Horror History: Happy Birthday To My Favorite Filmmaker, David Lynch! By Mike Sprague
Twin Peaks and
Lynch’s debut film is the nightmare caught on camera
Eraserhead. He followed that up with the strange but sweet flick
The Elephant Man. Next came his infamous adaptation of Frank Herbert’s
Dune. Then (one of his) masterpieces, Blue Velvet. Not content with one master work, Lynch next helmed
Wild at Heart with Nic Cage.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me came after that and
Lost Highway wasn’t far behind. Lynch then changed gears to bring us the G-rated Disney drama
The Straight Story. Then came his magnum opus
Bob Dylan idolatry is one of the enduring secular religions of our day. Those who worship him are inexhaustible in their fervor, and every enigmatic syllable of the great poet is cherished and analyzed as if somehow he conceals profound truths in his lyrics, and if we could only decrypt them, they would be the solution to I dunno, maybe everything.
In Masked and Anonymous, where he plays a legendary troubadour named (I fear) Jack Fate, a religious fanatic played by Penelope Cruz says: I love his songs because they are not precise they are completely open to interpretation. She makes this statement to characters dressed as Gandhi and the pope, but lacks the courtesy to add, But, hey, guys, what do you think? I have always felt it ungenerous to have the answer but wrap it in enigmas. When Woody Guthrie, the great man s inspiration, sings a song, you know what it is about. Perhaps Dylan s genius is to take simple ideas and make them impenetrable. Since he cannot really sing, ther
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Legion,
Parks and Rec star Aubrey Plaza has proved to have exceptional range, mastering dramatic and humorous undertones. Her latest acting and producing gig, writer/director Lawrence Michael Levine’s
Black Bear, is a wild rollercoaster ride that demands you keep your eyes open. This thriller is a feverish nightmare that kicks off as a play-like drama and morphs into a satirical love/hate letter to independent filmmaking. As such, it focuses on the power dynamics on set, messing with the viewer’s notions of commitment, love, and art-making.
Shot in chronological order,
Black Bear steers clear of providing viewers with a specific time setting. The location, on the other hand, is crucial to the story. In a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, the power dynamics between the characters constantly evolve. The non-linear events are tied together by recurring symbols: the lake, a red swimsuit, and the titular bear.