When David Lynch died last week, it was almost hard to know whom exactly to mourn. He was a Renaissance man: musician, painter, meditation instructor, YouTube personality. Most, of course, mourn him as a filmmaker, the medium in which he left his most indelible mark. But I mourn him as a neighbor.
I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. You work so hard to get this thing built, all the elements to feel correct, the whole to feel correct, in this beautiful language called cinema.
The Bob's Big Boy in Burbank has become a place to pay tribute to the enigmatic filmmaker, it's not the only "Lynchian" locale in L.A.
The Oscar-winning actor reflects on a lifetime of work with the filmmaker, with whom she collaborated on 'Blue Velvet,' 'Wild at Heart' and 'Inland Empire.'
Los Angeles is not only filled with all sorts of legendary ... And if you're going to talk about Bob's Big Boy, well, it's a beautiful thing: You'll soon be discussing director David Lynch. Goodies that the director loved appeared on the pop-up memorial.
If I moved out to Los Angeles to pursue my own acting dreams, would I end up like Diane Selwyn—Betty’s alter ego in Act II—bitter and broken? Was the filmmaker sending me a dark-blue key but warning me not to use it to open that Pandora’s box?
Lynch was drawn to the natural light of Los Angeles and, in turn, drew fans to him with his light shown from within.
Clever readers (or at least those familiar with “Twin Peaks,” which is often the same thing) can tell by the offerings that this is a tribute to filmmaker/painter/general renaissance man David Lynch,
Twin Peaks” and “The Addams Family” actor Carel Struycken and his wife, Tracey, lived in their Altadena, Calif. home for more than 12 years without ever having to evacuate, despite a few close calls.
Iconic screenwriter and director David Lynch has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.
It is true that David Lynch was a dark master, capable of depicting on-screen violence with more edge than most — but what is not often discussed is that he did find beauty in the world, time and time again.
When David Lynch died last week ... To the extent that I knew him, I knew him as a neighbor. It being Los Angeles, I mostly knew him in the car. David drove me to school a handful of times ...