Star laura harring offers her own interpretation of david lynch s masterwork the criticallyacclaimed film returns with a brand new restoration, set for release on dvd. Mulholland drive is a twisting, turning road that tells a story of the history of hollywood. In the film, writerdirector david lynch explores the citys schizophrenic nature, an uneasy blend of innocence and corruption, love and loneliness, beauty and depravity. So after years of rumors, criterion, which released lynchs debut eraserhead and also houses his early. David lynch wrote and directed this look at two women who find themselves walking a fine line between truth and deception in the beautiful but dangerous netherworld of hollywood. May 19, 2017 david lynch still hates season 2 of twin peaks more than you. Mulholland drive has come to be regarded as perhaps the most important film of the century so far. Besides david lynch s endlessly creative direction alongside his own gripping narrative, erratic and clever structure, and tear inducing emotional arc, the score in mulholland drive is quite beautiful. Why david lynchs mulholland drive is the best movie of the. Almost since its 2001 release, mulholland drive has been hailed as not only a great film but also as the greatest of the 21st century so far. In the interview segments included with the criterion collection bluray, justin theroux describes the many battles lynch had with the network over seemingly. Embrace the art life in david s masterclass and learn to test the boundaries of your own artistic expression in any medium. Download david lynch masterclass creativity and film. That is about the only thing viewers can agree the film is about.
Mulholland drive interview with naomi watts and david. After a car wreck on the winding mulholland drive renders a woman. Bbc names david lynchs mulholland drive the best film of. David lynch still hates season 2 of twin peaks more than.
The interviews included in the book were conducted by rodley between 1993 and 2005. But if one doesnt like being locked in a cage for two hours and poked with a. My childhood was picket fences, blue skies, red flowers, and cherry trees, but then i would see millions of little ants swarming on the cherry tree, which had pitch oozing. Because although it is an extremely well crafted movie, there is no denying that mulholland drive can, at least on a first viewing, be a rather frustrating and oppressive watch.
Jan 05, 2015 interview with writerdirector david lynch and actress naomi watts of mulholland drive. Interview with laura elena harring, justin theroux, johanna ray and naomi watts. Jan 17, 2002 mulholland drive is a twisting, turning road that tells a story of the history of hollywood. Aug 26, 2016 getting film critics to agree on the best movie from a particular time period can be like herding cats. Music composed and conducted by angelo badalamenti. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second womans identity. Mulholland drive interview with naomi watts and david lynch 2001 duration. To be honest, mulholland drive is not a perfect film as the slow pace can feel. Realisation thierry chabanis en collaboration avec etienne genieux.
Blonde betty elms naomi watts has only just arrived in hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia laura harring. For 1986s blue velvet it was the bobby vinton version of the song blue velvet itself, along with the image of an ear lying in the grass, that sparked the impetus for the whole film. Apr 14, 2012 from an insert in the 2002 dvd release of david lynch s mullholland drive. At his hollywood home on mulholland drive, we met david lynch. He also wrote and directed inland empire 2006 as well as numerous short films, and. Lynch knows how and when to invoke lovely songs to lavish you in sound. T he following interview was originally published in the 2005 edition of filmmaker and writer chris rodleys book lynch on lynch. Jay dyer the academy awardnominated 2001 work of david lynch, mulholland drive, is remembered by most as a macabre, satirical nightmare dreamscape of neonoir centering around a typical girl next doors dream of becoming the next hollywood starlet. Pay particular attention in the beginning of the film. Oct 03, 2014 interviews on the set 2001 this feature is not available right now.
I dont ever have to work again, laura harring laughs warmly. A t this years cannes festival, director david lynch is poised to reclaim arguably the worst experience of his career with the premiere of a. The virtuoso director has never topped this erotic, eerie commentary on hollywood. David lynch talks about mulholland drive in dvd edition in japan2001 imdb in this interview david talks about mullhol. Blonde betty elms has only just arrived in hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. As his most goto quote that hits home this point most robustly goes. Bbc names david lynchs mulholland drive the best film of the. David lynchs 10 clues to unlocking mulholland drive. Bbc culture why mulholland drive is the greatest film.
Jun 20, 2014 as a show of music from david lynchs film opens at the barbican, we share our top five moments throughout his directing career. Soundtrack from david lynch s motion picture mulholland drive starring justin theroux, naomi watts, laura elena harring, ann miller and robert foster. Why mulholland drive is the essential david lynch film. Mulholland drive interview with naomi watts and david lynch. Oct 30, 2015 the interviews included in the book were conducted by rodley between 1993 and 2005. The film opens on the titular road, following a limo as it navigates the hollywood canyons at night, accompanied by the poetically oceanic orchestrations of composer angelo badalamenti. David lynch turns his tv series mulholland drive into a. Aug 23, 2016 mulholland drive is a brilliant commentary on hollywoods machinations mulholland drives own troubled history, and the studio politics and power plays depicted by lynch in the film itself. Mulholland drive david lynch interview part 2 youtube. Other articles where mulholland drive is discussed. David lynch is not from another planet, he just pays grave fucking attention to the one we live on. David lynch still hates season 2 of twin peaks more than you.
