Flathead is a game that takes the simplest of concepts and uses it to masterfully build a palpable sensation of dread and tension around a seemingly innocent core concept. Being lucky enough to work as a gaming journalist, it is a rare occurrence that a game comes along that I know nothing about. I was so glad that I was able to go into Flathead completely blind.
If you had told me that a game based solely around the rudimentary concept of higher or lower would be the best thing I have played this month so far, I’d have laughed you out of the room. Yet here we are, Flathead is great. If you have ever wondered what it would be like if David Lynch directed an episode of Play Your Cards Right, then Flathead provides the answer.
Flathead is available now on PC.
In a short indie experience...
If you had told me that a game based solely around the rudimentary concept of higher or lower would be the best thing I have played this month so far, I’d have laughed you out of the room. Yet here we are, Flathead is great. If you have ever wondered what it would be like if David Lynch directed an episode of Play Your Cards Right, then Flathead provides the answer.
Flathead is available now on PC.
In a short indie experience...
- 6/12/2024
- by Daniel Boyd
- FandomWire
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Kviff) on Monday added a David Lynch short and an episode of his iconic series Twin Peaks to its Franz Kafka retrospective and unveiled the program of its Out of the Past section, featuring classic, cult, rare and “unfairly overlooked” films, screened in their original or restored versions.
Among the highlights are restored versions of Wim Wenders’ 1984 neo-Western drama Paris, Texas and Two English Girls, François Truffaut’s 1971 period drama about a love triangle.
The Wenders film is part of a three-film program presented by Alexandre O. Philippe, the creator of documentary essays about the history of cinema, offering perspectives on the American landscape in cinema. He will also present his 2021 documentary The Taking (2021), which explores American mythology through the socio-philosophical dimensions of the American landscape.
Also part of the Out of the Past program is Let’s Get Lost, Bruce Weber’s documentary about...
Among the highlights are restored versions of Wim Wenders’ 1984 neo-Western drama Paris, Texas and Two English Girls, François Truffaut’s 1971 period drama about a love triangle.
The Wenders film is part of a three-film program presented by Alexandre O. Philippe, the creator of documentary essays about the history of cinema, offering perspectives on the American landscape in cinema. He will also present his 2021 documentary The Taking (2021), which explores American mythology through the socio-philosophical dimensions of the American landscape.
Also part of the Out of the Past program is Let’s Get Lost, Bruce Weber’s documentary about...
- 6/10/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Poolman had a lot going for it. Chris Pine, a solid and dependable actor, is directing for the first time while also playing a Lebowski-esque lead character. A Los Angeles-set neo-noir tale of conspiracy, scheming, and murder. And a stacked cast—filled with names like Annette Benning, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Clancy Brown, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, alongside the legendary Danny DeVito and Ray Wise (Twin Peaks fans should know who that is). Sadly, the film turned out to be nothing but a big howler. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but absolutely nothing works here. The writing is clunky. The central mystery is dumber than the detective novels I used to write inside my head when I was in the seventh grade. Nothing good can be said about the acting either, except DeVito and Wise, who always fire no matter what the situation. The only saving grace is probably the retro-cool soundtrack,...
- 6/9/2024
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Ranker is a popular place on the Internet where people can rank whatever they want, however, they want, and whenever they want. This is always a fan-focused ranking system, and it is never officially tied to the people behind the projects in question. Recently, a large survey was organized on Ranker, whose goal was to determine the best movies of all time. The list includes more than 2,500 series, but in our report, we have decided to list the top ten titles from the site to provide you with better insight, combined with our original comments and opinions, which will add flavor to the whole report.
Of course, since this is indeed an important list, we have decided to report on it, so we are going to bring you the results by listing the top 10 series on this list, from 10th to first place. We hope you’ll enjoy it!
10. Better Call Saul...
Of course, since this is indeed an important list, we have decided to report on it, so we are going to bring you the results by listing the top 10 series on this list, from 10th to first place. We hope you’ll enjoy it!
10. Better Call Saul...
- 6/9/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
A fun video from the NCIS cast was filmed during a recent event for CBS Studios.
The primary cast members were asked which shows they would like NCIS to crossover with and which characters they’d switch lives with.
While everyone waits for new episodes, videos like this are a good way to pass the time.
The good news is that CBS already ordered NCIS Season 22. So, new episodes are coming.
But the long summer hiatus is only beginning, so it will be months before the new content arrives.
We could also soon learn about new folks joining the cast or how CBS will present the new prequel show this fall.
NCIS cast members speak from the blue carpet for CBS Studios
Actress Diona Reaonover speaks first in the video (she plays Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines).
“If I could swap lives with any character from any TV show for a day,...
The primary cast members were asked which shows they would like NCIS to crossover with and which characters they’d switch lives with.
While everyone waits for new episodes, videos like this are a good way to pass the time.
The good news is that CBS already ordered NCIS Season 22. So, new episodes are coming.
But the long summer hiatus is only beginning, so it will be months before the new content arrives.
We could also soon learn about new folks joining the cast or how CBS will present the new prequel show this fall.
NCIS cast members speak from the blue carpet for CBS Studios
Actress Diona Reaonover speaks first in the video (she plays Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines).
“If I could swap lives with any character from any TV show for a day,...
- 6/8/2024
- by Ryan DeVault
- Monsters and Critics
Remedy has a special place in a lot of gamers’ hearts all over the world, and for good reason. Crafting such odd and mysterious worlds such as Alan Wake, Max Payne, and Control will get you a very specific audience, and with it, a bit of a cult following.
That is exactly what has happened with Alan Wake 2, and although sales may not be as good as expected for a Aaa, 10/10 behemoth, that’s not stopping the developer from going full steam ahead with the mind-bending expansions, and thanks to Summer Game Fest, we finally have our first look.
Night Springs Expansion is Here
Alan Wake 2’s surprise shadow drop of Night Springs expansion pleases… everyone!
Trotting on stage in his unique way, dancing away, Sam Lake decided to take Summer Game Fest by the scruff of the neck. He did exactly this. Months back, before the release of the game,...
That is exactly what has happened with Alan Wake 2, and although sales may not be as good as expected for a Aaa, 10/10 behemoth, that’s not stopping the developer from going full steam ahead with the mind-bending expansions, and thanks to Summer Game Fest, we finally have our first look.
Night Springs Expansion is Here
Alan Wake 2’s surprise shadow drop of Night Springs expansion pleases… everyone!
Trotting on stage in his unique way, dancing away, Sam Lake decided to take Summer Game Fest by the scruff of the neck. He did exactly this. Months back, before the release of the game,...
- 6/7/2024
- by Luke Addison
- FandomWire
Ready for a 3-minute excursion into the mind of David Lynch? Click play on this new music video created by the mastermind filmmaker David Lynch in his next collaboration with singer Chrystabell. This isn't the first time they've collaborated, this will be their third album together. The music video Lynch created is for one of the songs "Sublime Eternal Love" off of the new album called "Cellophane Memories" - arriving in August. There's not much to it, don't expecting anything totally crazy, but it is undeniably a Lynch creation for sure. Chrystabell & Lynch have had a relationship for years - in 1999, an agent introduced her. Together, they've released two albums before this one – This Train (2011) and Somewhere in the Nowhere (2016). She also appeared on the 2017 revival of Twin Peaks as Special Agent Tamara Preston. In an interview, Lynch explains he was inspired to make this "during a nighttime walk through...
- 6/5/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It is happening again.
