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Movie: Lynch/Oz

[TRAILER] Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 8, 2024 - 1 comment

Movie: The Elephant Man

Dr. Frederic Treves (Anthony Hopkins) discovers Joseph (John) Merrick (John Hurt) in a sideshow. Born with a congenital disorder, Merrick uses his disfigurement to earn a living as the "Elephant Man." Treves brings Merrick into his home, discovering that his rough exterior hides a refined soul, and that Merrick can teach the stodgy British upper class of the time a lesson about dignity. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 3, 2022 - 2 comments

Movie: WHAT DID JACK DO?

David Lynch interrogates a monkey. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Jan 21, 2020 - 7 comments

Movie: Mulholland Dr.

After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 4, 2018 - 8 comments

Movie: Wild at Heart

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 14, 2018 - 4 comments

Book: Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier

The crucial sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Secret History of Twin Peaks, this novel bridges the two series, and takes you deeper into the mysteries raised by the new series. (Official description continues inside) [more inside]
posted by kittens for breakfast on Nov 1, 2017 - 4 comments

Twin Peaks: The Return, Part 13  First Watch   Season 3, Ep 13

What story is that, Charlie? (description from Showtime)
posted by infinitewindow on Aug 6, 2017 - 114 comments

Movie: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

A young FBI agent disappears while investigating the strange murder of a transient teenage girl in rural Oregon. One year later, in a small town not far away, another teenage girl born into privilege is living a double life, on the verge of losing herself totally in a blaze of sex, drugs, abuse and degradation. [more inside]
posted by infinitewindow on May 13, 2017 - 19 comments

Twin Peaks: Cooper's Dreams  First Watch   Season 1, Ep 6

Cooper, Truman, Deputy Hawk, and Doc Hayward venture into the woods for a revelatory encounter with the Log Lady and find the location of Jacques Renault's cabin. In the meantime, Audrey continues her efforts to assist Cooper by taking a job at her father's department store, while Donna and James Hurley pursue their own line of inquiry into Laura's death by taking Maddy into their confidence. Elsewhere, Leo's battered wife Shelly decides to get revenge.
posted by rhizome on Apr 22, 2017 - 4 comments

Twin Peaks: The One-Armed Man  First Watch   Season 1, Ep 5

Amazingly, both Cooper and Sheriff Truman manage to locate the one-armed man from Cooper's dream. Meanwhile, Josie Packard follows Ben and Catherine as the couple's conspiracy to destroy the Packard Saw Mill develops, and Josie then receives a strange message from soon-to-be-paroled Hank Jennings.
posted by rhizome on Apr 22, 2017 - 2 comments

Movie: Blue Velvet

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 30, 2016 - 3 comments

Twin Peaks: Beyond Life and Death  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 22

Cooper and Earle's confrontation reaches its climax, and we enter the Black Lodge. Have we ever truly made it back out? Either way, I'll see you again in 25 years... [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 28, 2014 - 7 comments

Movie: The Straight Story

THE SPIRIT OF 99 VIEWING CLUB - 73 Year old Alvin Straight has heard his brother is dying and goes on a cross-country trip on his riding mower/tractor to pay his respects. But in true Lynchian fashion, there is more going on.... [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Nov 27, 2014 - 6 comments

Twin Peaks: Miss   Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 21

The Major escapes Earle's clutches, possibly at the cost of his sanity. The final puzzle box is opened, revealing a key. Cooper and Andy manage to crack the secret of the cave painting. Ritual fertility dances are performed, and the queen is crowned. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 25, 2014 - 6 comments

Twin Peaks: The Path to the Black Lodge  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 20

Windom Earle takes his chess game "off the board", as he kidnaps Maj. Briggs to learn the secrets of the Black Lodge. Audrey follows her heart, but not all the way to Brazil. Cooper and Annie's burgeoning relationship spells certain doom. Something evil breaks through into the woods. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 20, 2014 - 2 comments

Twin Peaks: Variations on Relations  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 19

Cooper finds Earle's handiwork in Owl Cave, and we hear the story of the White and Black Lodges. A puzzle box is opened, only to reveal an even more puzzling box. Lana and the Mayor conspire to fix the Miss Twin Peaks pageant. Bopper and Snake are reunited at last, and the town's sole heavy metal youth (special guest star Ted Raimi) meets with an untimely fate. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 18, 2014 - 7 comments

Twin Peaks: On the Wings of Love  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 18

Harry narrowly escapes the murderous designs of the enigmatic (yet oddly inconsequential) Miss Jones. Gordon and Cooper find thrilling new connections at the Double R., demonstrating why BREAKFAST IS A REAL GOOD IDEA. Donna's suspicions about her mother and Ben deepen. Cooper and the gang visit an ancient cave and find some surprising secrets. The earth shakes. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 13, 2014 - 3 comments

Twin Peaks: Wounds and Scars  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 17

