Nobody does films like David Lynch. Or TV for that matter. Dennis Hopper may have been creepy in Blue Velvet, but it was Lynch pulling all the strings. Who killed Laura Palmer? And Lost Highway? Better watch it twice. Still, there's something irresistible about his work. No matter how dark or how strange it gets, you know there's a reason for everything you see and hear, or don't. David Lynch's new film, Inland Empire, is out this week on DVD. And he joins us today to fill in some of the gaps, and take your questions.
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Thank you so much for this interview!
I read David Lynch's screenplay for RONNIE ROCKET and I thought it was wonderful. I believe he wrote it in the years directly after he made ERASERHEAD and I was wondering if he has any plans to ever make RONNIE ROCKET into a film?
I maintain a community on livejournal.com dedicated to discussion and news of your films, and also frequent the forum community on your site for INLAND EMPIRE. Personally, I enjoy what may be over analyzing your films and discussing them endlessly, but ultimately believe that none of such criticism is necessarly to truly understand and experience film. It's how it makes you feel in the end, even if you don't know who that girl is. How do you feel about people like us analyzing your films online in such a way, with a balance between fun analyzing and pure experience of enjoyment?
I want to thank David for tapping in to the female psyche. He shows so vividly female suffering and emotions on the screen! The first time I watched "Blue Velvet" my cousin came in to the room and was disgusted by the scene with Isabella and the scissors. The next day she asked me why I enjoyed the film so much? We where at a pizza joint in New York City when she asked me this question. I told her that I enoy the film so much because David tapped in to some of the pain I have experienced as a woman. I myself, was abused. He sends us on a journey in "Mulholland Drive" also. He shows the beauty between two women and the horror that is deep with in.
Thanks to Mr. Lynch, my husband and I finally learned how to preprogram our VCR back in 1991 when we HAD to record all our missed episodes of Twin Peaks during vacation. We love his film and TV work!
Question: Is there a reason Laura Dern stars in so much of your work? What is the history behind her work with you?
Mr Lynch,
As a visual artist, would you ever consider distributing a series of limited editioned lithographs of particular scenes from your various films.
David Lynch was right on-Rebel Without a Cause. That movie changed my life in 1955. I was at a new school and had made no friends. One day, someone asked me who my favorite movie star was and when I replied "James Dean" I was suddenly "in". I saw Rebel at least 32 times when I was a teenager and it played a huge part in making me who I now am.
Will you please ask Mr. Lynch about the connection between his work and The Upanishads?
Thank You to David Lynch for your wonderful thoughts on writing, art and being creative without worry about an audience. We could all get more creative if we just let loose and allow what David Lynch recommends, the creative juices to flow. Thank You for being on the show, and sharing your love of all things art. Your free spirited appreciation, is and inspiration to us all.
hey neal, maybe ask david lynch about transcendental meditation??
I saw some of David's artwork in Aspen colorado at a small gallery in the 80's. the work was minimal and looked like wood.
Please interview Jonathan Simon- Governing Through Crime
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