On May 27, David Lynch took to Twitter to announce a new project releasing on June 5, stating "Something is coming along.... for you to see and hear" in typical Lynch fashion. Now, I know what you're thinking: speculations about upcoming Lynch projects since "Twin Peaks: The Return" have always ended in disappointment, be it the baseless rumor that a new Lynch film was headed to Cannes in 2022 or the update about Netflix's (misguided) rejection of his long-gestating animated movie "Snootworld." While the legendary director's latest project is not a new film/series or anything "Twin Peaks"-related, it is a captivating, brand-new 10-song album with his longtime collaborator, Chrysta Bell (also known as Chrystabell). Titled "Cellophane Memories," the album is set to release on August 2, 2024, courtesy of Sacred Bones Records, but the Lynch-directed music video for the single, "Sublime Eternal Love," is now available for you to watch.
On May 27, David Lynch took to Twitter to announce a new project releasing on June 5, stating "Something is coming along.... for you to see and hear" in typical Lynch fashion. Now, I know what you're thinking: speculations about upcoming Lynch projects since "Twin Peaks: The Return" have always ended in disappointment, be it the baseless rumor that a new Lynch film was headed to Cannes in 2022 or the update about Netflix's (misguided) rejection of his long-gestating animated movie "Snootworld." While the legendary director's latest project is not a new film/series or anything "Twin Peaks"-related, it is a captivating, brand-new 10-song album with his longtime collaborator, Chrysta Bell (also known as Chrystabell). Titled "Cellophane Memories," the album is set to release on August 2, 2024, courtesy of Sacred Bones Records, but the Lynch-directed music video for the single, "Sublime Eternal Love," is now available for you to watch.
- 6/5/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
David Lynch’s New Project Is An Album And Music Video With ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Star Chrystabell
Enigmatic filmmaker David Lynch has reteamed with his longtime collaborator Chrystabell for a new album titled Cellophane Memories.
The album will be released on August 2 via Sacred Bones. Lynch has also directed a video for the album’s lead single Sublime Eternal Love, which you can watch above.
Lynch said today that the origins of the project came from a vision he experienced during a nighttime walk through a forest. Chrystabell said the album contains “many doors that are left open to wonder, wander and get turned around in.”
“It’s like mood music,” she said, “not that it creates mood, but more that it reflects your own.”
Cellophane Memories will mark Lynch’s first public project since Twin Peaks: The Return, which wrapped in 2017 on Showtime. The filmmaker teased a new project on Memorial Day, posting a video to X where he said: “Ladies and gentlemen, something is coming along…...
The album will be released on August 2 via Sacred Bones. Lynch has also directed a video for the album’s lead single Sublime Eternal Love, which you can watch above.
Lynch said today that the origins of the project came from a vision he experienced during a nighttime walk through a forest. Chrystabell said the album contains “many doors that are left open to wonder, wander and get turned around in.”
“It’s like mood music,” she said, “not that it creates mood, but more that it reflects your own.”
Cellophane Memories will mark Lynch’s first public project since Twin Peaks: The Return, which wrapped in 2017 on Showtime. The filmmaker teased a new project on Memorial Day, posting a video to X where he said: “Ladies and gentlemen, something is coming along…...
- 6/5/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
David Lynch’s New Project Is an Album and Music Video With Chrystabell From ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’
After enigmatic filmmaker David Lynch stirred up fans by teasing a new project over Memorial Day weekend, the project has been revealed as a new album with Chrystabell, the singer and actor who played FBI agent Tammy Preston in “Twin Peaks: The Return.”
“Ladies and gentlemen. Something is coming along for you to see and hear! And it will be coming along on June 5,” Lynch said in the teaser video.
It turned out the “something for you to see and hear” was a music video for his new album with Chrystabell, “Sacred Memories,” out Aug. 2 on the Sacred Bones label, home to other outré artists including Jim Jarmusch’s SQÜRL as well as Caleb Landry Jones and John Carpenter.
Though Lynch may have disappointed fans that the new “something” wasn’t a movie or TV series, he did direct the “Sublime Eternal Love” video, with slightly eerie flickering images of...
“Ladies and gentlemen. Something is coming along for you to see and hear! And it will be coming along on June 5,” Lynch said in the teaser video.
It turned out the “something for you to see and hear” was a music video for his new album with Chrystabell, “Sacred Memories,” out Aug. 2 on the Sacred Bones label, home to other outré artists including Jim Jarmusch’s SQÜRL as well as Caleb Landry Jones and John Carpenter.
Though Lynch may have disappointed fans that the new “something” wasn’t a movie or TV series, he did direct the “Sublime Eternal Love” video, with slightly eerie flickering images of...
- 6/5/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
God bless everyone who truly thought David Lynch announcing “something for you to see and hear” portended a fourth season of Twin Peaks or new feature. I long for anything even within the vicinity of such optimism, but longtime completists knew the safe money was on more music. Lo and behold: today brings the official unveiling of his next album Cellophane Memories, recorded with longtime collaborator Chrystabell, featuring contributions from the late Angelo Badalamenti, and arriving August 2 via Sacred Bones Records.
According to Spin, Cellophane Memories emerged from Lynch’s vision experienced “during a nighttime walk through a forest of tall trees, over the tops of which he saw a bright light” that became Chrystabell’s voice, and in turn “revealed a secret to him.”
Great news for those of us who can hum BlueBOB tracks. Those wanting something more cinematic will have a little bit to chew on: with...
According to Spin, Cellophane Memories emerged from Lynch’s vision experienced “during a nighttime walk through a forest of tall trees, over the tops of which he saw a bright light” that became Chrystabell’s voice, and in turn “revealed a secret to him.”
Great news for those of us who can hum BlueBOB tracks. Those wanting something more cinematic will have a little bit to chew on: with...
- 6/5/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
David Lynch and Chrystabell are teaming up yet again, as they’ve announced a new collaborative album: Cellophane Memories, due on August 2nd via Sacred Bones Records. Along with the announcement, the two have shared the lead single “Sublime Eternal Love” and its Lynch-directed music video.
Cellophane Memories, like all things Lynch, will capture a dreamy sense of “loneliness and romance,” according to its press release. Featuring contributions from Chrystabell, Lynch, and the late composer Angelo Badalamenti, the project as a whole was inspired by a vision Lynch experienced when he saw a bright light shining over a line of trees on an autumn night. “As he recalls it, the light became the lilt of Chrystabell’s voice and revealed a secret to him,” the album announcement release reads.
In Chrystabell’s own words, the album contains “many doors that are left open to wonder, wander, and get turned around in.
Cellophane Memories, like all things Lynch, will capture a dreamy sense of “loneliness and romance,” according to its press release. Featuring contributions from Chrystabell, Lynch, and the late composer Angelo Badalamenti, the project as a whole was inspired by a vision Lynch experienced when he saw a bright light shining over a line of trees on an autumn night. “As he recalls it, the light became the lilt of Chrystabell’s voice and revealed a secret to him,” the album announcement release reads.
In Chrystabell’s own words, the album contains “many doors that are left open to wonder, wander, and get turned around in.
- 6/5/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
In the words of The Giant, it is happening again… again. It being another collaboration between director David Lynch and singer/actress Chrystabell, who starred as FBI agent Tammy Preston in “Twin Peaks: The Return.”
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Lynch cryptically teased something new for audiences to “see and hear” on June 5. And no, the project is not the rebirth of his planned post-“Twin Peaks” series, “Unrecorded Night,” canceled during the pandemic. It’s an album with Chrystabell, “Cellophane Memories,” out August 2 via Sacred Bone records. And along with the Wednesday, June Five announcement, the label shared a new video for “Sublime Eternal Love,” featuring Chrystabell and directed by Lynch. Watch it below.
