/White Lodge” is the occasional 25 Years Later version of the popular point/counterpoint style of debating, wherein two sides take opposing views and hash it out on stage. Here, we’ll be debating the finer points of Twin Peaks lore, in writing, for your reading pleasure. Today’s debaters are: Lindsay Stamhuis and Caemeron Crain The …
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Welcome to the latest edition of Topics, a new monthly feature here on 25YL where I speak with a guest about a Twin Peaks topic of their choice. This month, my guest is JB Minton, co host of The Red Room Podcast and author of the upcoming book, The Skeleton Key To Twin Peaks. JB …