David Lynch

LLORANDO Over DAVID LYNCH 1946-2025

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17 January 2025

Virtuoso filmmaker DAVID LYNCH
passed away 2 days ago, at the age
of 78. R.I.P.

He was a once-in-a-lifetime movie fantasizer and a mysterious surrealist. He’s probably best known for the terrifying drama series Twin Peaks (three seasons, 1990/1991/2017).

But he also created memorable movies such as Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986) Wild At Heart (1990) and my favorite Lynch nightmare MULLHOLLAND DRIVE from 2001.

Story: A mysterious woman has a traffic accident on Mulholland Drive in L.A. and loses her memory afterward. Meanwhile, a young woman comes to the City of Angels, hoping to start a film career. When she finds the mysterious woman in her flat, she decides to help her find out what happened to her. The two women embark on a bizarre quest for the truth.

All the great Lynch characteristics – (ir)reality, hallucination, delusions, fiction, absurdity, fantasy, nightmares – come together here and turn your mind upside down. Perplexing stuff.

My fav scene is when American songstress Rebekah Del Rio (what a name!), who has a three-octave vocal range, sings Roy Orbison‘s melodramatic hit Crying in Spanish, titled Llorando, in an obscure theatre watched by the two women, confused and in tears. Every single time I saw/see this fragment shivers go down my spine.

Breathtaking.

Composer ANGELO BADALAMENTI (‘Twin Peaks’, ‘Blue Velvet’) Dead At 85

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Renowned Italian music composer ANGELO BADALAMENTI who worked
a lot with groundbreaking filmmaker David Lynch (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet,
Mulholland Drive), has died at the age of 85.

Badalamenti’s passing was confirmed by multiple relatives of the famous composer,
with his niece Frances Badalamenti telling The Hollywood Reporter that her nephew died of natural causes on Sunday, December 11 surrounded by family, at his home
in New Jersey.

Lynch posted this message on Instagram.

Angelo Badalamenti: Bio – Discography

Great Movies Great Posters! THE STRAIGHT STORY 1999

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Turn Up The Volume’s favorite movies of all time

THE STRAIGHT STORY (1999)

Plot: A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver’s license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

David Lynch read the real story in a newspaper and was so
struck by it that he made a movie about it, a normal one.

Director: David Lynch
Writers: John RoachMary Sweeney
Stars: Richard Farnsworth and, Sissy SpacekJane, Galloway Heitz
Year: 1999

A truly heart-and-soul breaking human story. Star Richard Farnsworth is so real and Sissy Spacek who plays his daughter brought tears to my eyes every single I saw this captivating pearl, although she’s only about a total of 15 minutes on the screen. The last minute of the film is pure goosebumps. Outstanding performances.

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