Lynch and Chrystabell, who hails from Texas, first collaborated circa his 2007 film “Inland Empire”. After Chrystabell contributed to that soundtrack, Lynch worked on her debut album “This Train” and following EP “Somewhere in the Nowhere...
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Lynch cryptically teased something new for audiences to “see and hear” on June 5. And no, the project is not the rebirth of his planned post-“Twin Peaks” series, “Unrecorded Night,” canceled during the pandemic. It’s an album with Chrystabell, “Cellophane Memories,” out August 2 via Sacred Bone records. And along with the Wednesday, June Five announcement, the label shared a new video for “Sublime Eternal Love,” featuring Chrystabell and directed by Lynch. Watch it below.
Lynch and Chrystabell, who hails from Texas, first collaborated circa his 2007 film “Inland Empire”. After Chrystabell contributed to that soundtrack, Lynch worked on her debut album “This Train” and following EP “Somewhere in the Nowhere...
- 6/5/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Amazon MGM will be giving the thriller Pussy Island a global theatrical release on August 23rd – but, to the shock and surprise of no one, they also changed the title, dropping the Pussy and renaming the film Blink Twice. With the release date just a couple months away, a poster for Blink Twice has arrived online, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article.
The feature directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz, who played Catwoman in The Batman, the film will follow Frida, a young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on the prize: philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King. When she skillfully maneuvers her way into King’s inner circle and ultimately an intimate gathering on his private island, she is ready for a journey of a lifetime. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne and late-night dance parties, Frida can...
The feature directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz, who played Catwoman in The Batman, the film will follow Frida, a young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on the prize: philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King. When she skillfully maneuvers her way into King’s inner circle and ultimately an intimate gathering on his private island, she is ready for a journey of a lifetime. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne and late-night dance parties, Frida can...
- 6/3/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
David Lynch is one of the most critically acclaimed directors known for his surrealist and distinctive class of cinema. The filmmaker holds some masterpieces like Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, and Wild at Heart under his collar.
Despite his excellence in bringing some dark tales on-screen, Lynch is known to be a kind man on set. Being a reputed director, he is adored by his co-workers and fans except for that one instance where he lost his cool on a crew member.
A still from Twin Peaks: The Return I Showtime
The incident happened on the set of Twin Peaks: The Return when a crew member suggested the director cut a long scene. The viral clip featuring an infuriated David Lynch proved that the filmmaker has a strong distaste for chopping down scenes in his projects.
What led David Lynch to be so merciless against one of his crew members?
David...
Despite his excellence in bringing some dark tales on-screen, Lynch is known to be a kind man on set. Being a reputed director, he is adored by his co-workers and fans except for that one instance where he lost his cool on a crew member.
A still from Twin Peaks: The Return I Showtime
The incident happened on the set of Twin Peaks: The Return when a crew member suggested the director cut a long scene. The viral clip featuring an infuriated David Lynch proved that the filmmaker has a strong distaste for chopping down scenes in his projects.
What led David Lynch to be so merciless against one of his crew members?
David...
- 6/3/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
Known for making the most sensational horror flicks of the last decade, A24 is on all genre veterans' lips. There is no doubt that if you enjoy chilling stories you’ve seen at least one of their horrors, which include The Witch (2015), It Comes at Night (2017), Hereditary (2018), Midsommar (2019) and the recently hyped Talk to Me (2023).
Every fan of the studio knows it has just released another must-see horror, that combines not only scary parts and suspense, but also science fiction and drama elements. It was theatrically released on May 17 and has already gained lots of praise.
The plot revolves around Owen, a teenage outcast, who tries to make it through the struggles of coming of age and not belonging to the society. One day his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show titled The Pink Opaque that focuses on two teenagers who are fighting monster creatures using their supernatural abilities.
Every fan of the studio knows it has just released another must-see horror, that combines not only scary parts and suspense, but also science fiction and drama elements. It was theatrically released on May 17 and has already gained lots of praise.
The plot revolves around Owen, a teenage outcast, who tries to make it through the struggles of coming of age and not belonging to the society. One day his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show titled The Pink Opaque that focuses on two teenagers who are fighting monster creatures using their supernatural abilities.
- 5/31/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
The decade of the 1990s was fruitful for thrillers and mystery stories, including the ones that contain erotic elements too. The main director of this kind was David Lynch, who inscribed his name in history with the Twin Peaks fever sweeping over America.
However, there were other directors who tried to ride this hype train. Such an attempt was made in 1992, when the psychological thriller we’re going to talk about was released, and since then it gained such a cultish status it’s still discussed on Reddit.
Its plot revolves around Allison, a young woman who decides to separate from her fiancé and starts looking for a roommate. Eventually, she finds one, a femme fatale named Hedra, who seems to be incredibly interested in her neighbor's life.
However, when Allison starts thinking of reconciling with her boyfriend, Hedra grows jealous and even aggressive. The more we observe her changed behavior,...
However, there were other directors who tried to ride this hype train. Such an attempt was made in 1992, when the psychological thriller we’re going to talk about was released, and since then it gained such a cultish status it’s still discussed on Reddit.
Its plot revolves around Allison, a young woman who decides to separate from her fiancé and starts looking for a roommate. Eventually, she finds one, a femme fatale named Hedra, who seems to be incredibly interested in her neighbor's life.
However, when Allison starts thinking of reconciling with her boyfriend, Hedra grows jealous and even aggressive. The more we observe her changed behavior,...
- 5/31/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Star Wars The Acolyte Episode Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? - Main Image
The new Star Wars series The Acolyte will finally premiere very soon, and fans are wondering what the episode schedule will be to prepare for their weekly viewing.
There has been a lot of anticipation for The Acolyte since it is the first Star Wars series that is set in the High Republic era, a timeline that has never been explored in any of the live-action projects.
Let's explore the episode schedule of the new Star Wars series below.
Also Read: The Acolyte's James Henri-Thomas Is A Veteran Star Wars Actor and Puppeteer
The Acolyte Episode Schedule
The first two episodes of The Acolyte are set to premiere on Disney+ this June 4 at 6 pm Pt/9 pm Et. The other six episodes will be released weekly.
This follows the release pattern of the other Star Wars...
The new Star Wars series The Acolyte will finally premiere very soon, and fans are wondering what the episode schedule will be to prepare for their weekly viewing.
There has been a lot of anticipation for The Acolyte since it is the first Star Wars series that is set in the High Republic era, a timeline that has never been explored in any of the live-action projects.
Let's explore the episode schedule of the new Star Wars series below.
Also Read: The Acolyte's James Henri-Thomas Is A Veteran Star Wars Actor and Puppeteer
The Acolyte Episode Schedule
The first two episodes of The Acolyte are set to premiere on Disney+ this June 4 at 6 pm Pt/9 pm Et. The other six episodes will be released weekly.
This follows the release pattern of the other Star Wars...
- 5/28/2024
- EpicStream
David Lynch is undoubtedly one of Hollywood’s biggest visionaries and an author who will forever be remembered in history among the names that have changed movies for the better. The filmmaker has left us with numerous memorable works such as Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, and Mulholland Drive, but his arguably best and most famous work is the Twin Peaks television series, which became a cult classic of the mystery genre. He is known for his unique and surreal, sometimes quirky and weird, approach to his stories, and that is something that his fans love about him.
