It's so amazing. It's like listening to Hendrix in a way, because it sounds so current. Like if you watch Twin Peaks, I mean, think back. That's 1989 or 1990. That's network TV. That's insane. And it feels like it could be on any streamer today. I guess that's [David Lynch's] true voice. You know, that's what happens when you have an authentic voice [...] I think he's out of time [instead of 'ahead of his time']. If you're not chasing a trend, but you're not trying to speak in today's voice all the time, then you're always gonna be current.
--David Duchovny, on playing transgender DEA, and later FBI, agent Denise Bryson in the David Lynch-produced TV series Twin Peaks, both the original series (1990-91) and its 2017 revival.
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It seems to be my theme. I watched the 1990s Twin Peaks series but I cannot remember it.
ReplyDeleteIf you watched it more than once, Andrew, I'll take that as a good thing.
DeleteWay ahead of his time.
ReplyDeleteBest thing you can hope for in an artist, Mitchell.
DeleteMerrick's Mother: Never. Oh, never. Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats. Nothing will die.
ReplyDeleteHi, Kirk!
The last lines of The Elephant Man (1980) have stuck with me all these years, as have many of the film's gripping scenes. I was a genuine Twin Peaks fanatic in the early 90s and profoundly influenced by the writing, characters, imagery and soundtrack. Blue Velvet (1986) with Dennis Hopper, Wild At Heart (1990) with Nic Cage and Laura Dern, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) with David Bowie, and Mulholland Dr. (mostly shot in 1999 and released in 2001) with Naomi Watts, are all highly impactful movie events, all of them ranked among my favorites.
As often happens, I learned of David Lynch's death from your post. He was one-of-a-kind, a fearless filmmaker, independent thinker and a nonconformist. His political support ran the spectrum from Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump to Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. He told the painful truth about Washington. Lynch influenced me more than any other director. Tributes are pouring in from those who worked with him, including Steven Spielberg, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts and Nicolas Cage .Thanks for posting one yourself as we mark the passing of Lynch only a few days before his 79th birthday.
I'll be returning with a new post this Friday and hope you can stop by Shady's Place. I always believed it would be a cold day in hell when you-know-who gets back in the White House. Looks like hell is indeed freezing over, so stay warm, good buddy Kirk, and try to have a good week.
Shady, Lynch's movies were unpredictable so we shouldn't be surprised that his politics were unpredictable as well. Mel Brooks (whose company produced The Elephant Man) once described Lynch as "Jimmy Stewart from Mars."
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ReplyDeleteDebra, Lynch doesn't mock transgender people at all. There's a bit humor in that first clip, but it's directed solely at those who can't get their heads around the subject.
DeleteRIP. One of a kind for sure.
ReplyDeleteHis movies and TV series certainly fit that description, Ananka.
DeleteI think he had as many "unrealized projects" as he did completed projects.
ReplyDeleteThat's true of a lot of filmmakers, Mike. It's hard getting a movie made, no matter how successful one has done it in the past.
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