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Panos Cosmatos' fantasy horror film Mandy hit selected theaters and VOD services on 14th September 2018 and two of the 25YL crew had been eagerly awaiting its release. This is their thoughts after watching. Sitting at the table today are: Rob E. King (Contributing Editor) I'm a general fan of horror films but mostly write pieces …
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I don't think it is hyperbole to say that Harry Dean Stanton will be remembered as one of the greatest character actors of all-time. Throughout a career that lasted over 60 years, he appeared in everything from The Godfather Part II to Alien to Pretty in Pink and even The Avengers. As a David Lynch …
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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with David Patrick Kelly about what it was like playing Jerry Horne in both the original run of Twin Peaks and again in The Return. David was really gracious with his time and I hope you enjoy our conversation! MH: Prior to Twin Peaks, you were a film …
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I recently had the pleasure to speak with filmmaker Duwayne Dunham about his long, illustrious career in film. Duwayne had a lot of great stories to tell about working with David Lynch & George Lucas, the many projects he's worked on and a little bit of information about his upcoming film, The Happy Worker. This …
Welcome back to 25YL’s series on the biography/memoir of David Lynch, Room to Dream. This series is being written by various staff writers, who look at two chapters at a time to examine the highlights and insights of the book. I am personally covering series’ Parts 4 and 5 (this being ‘part 4’) and am …
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Wild At Heart, David Lynch’s rainbow-infused Romeo and Juliet on an ultra-sexed, mega-violent road trip through Southern Gothic Oz, where the Wicked Witch of the West threatens true love, but Glenda the Good Witch rewards it all to a soundtrack of heavy metal, big band jazz, and rockabilly. Originally released in 1990, it would usher in …
My first memories of writing come from primary school – Elementary school to all of you in the states – where the teacher got us all to write stories on specially cut pieces of paper – each side of the paper divided in to two. Then, when we were done, the teacher took our work, …
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Ever since agreeing to do this, I've second guessed my decision. How the hell am I going to identify any kind of ranking system for Lynch's features? Lynch himself is my favorite filmmaker, which should come as no surprise to anyone. Each film has such different meaning to me and conveys so many different emotions …
Laura Dern has been nominated for an Academy Award twice, she's won four Golden Globes and an Emmy, and she's the latest performer to be discussed here on "As Seen on Twin Peaks." This series takes a look at the acting careers of the cast of Twin Peaks - one performer at a time. But, …
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Is David Lynch an American filmmaker in the same vein as Oliver Stone, or does his work have more in common with the cinema of Europe? And, why does it seem like he's embraced more by the cinephiles outside of his homeland? Read on to discover my thoughts. From my British perspective, David Lynch is …
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