Lynch has been an uncompromising figure in the world of cinema and it’s been a while now that we’ve seen a new project of his come to light, although a recent interview we reported on indicated that Lynch had not given up on cinema. Today, in his unique way,...
Lynch has been an uncompromising figure in the world of cinema and it’s been a while now that we’ve seen a new project of his come to light, although a recent interview we reported on indicated that Lynch had not given up on cinema. Today, in his unique way,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Even those who aren’t into cinema can guess that Dune: Part Two is so far the most talked about movie of 2024 and, moreover, the highest-grossing one of the year. Denis Villeneuve’s epic saga attracted the attention of millions of viewers worldwide, with some of them also becoming interested in its book source, Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novels.
However, it’s not so obvious that Villeneuve wasn’t the first who managed to adapt these seemingly unadaptable books. Apart from the unsuccessful 1970’s attempts of the filmmakers Ridley Scott and Alejandro Jodorowsky, there was one that became true.
Back in 1984, the world saw a highly anticipated movie version of Dune, adapted from Herbert’s first novel (1965). Set in the future, it followed the rivalry between two noble clans striving to take control of Arrakis, a planet rich in the valuable drug named Spice.
The narration is led by Paul Atreides,...
However, it’s not so obvious that Villeneuve wasn’t the first who managed to adapt these seemingly unadaptable books. Apart from the unsuccessful 1970’s attempts of the filmmakers Ridley Scott and Alejandro Jodorowsky, there was one that became true.
Back in 1984, the world saw a highly anticipated movie version of Dune, adapted from Herbert’s first novel (1965). Set in the future, it followed the rivalry between two noble clans striving to take control of Arrakis, a planet rich in the valuable drug named Spice.
The narration is led by Paul Atreides,...
- 5/28/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
David Lynch hasn’t directed a feature film since Inland Empire in 2006, but he has directed many shorts since then, as well as all 18 episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return. Last month, we heard that he’s hoping to make an animated film called Snootworld, which was rejected by the Netflix streaming service… but while we wait to find out whether or not Snootworld is going to find a home, Lynch has taken to social media to tease that something is coming from him in June. On June 5th, to be exact.
In a video posted to X, Lynch said, “Ladies and gentlemen, something is coming along for you to see and hear. And it will be coming along on June 5.“
pic.twitter.com/7wH9m1ADi4
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) May 27, 2024
Lynch didn’t provide any hints as to what this something may be. A short film? A music video?...
In a video posted to X, Lynch said, “Ladies and gentlemen, something is coming along for you to see and hear. And it will be coming along on June 5.“
pic.twitter.com/7wH9m1ADi4
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) May 27, 2024
Lynch didn’t provide any hints as to what this something may be. A short film? A music video?...
- 5/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Acolyte's James Henri-Thomas Is A Veteran Star Wars Actor and Puppeteer - Main Image
The Acolyte boasts prolific actors such as the two main protagonists of the story: Squid Game's Lee Jung-Jae and The Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg. The Acolyte doesn't shy away from James Henri-Thomas, either!
But who is the actor James, anyway, and where have you seen him before? Well, get to know more about the cast member and why he's a big deal on being added to the roster!
You May Recognize James Henri-Thomas in His Iconic Puppeteer Role
British actor James Henri-Thomas was accepted into the National Youth Music Theatre and eventually studied Drama at the University of Exter.
The 34-year-old lives in London with his wife, Susie Browning, and has "dabbled" as an actor and a particular alien in a galaxy far, far away.
James is best known for his film role...
The Acolyte boasts prolific actors such as the two main protagonists of the story: Squid Game's Lee Jung-Jae and The Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg. The Acolyte doesn't shy away from James Henri-Thomas, either!
But who is the actor James, anyway, and where have you seen him before? Well, get to know more about the cast member and why he's a big deal on being added to the roster!
You May Recognize James Henri-Thomas in His Iconic Puppeteer Role
British actor James Henri-Thomas was accepted into the National Youth Music Theatre and eventually studied Drama at the University of Exter.
The 34-year-old lives in London with his wife, Susie Browning, and has "dabbled" as an actor and a particular alien in a galaxy far, far away.
James is best known for his film role...
- 5/28/2024
- EpicStream
Opening with an actress screaming at an invisible attacker while filming a green-screen scene, The Beast immediately reveals its primary ideas: the eeriness of technological advancement, a feeling of deep anguish at a terror that isn’t really there, and the interaction between the two. Bertrand Bonello’s sci-fi — in which two people, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) and Louis (George MacKay), meet in different eras — is an extraordinary excavation of the role technology plays in causing emotional mayhem, and a clarion call to those who would use it as a stand-in during daily human life.
If that sounds complicated, then buckle up: with three timelines and endless recurring symbolism, The Beast is, well, a bit of a beast. We begin in 1910, where Gabrielle is a musician; in 2014, she’s a model and actor house-sitting in Los Angeles; in 2044, she is considering “purifying” her DNA in an attempt to get a job in an AI-riddled society.
If that sounds complicated, then buckle up: with three timelines and endless recurring symbolism, The Beast is, well, a bit of a beast. We begin in 1910, where Gabrielle is a musician; in 2014, she’s a model and actor house-sitting in Los Angeles; in 2044, she is considering “purifying” her DNA in an attempt to get a job in an AI-riddled society.
- 5/28/2024
- by Steph Green
- Empire - Movies
We’ve been here before.
Just writing that automatically makes one sound like a David Lynch character. Or perhaps even more perfectly Lynchian: “It’s happening again.” Yes, it’s true: David Lynch has taken to Twitter/X to announce a new project — er, something — for June 5.
Rumors have abounded ever since his last project, “Twin Peaks: The Return,” wrapped on Showtime in 2017, that another project was in the works. About what, who can say, but the total and complete lack of information certainly has not prevented speculation.
This sure sounds like something of import this time, though.
“Ladies and gentleman, something is coming along…. for you to see and hear,” Lynch said in his X video on Memorial Day, May 25. “And it will be coming along on June 5.”
Love the way he says “June Five” rather than “June Fifth.”
Could this be just the resumption of him giving daily...
Just writing that automatically makes one sound like a David Lynch character. Or perhaps even more perfectly Lynchian: “It’s happening again.” Yes, it’s true: David Lynch has taken to Twitter/X to announce a new project — er, something — for June 5.
Rumors have abounded ever since his last project, “Twin Peaks: The Return,” wrapped on Showtime in 2017, that another project was in the works. About what, who can say, but the total and complete lack of information certainly has not prevented speculation.
This sure sounds like something of import this time, though.
“Ladies and gentleman, something is coming along…. for you to see and hear,” Lynch said in his X video on Memorial Day, May 25. “And it will be coming along on June 5.”
Love the way he says “June Five” rather than “June Fifth.”
Could this be just the resumption of him giving daily...
- 5/27/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
What Is the Sith Impostor Theory? What It Could Mean in The Acolyte Explained - Main Image
What is the Sith Impostor theory? Closing in on the release date of The Acolyte on Disney+, early reviews for the Star Wars series have fans wrapping their head around the possible existence of "Sith Pretenders."
With The Acolyte set 100 years before The Phantom Menace, the former Padawan Mae (played by Amandla Stenberg) is one of the top suspects of being part of the Dark Side after leaving her Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-Jae).
With this new theory in mind, what does this mean for the series?
What Are Sith Impostors? Explaining the Star Wars Theory
The main goal of the Sith is to destroy the Jedi and bring order to the galaxy, according to how they see fit.
However, Star Wars fans cannot forget Darth Bane's Rule of Two, in which there...
