David Lynch: Stranger in Paradise
Before he changed TV forever with ‘Twin Peaks,’ before his masterpiece ‘Blue Velvet,’ the director was a risky indie pick to bring the epic ‘Dune’ to the screen for the first time. [From Esquire, 1985.
In His Dark, Disturbing Visions, David Lynch Showed Us Who We Are
The director himself came off as almost performatively normal. Masterpieces like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive” said otherwise.
Appreciation: Long live the wizard, David Lynch
The filmmaker invited us to open our minds to the impossible, with movies such as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" that defined an American surrealism.
David Lynch, the visionary of America’s subconscious
If you met him in person, David Lynch came across as a Midwestern pastor, all gee-whiz and aw-shucks. He was one of the few people who seemed wholly incapable of irony and, hearing him talk, you’d think the man must have enjoyed a pretty darn nice Montana childhood.
How David Lynch Changed Television Forever
When “Twin Peaks” premiered in 1990, it expanded the cinematic potential of a TV episode and inspired a generation of showrunners.
A kaleidoscopic appreciation of a singular filmmaker: David Lynch
Like any great artist, Lynch meant different things to different people. In the comments, tell us what he meant to you.
The essential David Lynch
A primer for David Lynch’s best movies and TV shows, from “Twin Peaks” to “Blue Velvet,” to be enjoyed in a dark room with a big cup of black coffee.
Remembering David Lynch: A Master Of Mystery
Steven Spielberg knew what he was doing when he cast David Lynch as John Ford in The Fabelmans; already, in 2022, the director had become, like Ford, bigger than his movies, a living monument to cinema.
The Lynchian Look
Lavish hair, nondescript clothes and a smoking habit were hallmarks of the filmmaker David Lynch’s visual persona.
‘The complicated zone where the beautiful and the damned collide’: remembering David Lynch
We live in a realm of opposites, a place where good and evil, spirit and matter, faith and reason, and carnal lust, exist ...
David Lynch’s anti-litter PSA for NYC Sanitation in 1991 is as creepy as you’d expect — and still relevant today
“In 1991, David Lynch showed the world the alienation and innate horror of a dirty street, directing this unforgettable ...
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David Lynch's legacy is the triumph of the weird
The death of filmmaker David Lynch means renewed analysis of his horror masterpiece, "Eraserhead." He deserves our thanks for ...
Isabella Rossellini, Nicolas Cage, and More Remember David Lynch
Beloved filmmaker David Lynch died on January 15, and when his family broke the news the next day, Hollywood’s grief mourned ...
David Lynch Was a Singular Filmmaker Whose Dreams Will Always Walk With Us
David Lynch, the director of "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive" who died this week, was a fearless filmmaker who changed ...
AVQ&A: What's your favorite David Lynch moment?
It would be impossible to overstate the late David Lynch‘s impact on The A.V. Club, past and present. To pay tribute, we’re ...