Tag: Twin Peaks
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Molly Shannon on Baring All for Her New Memoir and Why ‘The White Lotus’ Was ‘a Dream’
Molly Shannon has never worked with David Mamet, and yet the “Saturday Night Live” alum credits the playwright with her career breakthroughs.In her new book, “Hello, Molly,” Shannon details the so-called “Mamet scam,” in which she and a friend pretended to work for the “Glengarry Glen Ross” director to secure meetings with Hollywood casting agents.…
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Editor Duwayne Dunham on Collaborating with David Lynch on Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks
Five years after the Music Box Theatre’s previous David Lynch retrospective coincided with the television premiere of the highly anticipated Twin Peaks: The Return, the Chicago-based arthouse now presents David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective – The Return, a week-long celebration of Lynch’s work that also pays tribute to his many collaborators, friends and, in one…
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David Lynch Joins the Cast of Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ in Secret Role
Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama “The Fabelmans” just got a new twist in its casting. Variety reports that Oscar-winning “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” filmmaker David Lynch has joined the cast of the ensemble drama in a top-secret, closely guarded role. Lynch is no stranger to being in front of the camera, as he has…
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Noir Film ‘The Blue Rose’ Rounds Out Cast With Ray Wise, Danielle Bisutti, Nikko Austen Smith
“The Blue Rose,” a new noir thriller from writer- director George Baron, has rounded out its ensemble cast.Joining the project currently shooting in Los Angeles is Ray Wise, Danielle Bisutti, Nikko Austen Smith, Logan Miller and newcomer and musician Glüme. They join the previously announced Olivia Scott Welch and Baron, who will also star.Set in…
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The 10 Best Twin Peaks Episodes, Including Season 3
The wonderful and strange world of “Twin Peaks” has captivated television and cinema audiences for decades, leaving a lasting impact on serialized storytelling in television long after its original run. Co-created by film director David Lynch and novelist Mark Frost, “Twin Peaks” was led by Kyle MacLachlan as Special Agent Dale Cooper, who investigated the…
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Clarence Williams III, ‘The Mod Squad’ and ‘Purple Rain’ Star, Dies at 81
Clarence Williams III, an actor known for portraying Linc Hayes on “The Mod Squad” and Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” died on June 4. He was 81.Williams’ management confirmed his death to Variety, citing the cause as colon cancer.Williams broke through in 1968 as one of the stars of the counterculture cop show “The Mod…
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Amanda Seyfried Turned Down ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Because She Thought It Would Bomb
Amanda Seyfried never really went away, exactly, but she’s been having herself a nice little “comeback” recently. She’s turned in great work in films like First Reformed, Twin Peaks, and this year’s Mank. And at one point, she was almost part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, too. Seyfried has previously commented on turning […]The post…
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The Scariest TV Show Episodes Ever
Even before the rise of cable and streaming platforms, with their lack of standards and practices departments, TV had the ability to scare the shit out of us. Classic series like Twin Peaks and The Twilight Zone weren’t hampered by commercial breaks and a lack of swears — instead, the fantastic storytellers behind those and…
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The Murder That Inspired ‘Twin Peaks’ to Become New Documentary, Non-Fiction Book
“Twin Peaks” fans have a new documentary to look forward to thanks to “Blonde, Beautiful, and Dead: The Murder Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks.” Production company Metabook Entertainment confirmed to MovieMaker magazine this week that an imprint of Amazon Publishing has picked up the rights to the upcoming non-fiction book of the same name and…
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David Lynch Has “Zero Interest” in the New ‘Dune’ Movie, Denies Working on a New Netflix Series
In 1984, David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks) directed what is, so far, the only feature film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction novel, Dune. The result is one of the famous disasters in Hollywood history, and Lynch was so upset at the behind-the-scenes meddling that he disowned the movie. Now, in a new…