What is the Sith Impostor theory? Closing in on the release date of The Acolyte on Disney+, early reviews for the Star Wars series have fans wrapping their head around the possible existence of "Sith Pretenders."
With The Acolyte set 100 years before The Phantom Menace, the former Padawan Mae (played by Amandla Stenberg) is one of the top suspects of being part of the Dark Side after leaving her Jedi Master Sol (Lee Jung-Jae).
With this new theory in mind, what does this mean for the series?
What Are Sith Impostors? Explaining the Star Wars Theory
The main goal of the Sith is to destroy the Jedi and bring order to the galaxy, according to how they see fit.
However, Star Wars fans cannot forget Darth Bane's Rule of Two, in which there...
- 5/27/2024
- EpicStream
Is The Acolyte Related to Twin Peaks? Early Reviews Compare New Star Wars Show to Classic Series - Main Image
The Acolyte is one week away from debuting on Disney+, however, Star Wars fans don't have to wait any longer to check out the show's reviews. Some of the early reviews implied that The Acolyte serves Twin Peaks vibes.
Lee Jung-Jae and Amandla Stenberg are set to tell the story of The Acolyte, in which the Jedi Master Sol meets his former Padawan Mae in the most grueling way possible.
Now, how does their story connect or feel similar to the iconic 80s murder mystery series? Let's find out.
Classic Twin Peaks Story Merges in Star Wars: The Acolyte
Murder mysteries are nothing new in the universe of Star Wars. However, one particular early review caught fans' eyes when they compared Twin Peaks and Matt Reeves' The Batman combo with...
The Acolyte is one week away from debuting on Disney+, however, Star Wars fans don't have to wait any longer to check out the show's reviews. Some of the early reviews implied that The Acolyte serves Twin Peaks vibes.
Lee Jung-Jae and Amandla Stenberg are set to tell the story of The Acolyte, in which the Jedi Master Sol meets his former Padawan Mae in the most grueling way possible.
Now, how does their story connect or feel similar to the iconic 80s murder mystery series? Let's find out.
Classic Twin Peaks Story Merges in Star Wars: The Acolyte
Murder mysteries are nothing new in the universe of Star Wars. However, one particular early review caught fans' eyes when they compared Twin Peaks and Matt Reeves' The Batman combo with...
- 5/27/2024
- EpicStream
When the first season of The Oa dropped on Netflix without any warning eight years ago, there was little to prepare viewers. The duo who created, wrote, and directed the series, Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, had made a few interesting films, but were almost unknown outside of Sundance.
Their style of filmmaking in The Oa hypnotized, puzzled, and unsettled the viewers. It was a mixture of a dozen genres, switching from sci-fi thriller to teen drama.
However, the fact that the project did not fit into any framework apparently forced Netflix to cancel The Oa after two seasons, leaving fans without one of the most innovative sci-fi projects of the 21st century. Many viewers still hope to see the story continue in some form – a new season, a game or a comic book.
Recently, the attention of The Oa fans was drawn to a new horror movie that will...
Their style of filmmaking in The Oa hypnotized, puzzled, and unsettled the viewers. It was a mixture of a dozen genres, switching from sci-fi thriller to teen drama.
However, the fact that the project did not fit into any framework apparently forced Netflix to cancel The Oa after two seasons, leaving fans without one of the most innovative sci-fi projects of the 21st century. Many viewers still hope to see the story continue in some form – a new season, a game or a comic book.
Recently, the attention of The Oa fans was drawn to a new horror movie that will...
- 5/24/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Star Wars: The Acolyte premieres on Disney+ on June 4, and the first reactions from critics have started finding their way online (via SFFGazette.com).
These are made up of a mix of people who attended a splashy premiere for a screening of the two-part premiere and reviewers who were sent the first four instalments to view online. It's worth noting then that not everyone here will have been caught up in the excitement of yesterday evening's event, meaning these verdicts may hold more weight than usual.
Regardless, the reactions so far are overwhelmingly positive. It sounds like the mystery elements work well, as do The Acolyte's practical stunts and the new ways this series utilises the Force. The cast, and particularly Amandla Stenberg and Lee Jung-jae, is also praised.
Despite taking place long before the Skywalker Saga began in The Phantom Menace, many critics have pointed out how interesting it...
These are made up of a mix of people who attended a splashy premiere for a screening of the two-part premiere and reviewers who were sent the first four instalments to view online. It's worth noting then that not everyone here will have been caught up in the excitement of yesterday evening's event, meaning these verdicts may hold more weight than usual.
Regardless, the reactions so far are overwhelmingly positive. It sounds like the mystery elements work well, as do The Acolyte's practical stunts and the new ways this series utilises the Force. The cast, and particularly Amandla Stenberg and Lee Jung-jae, is also praised.
Despite taking place long before the Skywalker Saga began in The Phantom Menace, many critics have pointed out how interesting it...
- 5/24/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
If, like me, you grew up reading The Hardy Boys (or Nancy Drew) and The Boxcar Children, and you also have a soft spot for Twin Peaks and other comforting yet disturbing Lynchian dreamscapes, then you should find a lot to enjoy within the quaint and creepy pages of Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes' Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case of the Missing Men. Set in a secluded Canadian town where a group of teenage sleuths kill time by trying not to be killed while solving macabre mysteries, Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol. 1: The Case of the Missing Men is now available in color for the first time from Oni Press (following its previous black-and-white publication by Conundrum Press), and Daily Dead had the pleasure of catching up with Kris and Alexander in a new Q&a feature to discuss their unique approach to the teen sleuthing genre, their eclectic cinematic and literary influences,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In 1972, Kolchak: The Night Stalker transfixed audiences. The movie became the highest-rated TV movie in U.S. history and spawned the cult TV series starring Darren McGavin. The TV movie was written by horror legend and novelist Richard Matheson (I Am Legend) and based on an unpublished novel by Jeff Rice, which ended up being published the following year.
Now, Bloody Disgusting has learned that Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and writer James Aquilone and Monstrous Books have acquired the print rights to Kolchak and will be releasing a limited edition of Jeff Rice’s original, cult novel. The new, deluxe hardcover edition will feature a new foreword by writer and actor David Dastmalchian (Count Crowley; Late Night with the Devil), an all-new afterword by writer and producer Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), and a cover and spot illustrations by Russ Braun (The Boys).
The Monstrous Books deluxe hardcover edition of Kolchak: The Night Stalker...
Now, Bloody Disgusting has learned that Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and writer James Aquilone and Monstrous Books have acquired the print rights to Kolchak and will be releasing a limited edition of Jeff Rice’s original, cult novel. The new, deluxe hardcover edition will feature a new foreword by writer and actor David Dastmalchian (Count Crowley; Late Night with the Devil), an all-new afterword by writer and producer Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), and a cover and spot illustrations by Russ Braun (The Boys).
The Monstrous Books deluxe hardcover edition of Kolchak: The Night Stalker...
- 5/22/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Watching the latest trailer for Elden Ring‘s Shadow of the Erdtree Dlc will likely make you feel like Homer Simpson watching Twin Peaks. It’s beautiful, it’s brilliant, but, if you’re being honest with yourself, you probably have no idea what is going on. Well, join the club.
While there are aspects of that trailer that are seemingly meant to remain unanswerable for the time being, there are other elements of the preview that are slightly easier to speculate about. At the very least, we can give you a little context about what this trailer is (besides incredibly well-made).
Essentially, the latest Shadow of the Erdtree is a set-up for the story of Miquella: the legendary and mysterious figure in Elden Ring lore that we’ve discussed in great detail before. The trailer’s opening narration describes Miquella as “Miquella the kind” which is one of the...