Following Josie's unexplained death, Harry disappears into a bottle. Cooper and Earle's chess game escalates, testing the very limits of Pete's skill and the safety of the Hayward home. Wheeler and Audrey begin their romance in earnest, and Cooper has coffee with Norma's sister Annie, sort of. Ben puts on an all-plaid benefit fashion show, and a vicious weasel is released. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 11, 2014 - 7 comments

Twin Peaks: The Condemned Woman  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 16

Fresh off his victory at Appomattox, Ben finds a new cause: The Little Pine Weasel. Audrey catches the eye of handsome exec John Justice Wheeler, and Norma lays down the law with Hank. Meanwhile, Windom Earle sends sinister letters to three of Twin Peaks' top beauties, and the noose tightens on Josie. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 6, 2014 - 7 comments

Twin Peaks: Slaves and Masters  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 15

Cooper stumbles upon a clue to the identity of his shooter, and Jacoby and the Hornes find a cure for Ben's Confederate neurosis. Norma and Ed finally get back together after 20 years apart, and Leo finds himself the unwitting prisoner of Windom Earle. Meanwhile, the James/Evelyn Marsh subplot finally concludes, this time for real. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 4, 2014 - 2 comments

Twin Peaks: Double Play  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 14

A de-zombified Leo catches Shelly unawares, Donna follows James' trail to a familiar roadside bar, and the mayor makes his peace with Lana. Meanwhile, Jerry and Jacoby help Ben win the Civil War (for the South?!?), Catherine reveals the shocking truth about Andrew's death to an astounded Pete, and James narrowly escapes the Marsh estate. Finally, the faces of both Thomas Eckhardt and Windom Earle are revealed. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Oct 30, 2014 - 1 comment

Twin Peaks: Checkmate  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 13

A shaken Major Briggs recounts his otherworldly experiences. Cooper organizes a sting on Jean Renault, Ernie Niles sweats the minor details, Agent Bryson makes a couple of daring costume changes, and Windom Earle knocks another piece off the board. Meanwhile, James gets awfully careless with some probably really expensive champagne. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Oct 28, 2014 - 4 comments

Twin Peaks: The Black Widow  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 12

Bobby finally gets a job, and Ben discovers a love of history. The Milford honeymoon is unexpectedly cut short, and James finds himself stuck in a different kind of domestic drama. Meanwhile, Cooper stumbles upon a fortuitous real estate opportunity, and the Briggses bear witness to an astonishing paranormal occurrence. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Oct 23, 2014 - 4 comments

Twin Peaks: Masked Ball  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 11

The FBI investigation into Cooper's questionable activities continues. The DEA sends a surprising new agent to Twin Peaks. Josie reveals the truth about her troubled past. Windom Earle makes his first move, and a long-missing player re-enters the scene. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Oct 21, 2014 - 4 comments

Twin Peaks: Dispute Between Brothers  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 10

With another Palmer funeral, Coop prepares to leave Twin Peaks. However, Jean Renault is still nursing a grudge. A wedding is in the works, Nadine returns to high school and Major Briggs goes fishing. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Oct 7, 2014 - 7 comments

Twin Peaks: Arbitrary Law  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 9

The mystery of Laura Palmer's death is finally solved. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Sep 23, 2014 - 11 comments

Twin Peaks: Drive with a Dead Girl  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 8

Ben is locked away for Laura's murder, and Jerry attempts to take on his legal defense. Although Coop is wary of rushing to judgement, Harry sees Ben as the clear culprit and charges Ben officially. Pete taunts Ben in jail with a message from Catherine, who offers him freedom (but at a price). Meanwhile Leland goes for a drive. At the Double R, Norma's mother comes to town with a new husband, who is a figure out of Hank's past. Andy attempts reconciliation with Lucy. BOB's latest victim is discovered. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Sep 18, 2014 - 7 comments

Twin Peaks: Lonely Souls  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 7

After being confronted by Audrey about his involvement with Laura and One Eyed Jack's, Ben is brought in for questioning. Shelly and Bobby begin to face the disappointing reality of life with Leo. Nadine is terrible. The killer strikes again... [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Sep 16, 2014 - 11 comments

Twin Peaks: Demons  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 6

Bobby and Shelly receive some disappointing news, Ben and Josie make a deal, Leland returns to work and the One Armed Man finally speaks. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Sep 10, 2014 - 3 comments

Twin Peaks: The Orchid's Curse  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 5

As Coop finds Audrey's long lost secret message, he decides to stage a raid on One-Eyed Jack's. Bobby and Shelly scheme as Leo returns home. The roadhouse becomes an ad-hoc courtroom for Leland's trial. Donna makes a deal with Harold. Nadine experiences a homecoming. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Sep 9, 2014 - 10 comments

Twin Peaks: Laura's Secret Diary  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 4

