Tag: Twin Peaks

  • Is ‘Twin Peaks’ Based on a True Story?

    Is ‘Twin Peaks’ Based on a True Story?

    Twin Peaks stands the test of time as one of television’s most singular, atmospheric, and just plain zany experiences. The word “unprecedented” gets overused these days, but co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost’s incomparable brand of surrealism, psychological horror, melodrama, noir, sheer absurdity, and ferocious violence fundamentally changed television when the series debuted in 1990.…

  • Tom Sizemore: His Life and Career in Photos

    Tom Sizemore: His Life and Career in Photos

    Tom Sizemore died Friday after suffering a brain aneurysm earlier this month. One of the defining character actors of the 1990s, his run through the decade saw him work with several of Hollywood’s top filmmakers, including Oliver Stone, Kathryn Bigelow, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Tony Scott and Steven Spielberg. Sizemore’s penchant for playing tough guys…

  • Angelo Badalamenti Remembered: 10 of His Finest Musical Moments, With and Without David Lynch

    Angelo Badalamenti Remembered: 10 of His Finest Musical Moments, With and Without David Lynch

    When Angelo Badalamenti, composer and renowned collaborator of filmmaker-musician David Lynch, died on Sunday at age 85, he left behind some of the most evocative soundscapes known to cinema. Lustrous orchestration and small combo jazz sounds for Lynch works such as “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” tweaked the senses while underscoring the grotesquerie below the…

  • Al Strobel, Twin Peaks Actor, Dead at 83

    Al Strobel, Twin Peaks Actor, Dead at 83

    Actor Al Strobel, best known as the mysterious Phillip Gerard on Twin Peaks, has died. Strobel was 83. Twin Peaks producer Sabrina Sutherland issued a statement on behalf of Strobel’s family, stating: “Through the darkness of future past and much sadness we say goodbye to Al Strobel. He is an irreplaceable human being and will…

  • Al Strobel, ‘Twin Peaks’ Actor, Dies at 83

    Al Strobel, ‘Twin Peaks’ Actor, Dies at 83

    Al Strobel, an actor who was best known for his role as Phillip Gerard, the one-armed man on “Twin Peaks,” died Friday in Eugene, Ore. He was 83.“Twin Peaks” producer and frequent David Lynch collaborator Sabrina Sutherland released a statement on behalf of his family: “Through the darkness of future past and much sadness we…

  • Kyle MacLachlan: Even I ‘Don’t Pretend to Understand What David Lynch Does’

    Kyle MacLachlan: Even I ‘Don’t Pretend to Understand What David Lynch Does’

    Even after nearly 40 years of filmmaking, David Lynch remains one of cinema’s most enigmatic artists. While the meaning behind films like “Mulholland Drive” and “Inland Empire” might be a mystery, Lynch’s work continues to captivate cinephiles. Including, apparently, some of his closest collaborators.In a new interview with The A.V. Club, Kyle MacLachlan, who Lynch…

  • Lars von Trier Shares ‘Kingdom Exodus’ Title Sequence, His First New Footage in 4 Years

    Lars von Trier Shares ‘Kingdom Exodus’ Title Sequence, His First New Footage in 4 Years

    “The Kingdom” lives.Twenty-eight years ago, Lars von Trier created the darkly comic miniseries known in Denmark as “Riget,” which follows the lives of the staff and patients at a hospital experiencing weird phenomena — corpse mutilation, a Greek chorus of dishwashers, ghosts in the halls, a doctor rapidly giving birth to a full-sized Udo Kier…

  • Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me: How David Lynch Approaches the Nature of Evil

    Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me: How David Lynch Approaches the Nature of Evil

    The cancellation of Twin Peaks left anxious viewers scratching their heads and screaming at the television. That’s it? Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) is now evil, possessed by the spirit of Bob? It was a grim way to end the series at the time, but David Lynch has never been interested in giving the…

  • Nine Inch Nails Repurposed A Rejected Song From Twin Peaks: The Return – Listen To It Now

    Nine Inch Nails Repurposed A Rejected Song From Twin Peaks: The Return – Listen To It Now

    The single most memorable episode of “Twin Peaks: The Return” featured a performance by Nine Inch Nails, but the song that we heard isn’t the one that Trent Reznor had originally written for the series. Most episodes of David Lynch’s 2017 “Twin Peaks” revival ended with a musical performance at the Roadhouse, otherwise known as…

  • Kenneth Welsh, ‘The Aviator’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ Star, Dies at 80

    Kenneth Welsh, ‘The Aviator’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ Star, Dies at 80

    Kenneth Welsh, a prolific Canadian actor who appeared in over 240 movies and TV projects including “The Aviator,” “The Day After Tomorrow” and “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 80.Welsh’s death was announced by the Canadian acting union Actra in Toronto on Friday, calling him “one of Canada’s all-time great performers, with hundreds of memorable…