While there are aspects of that trailer that are seemingly meant to remain unanswerable for the time being, there are other elements of the preview that are slightly easier to speculate about. At the very least, we can give you a little context about what this trailer is (besides incredibly well-made).
Essentially, the latest Shadow of the Erdtree is a set-up for the story of Miquella: the legendary and mysterious figure in Elden Ring lore that we’ve discussed in great detail before. The trailer’s opening narration describes Miquella as “Miquella the kind” which is one of the...
- 5/21/2024
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
The Star Wars franchise is one of the highest-grossing franchises of all time and has spawned multiple films, shows, animated series, and comic books. The Galaxies created by George Lucas changed pop culture as well as blockbuster filmmaking since the first film was released in 1977. The film earned $775 million against a budget of $11 million.
While Lucas directed the first film in the original trilogy, he wanted to take more of a creative producer role in subsequent films of the original trilogy. The Empire Strikes Back was helmed by Irvin Kershner while Return of the Jedi was directed by Richard Marquand. However, Lucas reportedly first had David Lynch in mind for the latter.
David Lynch Rejected The Opportunity To Direct A Star Wars Movie George Lucas | Credits: YouTube/Full Bodied Productions
George Lucas’ Star Wars was and still is one of the hottest properties in Hollywood and many filmmakers would give...
While Lucas directed the first film in the original trilogy, he wanted to take more of a creative producer role in subsequent films of the original trilogy. The Empire Strikes Back was helmed by Irvin Kershner while Return of the Jedi was directed by Richard Marquand. However, Lucas reportedly first had David Lynch in mind for the latter.
David Lynch Rejected The Opportunity To Direct A Star Wars Movie George Lucas | Credits: YouTube/Full Bodied Productions
George Lucas’ Star Wars was and still is one of the hottest properties in Hollywood and many filmmakers would give...
- 5/20/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Few television shows are simultaneously so bonkers and compelling that they inspire ire and enthusiasm from their viewers in equal measure, but the original run of Pretty Little Liars nailed it. From 2010 to 2017, Pll arrived at just the right time for millennials to freak out and theorize online about its mysterious and ridiculous plot points. Much of that joy came from the outlandish tactics of psychological warfare that the villain used against the show’s teenage protagonists – but there were a few moments when A got physical, too.
A quick synopsis: Pll was a soapy young adult thriller in which a group of friends is tormented by a black-hoodied enemy known as “A.” A will go to all kinds of lengths to make the group’s lives uncomfortable by taunting them with anonymous texts, blackmailing them into doing mean crap to each other, and warning them away from getting too...
A quick synopsis: Pll was a soapy young adult thriller in which a group of friends is tormented by a black-hoodied enemy known as “A.” A will go to all kinds of lengths to make the group’s lives uncomfortable by taunting them with anonymous texts, blackmailing them into doing mean crap to each other, and warning them away from getting too...
- 5/17/2024
- by Guide to the Unknown
- bloody-disgusting.com
Time travel is one of mankind's greatest dreams and a classic plot of the sci-fi genre, whose main advantage is its amazing flexibility: the trope can be both the main topics in the show and one of the side elements; it can be the basis of an exciting adventure as well as a philosophical drama.
On May 16, the second season of a science fiction series Outer Range that uses the concept of time travel, the first season of which many missed, was released on Prime Video.
What is Outer Range About?
As the head of a farming family in rural Wyoming, Royal must manage the land his wife's family has owned for generations: fend off wealthy neighbors who say they actually own part of the property; comfort his son and granddaughter after his daughter-in-law, Rebecca, goes missing; and deal with his wife Cecilia's faith, which he does not entirely share.
On May 16, the second season of a science fiction series Outer Range that uses the concept of time travel, the first season of which many missed, was released on Prime Video.
What is Outer Range About?
As the head of a farming family in rural Wyoming, Royal must manage the land his wife's family has owned for generations: fend off wealthy neighbors who say they actually own part of the property; comfort his son and granddaughter after his daughter-in-law, Rebecca, goes missing; and deal with his wife Cecilia's faith, which he does not entirely share.
- 5/17/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
While there are many brilliant and weird shows on streaming and television, Josh Brolin‘s Outer Range has to be one of the most bizarre series. Created by Brian Watkins, the Prime Video series takes a lot of big leaps to tell its brilliant story which spans multiple genres. Outer Range follows many things like the rivalries of a ranching community, family drama, and most interesting of all time travel. While there are not many shows that are like Outer Range some of the aspects of the series are going to feel similar to many shows you have seen. So, if you loved the recently released second season and don’t know what to watch until Season 3 comes out we have got you covered with these similar shows you should check out.
Dark (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Dark is a German sci-fi mystery thriller series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.
Dark (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Dark is a German sci-fi mystery thriller series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.
- 5/17/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Neon has done a great job of promoting the upcoming horror film Longlegs while also keeping the story’s secrets concealed. Although multiple teaser trailers and posters have made their way online, we still don’t know a whole lot about this movie, beyond the fact that it’s scheduled to reach theatres on July 12th. But if you want to know exactly how much we do know about it, just keep scrolling down, because we have compiled a list of Everything We Know About Longlegs.
Director
Longlegs, which is said to be “in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers”, is the latest genre project from director Osgood Perkins – who, yes, is the son of actor Anthony Perkins, best remembered for his performance as Norman Bates in the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. The younger Perkins has been building a solid career of his own, though, with his previous directorial...
Director
Longlegs, which is said to be “in the vein of classic Hollywood psychological thrillers”, is the latest genre project from director Osgood Perkins – who, yes, is the son of actor Anthony Perkins, best remembered for his performance as Norman Bates in the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. The younger Perkins has been building a solid career of his own, though, with his previous directorial...
- 5/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Demi Moore, documentarian Frederick Wiseman and Billy Zane are among the actors, filmmakers and other industry professionals who will be featured at The American Pavilion at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Moore, Wiseman and Zane will be featured in separate sessions of the “In Conversation” series, along with a group of five American Filmmakers competing in the 2024 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week programs.
Meanwhile, the “Industry in Focus” will feature conversations with executives, producers, sales agents, casting directors, CEOs and journalists from across the industry. This year’s topics include opportunities in Ukrainian films, international films in the U.S. marketplace, documentaries, sales, finance, marketing, public relations, film festivals, distribution and shorts.
The festival programming runs May 15-23, with a daily schedule of more than 25 panels, conversations and screenings. The discussions and one-on-one conversations will take in the Roger Ebert Conference Center and are open to all AmPav members. The American Pavilion...
Moore, Wiseman and Zane will be featured in separate sessions of the “In Conversation” series, along with a group of five American Filmmakers competing in the 2024 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week programs.
Meanwhile, the “Industry in Focus” will feature conversations with executives, producers, sales agents, casting directors, CEOs and journalists from across the industry. This year’s topics include opportunities in Ukrainian films, international films in the U.S. marketplace, documentaries, sales, finance, marketing, public relations, film festivals, distribution and shorts.
The festival programming runs May 15-23, with a daily schedule of more than 25 panels, conversations and screenings. The discussions and one-on-one conversations will take in the Roger Ebert Conference Center and are open to all AmPav members. The American Pavilion...
- 5/13/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This post contains spoilers for "Blue Velvet."
