Elmes tells IndieWire about "haunting dark corners" with the late filmmaker on "Eraserhead" and the great feedback Lynch gave him at the "Blue Velvet" DGA premiere.
Lynch, who was born in Montana in 1946, was a writer, director and painter who studied at the American Film Institute. He first broke into the movie scene in 1977 when he turned his thesis project into his first feature film "Eraserhead," a black-and-white surrealist indie film that quickly gained notoriety as a midnight movie.
Then he topped himself, and every other filmmaker of the time, with the film-noir-gone-mad genius of “Blue Velvet” (1986). Then came the dread-drenched soap opera of “Twin Peaks” (kicking ...
Following his death, revisit David Lynch's most iconic movies at home with this Blu-ray box set, featuring "Mulholland Drive, "Blue Velvet" and more.
With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Elephant Man,' he often left more questions than answers. By Stephen Galloway David ...
David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated director of surrealistic films including "Eraserhead," "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive," and the co-creator of the cult drama series "Twin Peaks," has died, his family announced.
The beloved director was known for his surreal works like "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive," and "Twin Peaks."
Filmmaker was celebrated for this dark vision in movies including “Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Wild at Heart” and “The Elephant Man."
Oscar-nominated director David Lynch, best known for films such as “Blue Velvet” and “The Elephant Man” and the quirky television drama “Twin Peaks,” has died at age 78. His family announced his death on social media, saying “It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch.”
David Lynch, the visionary director and writer behind “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet,” is dead at age 78.
David Lynch, the filmmaker and director behind such movies as “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died, his family announced in a message posted to his official