Hollywood occult brainwashing in lynchs mulholland drive. Lynch on lynch download free pdf and ebook by david lynch. Apr, 2017 almost since its 2001 release, mulholland drive has been hailed as not only a great film but also as the greatest of the 21st century so far. As someone whos seen every lynch film, my experience is that he makes 3 types of movies. Oct 26, 2015 mulholland drive has been read as a deconstruction of the way that hollywood eats women alive, turning them on each other and themselves, favoring the men pulling the levers behind the scenes, and it certainly is that, to the point that you wonder if lynchs offering a freeassociative mea culpa for the lurid, hardedged sexuality of some of. Follow david lynch s clues and win a trip to the real mulholland drive the observer david lynch s 10 clues to unlocking this thriller metafilter the idea leading his viewers on a paperchase seems a little unconvincing as it goes against lynch s usual habit of letting his work stand alone. David lynchs 10 clues to unlocking this thriller 1. Mulholland drive david lynch interview part 1 youtube. As an actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
I mean, the film is called blue velvet, he says, but bobby vintons version, i didnt even. Las dos juntas deciden investigar quien es rita y como llego hasta alli. Interviews on the set 2001 this feature is not available right now. From an insert in the 2002 dvd release of david lynchs mullholland drive. Lynch s favourite film is sunset boulevard, but this road tells a different story, one set at the edge. David lynch likes to talk about the light side and the dark side of things.
It looks like david lynchs mulholland drive is indeed. Inside the making of mulholland drive, david lynchs dark, freudian. You have to ask yourself if lynchs form of storytelling is you bag or not. Most of the movies hes remembered for from eraserhead to wild at heart and blue velvet. With naomi watts, laura harring, justin theroux, jeanne bates. Mulholland drive david lynch interview part 1 duration. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second womans identity, filmmaker adam kesher justin theroux runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. May 19, 2017 mulholland drive is not a film easily forgot. Mulholland drive is a brilliant commentary on hollywoods machinations mulholland drives own troubled history, and the studio politics and power plays depicted by lynch in the film itself. Most of the movies hes remembered for from eraserhead to wild at heart and blue velvet fall on the dark. Here, david thomson explores david lynchs strange, disturbing allure of this contemporary. The title of the film is a reference to iconic hollywood culture. Master class david lynch mulholland drive beaune 20.
Mar 29, 20 mulholland drive david lynch interview part 1. D avid lynchs mulholland drive initially suggests another of the filmmakers thematically binary tales that contrast the innocent blonde against the brunette seductress. Why david lynchs mulholland drive is the best movie of. He was named best director at cannes and later nominated for an oscar. David lynch s 10 clues to unlocking this thriller 1.
Interview with writerdirector david lynch and actress naomi watts of mulholland drive. As a show of music from david lynchs film opens at the barbican, we share our top five moments throughout his directing career. In a recent interview with tvline, lynch was characteristically. Now the oscarnominated director of mulholland drive teaches his crossdisciplinary creative process. Now fully updated, lynch on lynch describes the career of a cinematic genius who has continued to astonish filmgoers with the lovely and lifeaffirming the straight story and the luxurious dread of the academy awardnominated mulholland drive. Angelo badalamenti and david lynch david lynchs mulholland. Interview with laura elena harring, justin theroux. Mulholland drive interview with naomi watts and david lynch 2001. While there is no commentary on the criterion release of mulholland drive, there is a long interview with lynch and lead actress naomi watts, plus interviews with costars justin theroux and. Inside the making of mulholland drive, david lynchs dark. Learn how he catches ideas, translates them into a narrative, and moves beyond formulaic storytelling.
It is a retooling of a script originally shot as a 94minute pilot for a tv series cowritten with tv screenwriter joyce eliason for the channel abc, which had approved the script, but chose not even to air the pilot once it was done in 1999, despite lynchs labours to cut the. Follow david lynchs clues and win a trip to the real mulholland drive the observer david lynchs 10 clues to unlocking this thriller metafilter the idea leading his viewers on a paperchase seems a little unconvincing as it goes against. Hailed by some critics as the centurys best film so far, lynchs mulholland drive began life as a failed tv spinoff of his cult series, twin peaks. The driver writerdirector david lynch in 2001, the year mulholland drive was released. It is a retooling of a script originally shot as a 94minute pilot for a tv series cowritten with tv screenwriter joyce eliason for the channel abc, which had approved the script, but chose not even to air the pilot once it was done in 1999, despite lynch s labours to cut the project. Today, the bbc unveiled its list of the 100 greatest films of the 21st century, and no. Mar 29, 20 mulholland drive david lynch interview part 1 duration. Oct 07, 2001 david lynch likes to talk about the light side and the dark side of things. Getting film critics to agree on the best movie from a particular time period can be like herding cats. David lynch returns to the dark side in mulholland drive. On adding 18 pages to the script18 vital, insane pages that would end up defining mulholland dr. With karolina gruszka, krzysztof majchrzak, grace zabriskie, laura dern. But if one doesnt like being locked in a cage for two hours and poked with a stick by someone who just wants to get a.
All lynch needs is one singular moment, idea or even song in order to spark something gargantuan. David lynchs mulholland drive is the exception to that rule prior to being voted. For lynch apostles, mulholland drive has longneeded a proper bluray release in the us. David lynch lives near mulholland drive, and stated in an interview, at night, you ride on the top of.
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