David Lynch's cinematic world tiptoes between stark reality and nightmarish dreams, where quaint, perfect lives and locales often hide Boschian hells. While some Lynchian small towns are infused with poetic romanticism despite harboring great evils (such as Twin Peaks), others, like Lumberton, weave an insincere facade with its aura of suburban bliss: a sentiment that forms the crux of Lynch's sensational, oft-misunderstood "Blue Velvet." Most of Lynch's work defies objective analysis, as the foundational ideas he embeds into his stories feel abstract and elusive, but are always tethered to reality in essential and terrifying ways. Although "Blue Velvet" helms one of the most straightforward narratives in Lynch's oeuvre — it is neither as labyrinthine nor heady as "Inland Empire" or "Mulholland Drive" — the film's graphic depictions of psychosexual impulses tend to confuse and alienate, with the merging of the real and the...
David Lynch's cinematic world tiptoes between stark reality and nightmarish dreams, where quaint, perfect lives and locales often hide Boschian hells. While some Lynchian small towns are infused with poetic romanticism despite harboring great evils (such as Twin Peaks), others, like Lumberton, weave an insincere facade with its aura of suburban bliss: a sentiment that forms the crux of Lynch's sensational, oft-misunderstood "Blue Velvet." Most of Lynch's work defies objective analysis, as the foundational ideas he embeds into his stories feel abstract and elusive, but are always tethered to reality in essential and terrifying ways. Although "Blue Velvet" helms one of the most straightforward narratives in Lynch's oeuvre — it is neither as labyrinthine nor heady as "Inland Empire" or "Mulholland Drive" — the film's graphic depictions of psychosexual impulses tend to confuse and alienate, with the merging of the real and the...
- 5/12/2024
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
A roadside diner. Not just a place to see peeling upholstery and rodent traps, and indulge in the occasional sugary slice, but a genuine icon of Americana from Edward Hopper to “Frasier.” A diner is the great, anxiety-drenched stage where most of first-time feature director Francis Galluppi’s “The Last Stop in Yuma County” takes place, and, though this thriller is packed with memorable characters, the diner itself might be its greatest.
“The Petrified Forest” meets Tarantino and the Coen brothers, “The Last Stop in Yuma County” revels in its Americana like few films in recent memory. There’s an olive green Ford Pinto, Roy Orbison’s “Crying” played from a jukebox, a sheriff with ’70s sideburns, and, of course, a couple of bank robbers on the run. There’s the oafish Travis (Nicholas Logan), who inquires about the location of the facilities with a repeated “Where’s the shitter?...
“The Petrified Forest” meets Tarantino and the Coen brothers, “The Last Stop in Yuma County” revels in its Americana like few films in recent memory. There’s an olive green Ford Pinto, Roy Orbison’s “Crying” played from a jukebox, a sheriff with ’70s sideburns, and, of course, a couple of bank robbers on the run. There’s the oafish Travis (Nicholas Logan), who inquires about the location of the facilities with a repeated “Where’s the shitter?...
- 5/9/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
The 2000s saw the action genre in a state of flux. The Matrix revolutionized everything at the end of the previous decade, The Bourne Supremacy would make shaky cameras standard practice in 2004, and the MCU would take flight with Iron Man in 2008. At the same time, Michael Bay reached his ultimate form with Bad Boys II, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Kill Bill made kung fu classy, and Oldboy changed the way we look at hallways.
Within those changes came a host of greats that didn’t get the same attention. Some of these movies represent the first steps in the development of those who would define the genre, such as Scott Adkins and Gareth Evans. Some find stars at the height of the powers, such as Donny Yen and Michael Jai White. And some are just cool, because that’s really all an action movie needs.
If you’ve...
Within those changes came a host of greats that didn’t get the same attention. Some of these movies represent the first steps in the development of those who would define the genre, such as Scott Adkins and Gareth Evans. Some find stars at the height of the powers, such as Donny Yen and Michael Jai White. And some are just cool, because that’s really all an action movie needs.
If you’ve...
- 5/9/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
A one armed man selling shoes, a lady with a log obsession, evil spirits called Bob who feed on pain and suffering, dwarves speaking backwards, a ton of doughnuts, plus a murder mystery with a killer reveal. It can only be one crazy series, can’t it? That’s right my fellow wonderful gore-hounds, we’re taking a psychedelic trip to the fictional Washington town of Twin Peaks. The original show ran from 1990 to 1991 and followed an investigation by FBI agent Dale Cooper, played to perfection by Kyle MacLachlan, into the murder of Sheryl Lee’s homecoming queen, Laura Palmer. The series didn’t end there though, no siree, writer / director David Lynch had grander plans for the residents of Twin Peaks.
In fact, in was only one year later, 1992, that Lynch unleashed his big screen movie based around the events leading up to the first season of the show; prequel,...
In fact, in was only one year later, 1992, that Lynch unleashed his big screen movie based around the events leading up to the first season of the show; prequel,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
Launched more than thirty years ago, David Lynch’s iconic mystery drama show Twin Peaks had a long and quite unstable television run with the second season potentially wrapping it all up back in 1991 and then coming back again with season 3 in 2017.
However badly the longtime fans of the series wanted to see more of Special Agent Dale Cooper on the screen, Twin Peaks had almost zero chances to be ever revived, but a significant update from the show’s executive producer might turn things into a new direction.
During her latest Q&a online section, David Lynch’s producing partner Sabrina Sutherland was asked whether the director had some ideas stock for Twin Peaks’ potential fourth season. The producer revealed that, though she’s mostly not a part of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s writing team, she’s yet aware of the fact that Lynch had never given up on another season anyway.
However badly the longtime fans of the series wanted to see more of Special Agent Dale Cooper on the screen, Twin Peaks had almost zero chances to be ever revived, but a significant update from the show’s executive producer might turn things into a new direction.
During her latest Q&a online section, David Lynch’s producing partner Sabrina Sutherland was asked whether the director had some ideas stock for Twin Peaks’ potential fourth season. The producer revealed that, though she’s mostly not a part of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s writing team, she’s yet aware of the fact that Lynch had never given up on another season anyway.
- 5/7/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Comprising 1994’s The Kingdom, 1997’s The Kingdom II, and 2022’s much belated The Kingdom: Exodus, Lars von Trier’s television miniseries trilogy plays like the unholy love child of St. Elsewhere and Twin Peaks, the latter an acknowledged influence on the director. The trilogy works brilliantly as a blackly comic piss take on running a hospital, with all its attendant frustrations and absurdities, as well as a blast of surreal weirdness that seeks to expose the dark underbelly of its titular locale.
But the parallels between The Kingdom series and its forebears are even more specific. The final episode of Exodus dramatically hinges on a snow globe containing a miniature of the hospital, just as St. Elsewhere famously ended on a similar image. As with Twin Peaks: The Return, over two decades passed between the second and third season of The Kingdom, allowing for some intriguing narrative resets and retakes.
But the parallels between The Kingdom series and its forebears are even more specific. The final episode of Exodus dramatically hinges on a snow globe containing a miniature of the hospital, just as St. Elsewhere famously ended on a similar image. As with Twin Peaks: The Return, over two decades passed between the second and third season of The Kingdom, allowing for some intriguing narrative resets and retakes.
- 5/7/2024
- by Budd Wilkins
- Slant Magazine
Because 90% of the movie franchises today are based on material from generations before, most big movies have mastered the art of the cameo. Since the 2010s particularly, they've gotten even better at incorporating legacy characters into the narrative, even if the movie technically isn't about them. "The Force Awakens" might've been all about introducing Rey/Finn/Poe to lead this new sequel trilogy, but they still gave Leia and Han enough screen time to "pass the torch" to the new generation.