Leland confesses to murdering Jacques Renault. Meanwhile, Ben receives a ransom video for Audrey, specifying that Cooper should be the one to deliver the money. Josie returns, raising Harry's suspicions, and a mysterious Japanese businessman (Mr. Tojimura) comes to the Great Northern. In Donna's investigation, Harold reads from Laura's secret diary. An elusive and influential anonymous food critic is rumored to be coming to town, and Norma takes steps to spruce up The Double R. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Sep 4, 2014 - 8 comments

Twin Peaks: The Man Behind Glass  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 3

Donna meets the mysterious Harold Smith, Cooper discovers another secret letter, Leland gives our team a new lead on BOB, Nadine wakes up feeling 20 years younger, the one-armed man forgets to take his medicine, and we learn that Albert's path is a strange and difficult one. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Sep 2, 2014 - 11 comments

Twin Peaks: Coma  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 2

Albert reveals that Cooper's unstable former partner, Windom Earle, has escaped from the mental hosptial where he was being held. Donna's first outing as a meals-on-wheels volunteer results in an unnerving encounter. Audrey's investigation at One Eyed Jacks becomes increasingly perilous as she uncovers secrets about Laura's time there. Later, James, Maddy and Donna record a, uh... song. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Aug 28, 2014 - 12 comments

Twin Peaks: May the Giant Be With You  Rewatch   Season 2, Ep 1

In the season 2 opener, Cooper experiences a helpful vision as he lies bleeding from a gunshot wound sustained at the Great Northern. Audrey runs into some trouble, and hopes for Agent Cooper's intervention. Albert comes in at the behest of the FBI to check in on a recuperating (ahem) Cooper. Meanwhile, the after-effects of the fire at the mill reverberate through the town. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Aug 26, 2014 - 7 comments

Twin Peaks: The Last Evening  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 8

It's Season One finale time: James and Donna find the missing tape, Jacques Renault takes the bait, Deputy Andy finds his chance to shine, Audrey makes her debut as the Queen of Diamonds, Josie unexpectedly finds herself in some bad business, the plot against the Packard Sawmill comes to fiery fruition, and Cooper decides to get some room service. In classic cliffhanger fashion, the fates of no less than a dozen characters are left up in the air. Who lives? Who dies? Tune in next week, same FaFa-time, same FaFa-channel! [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Aug 23, 2014 - 5 comments

Twin Peaks: Realization Time  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 7

Cooper and Ed schedule a trip to One Eyed Jack's, where they gain intel about Laura's death. James, Maddy and Donna play PI to a recorded message from Jacoby's office. Audrey continues her own investigation into her father's activities relating to the murder. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Aug 19, 2014 - 9 comments

Twin Peaks: Cooper's Dreams  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 6

Cooper has trouble sleeping. Leland attempts to get back to normal. Leo has a run of bad luck. Audrey gets a new job. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Aug 14, 2014 - 4 comments

Twin Peaks: The One-Armed Man  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 5

As Ben Horne and Catherine Martell scheme, Josie plays detective. Truman and Cooper get leads about the mysterious man with one arm, and pick up his trail. Jacques Renault enters the equation, and Sarah Palmer describes her vision of Laura's killer. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Aug 12, 2014 - 9 comments

Twin Peaks: Rest in Pain  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 4

Amid the emotionally charged burial of Laura Palmer, Cooper begins to puzzle out his cryptic dream, and Laura's cousin Maddy (and doesn't she look just like her?) comes to town. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Aug 7, 2014 - 13 comments

Twin Peaks: Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 3

Agent Dale cooper employs unconventional investigative methods with a bucket of rocks and the letter "J". Ben and Jerry take a trip to a Jack with one eye. Albert makes an abrasive introduction. Intrigue builds at the Packard Mill. Cooper has a dream including some of the most iconic scenes in the series, creating a cryptic puzzle which will lead to the identity of Laura's killer. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Aug 5, 2014 - 20 comments

Movie: Eraserhead

In David Lynch's "dream of dark and troubling things," Henry is left alone in his apartment to care for his deformed baby and has a series of strange encounters with the beautiful girl across the hall and the woman living in his radiator. [more inside]
posted by maxsparber on Aug 4, 2014 - 20 comments

Twin Peaks: Traces to Nowhere  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 2

In the town of Twin Peaks, special agent Dale Cooper's investigation into the death of Laura Palmer begins in earnest. Multiple connections to the crime are revealed: Laura's secret boyfriend James Hurley, a slimeball trucker named Leo Johnson, and the unlikely psychiatrist Lawrence Jacoby. Meanwhile, Audrey Horne and Laura's best friend, Donna Hayward, vow to find out who killed Laura. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Jul 31, 2014 - 33 comments

Twin Peaks: Pilot  Rewatch   Season 1, Ep 1

When the body of high school student Laura Palmer is discovered wrapped in plastic on a riverbank, the town of Twin Peaks reacts in horror. Special agent Dale Cooper of the FBI is called in to investigate. Although sleepy and idyllic at first glance, the town begins to reveal its dark secrets, as a large cast of memorable characters plot and scheme amid the turmoil caused by Laura's death. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla on Jul 29, 2014 - 32 comments

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