This wasn't just a quick way to score some easy nostalgia points; it also assured the more fickle viewers in the audience that this new trilogy had plenty of respect for the original trilogy, that it wasn't going to stomp all over everyone's childhoods the way some fans feared. From "Scream" to "Jurassic Park" to "Ghostbusters," it feels like the safest way to start off a new string of...
This wasn't just a quick way to score some easy nostalgia points; it also assured the more fickle viewers in the audience that this new trilogy had plenty of respect for the original trilogy, that it wasn't going to stomp all over everyone's childhoods the way some fans feared. From "Scream" to "Jurassic Park" to "Ghostbusters," it feels like the safest way to start off a new string of...
- 5/7/2024
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Being an independent film fan is full of surprises, as each slate of festival releases brings a new wave of emerging filmmakers, breakout stars, and established actors playing against type in bold films. But it’s hard to imagine that even the biggest cultural omnivore could have predicted that 2024 would spark a renaissance in Fred Durst’s acting career.
The Limp Bizkit frontman, who helped pioneer the nu metal genre throughout the ’90s by combining hip-hop and rock on albums with poetic titles like “Three Dollar Bill, Y’all,” and “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water,” has been a sporadic presence in movies for the past quarter century. Aside from a handful of small roles in the 2000s, he’s best known to cinephiles as the director of “The Fanatic,” the infamous 2019 stalker thriller starring John Travolta as an autistic man named Moose that somehow manages to be more offensive than it sounds.
The Limp Bizkit frontman, who helped pioneer the nu metal genre throughout the ’90s by combining hip-hop and rock on albums with poetic titles like “Three Dollar Bill, Y’all,” and “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water,” has been a sporadic presence in movies for the past quarter century. Aside from a handful of small roles in the 2000s, he’s best known to cinephiles as the director of “The Fanatic,” the infamous 2019 stalker thriller starring John Travolta as an autistic man named Moose that somehow manages to be more offensive than it sounds.
- 5/5/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
David Lynch is one of the biggest creative geniuses of our time. The filmmaker has left us with numerous memorable works such as Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, and Mulholland Drive, but his arguably best and most famous work is the Twin Peaks television series, which became a cult classic of the mystery genre. Some years ago, the series returned with an epic third season which, in Lynch’s usual manner, ended on a cliffhanger. And while the director has said that there are some “calls” for another season, no work has been done.
But, producer Sabrina Sutherland recently had a talk with the guys at Tulpa Forums and has agreed to answer fan questions about Twin Peaks, as well as her other collaborations with Lynch, as she has worked with him on several projects. In this article, we are going to bring you the most interesting details from this exciting Q&a,...
But, producer Sabrina Sutherland recently had a talk with the guys at Tulpa Forums and has agreed to answer fan questions about Twin Peaks, as well as her other collaborations with Lynch, as she has worked with him on several projects. In this article, we are going to bring you the most interesting details from this exciting Q&a,...
- 5/5/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
David Lynch hasn’t taken on a feature film or TV project since releasing his groundbreaking “Twin Peaks: The Return” in 2017, but it hasn’t been for lack of trying. First, it was reported back in April that Netflix rejected his pitch for an animated film called “Snootworld.” And now his longtime producer Sabrina Sutherland has shed some light on “Unrecorded Night,” his planned Netflix series that was scrapped during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Loyal Lynch fans will recall that rumors began to circulate in 2020 that the auteur was planning to direct a new series that was developed under the working titles “Wisteria” and “Unrecorded Night.” Many regular Lynch collaborators, including Kyle MacLachlan and Mark Frost, went on to cryptically post images of wisteria flowers on their social media accounts, fueling speculation that Lynch was getting the band back together. Some even speculated that the show would be a Texas-set series...
Loyal Lynch fans will recall that rumors began to circulate in 2020 that the auteur was planning to direct a new series that was developed under the working titles “Wisteria” and “Unrecorded Night.” Many regular Lynch collaborators, including Kyle MacLachlan and Mark Frost, went on to cryptically post images of wisteria flowers on their social media accounts, fueling speculation that Lynch was getting the band back together. Some even speculated that the show would be a Texas-set series...
- 5/4/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Rarely does film news engender such outcry as word of Netflix cancelling David Lynch’s animated feature Snootworld––and understandably so––but I’m far more incensed to learn they also canned his series Unrecorded Night. Little was known about it: speculation / conjecture ranged from a Twin Peaks continuation that’s actually called Wisteria (start down this rabbit hole if you want to feel a little insane) to six-or-so feature-length projects in an anthology series. We now may never know, as Sabrina Sutherland told members of the Twin Peaks fan forum Tulpa:
“Unrecorded Night was a non-Twin Peaks series that was going to shoot at Netflix but was cancelled when the pandemic hit. There’s always a chance we can pick it up again, but David has been enjoying his artwork and music endeavors, so we haven’t gone back to it yet.”
A state of affairs made worse by Sutherland’s note that,...
“Unrecorded Night was a non-Twin Peaks series that was going to shoot at Netflix but was cancelled when the pandemic hit. There’s always a chance we can pick it up again, but David has been enjoying his artwork and music endeavors, so we haven’t gone back to it yet.”
A state of affairs made worse by Sutherland’s note that,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Years after "The Sopranos" started what we consider the Peak TV era, there came a show that changed network TV forever: "Lost." It's a show that is as controversial as it is influential, one that helped bring serialization to mainstream TV, make the showrunner as recognizable among TV obsessives as the actors on screen, and delivered one of the most controversial endings in history (though it is a perfect send-off for the show).
Much like "Star Wars," it doesn't matter where you fall on the love/hate scale of "Lost," there is one thing all fans can agree on — the score remains consistently stellar throughout.
A big part of why "Lost" is still talked about so many years later is Michael Giacchino's score. There is a reason why Giacchino has played multiple concerts celebrating the music of the show since it ended in 2010, and why hundreds of people from...
Much like "Star Wars," it doesn't matter where you fall on the love/hate scale of "Lost," there is one thing all fans can agree on — the score remains consistently stellar throughout.
A big part of why "Lost" is still talked about so many years later is Michael Giacchino's score. There is a reason why Giacchino has played multiple concerts celebrating the music of the show since it ended in 2010, and why hundreds of people from...
- 5/1/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Seven years after the premiere of “Twin Peaks: The Return,” and the third season of David Lynch’s small-town-turned-cosmic nightmare is still reverberating for a new generation of filmmakers.
So it’s apt that Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow,” a suburban lucid dream of a movie about how the media we consume can then consume us, feels like the first film to truly capture the dread and dissonance of Lynch’s reinvention — a series that was itself a comment on how you can truly never go home again, and how rose-colored memories become warped and monstrous by the passage of time.
“I Saw the TV Glow” follows Owen (Justice Smith), a gloomy New Jersey teen obsessed with a YA TV series called “The Pink Opaque,” about two physically apart teen girls who share a psychic connection that could help them defeat a moon-faced monster called Mr. Melancholy.
So it’s apt that Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow,” a suburban lucid dream of a movie about how the media we consume can then consume us, feels like the first film to truly capture the dread and dissonance of Lynch’s reinvention — a series that was itself a comment on how you can truly never go home again, and how rose-colored memories become warped and monstrous by the passage of time.
“I Saw the TV Glow” follows Owen (Justice Smith), a gloomy New Jersey teen obsessed with a YA TV series called “The Pink Opaque,” about two physically apart teen girls who share a psychic connection that could help them defeat a moon-faced monster called Mr. Melancholy.
- 4/29/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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