David Lynch, the singular American filmmaker and multi-disciplinary artist who conjured dreams and nightmares of unsettling beauty and psychic horror, has died. He was 78. Lynch’s family confirmed his death on Facebook, writing, “It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the …
Read More »Flashback: David Lynch Makes Final On-Screen Appearance With Unforgettable 'Fabelmans' Cameo
While the late David Lynch made an inimitable and indelible mark on cinema from the director’s chair, his final big-screen contribution came in front of the camera with an unforgettable cameo in The Fabelmans. In Steven Spielberg’s 2022 semi-autobiographical film, Lynch appears toward the end of the movie as another …
Read More »David Lynch Talked Discovering Rock Music in 'Room to Dream' Memoir: 'Rock 'n' Roll Makes You Dream'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Legendary filmmaker and artist David Lynch died Thursday at the age of 78. “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us,” the …
Read More »Kyle MacLachlan Remembers David Lynch in Moving Tribute: 'I Owe My Entire Career to His Vision'
Kyle MacLachlan‘s life was forever changed when David Lynch took a chance on the young, unknown actor and gave him the lead role in his 1984 film Dune. Undeterred by that box office disaster, Lynch turned to him again in 1986 for his psychological thriller Blue Velvet, where he played …
Read More »David Lynch Was the Great, Golly-Gee Chronicler of American Darkness
“I love the logic of dreams… Anything can happen and it makes sense.”—David Lynch The first thing I thought of were the bugs. If you’ve seen Blue Velvet, then you remember the opening — and whether you love or hate David Lynch’s 1986 masterpiece of curdled Americana, it’s not a …
Read More »'Twin Peaks' Was the Most Bizarre Show on TV — and David Lynch's Biggest Success
When it debuted in the spring of 1990, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks was inarguably the strangest show to have ever been made for American television. It was, simultaneously, a gothic horror story, a murder mystery, a supernatural thriller, a throwback to 1950s soap operas and movie melodramas, …
Read More »David Lynch Reveals Emphysema Diagnosis, But Vows to 'Never Retire'
David Lynch is promising to “never retire” after revealing he suffers from emphysema. In a new interview with Sight & Sound magazine (via The Independent), Lynch shared the diagnosis due to years of smoking, explaining that he can’t “go out” because catching Covid-19 or any other bug would potentially exacerbate …
Read More »David Lynch Directed Something New — A Music Video for His Next Album With Chrystabell
As he promised last week, David Lynch has announced his next project for fans to “see and hear”: A new album, Cellophane Memories with Chrystabell, set to arrive Aug. 2 via Sacred Bones. Accompanying the album announcement is the first single, “Sublime Eternal Love,” which comes with a music video …
Read More »'I Saw the TV Glow' Is About to Become Gen-Z's Favorite Cult Movie
Have you ever loved a TV show? Like, really loved it, to the point where your identity became wrapped up in it, where you engaged in life-or-death debates over characters and story arcs, strongest seasons and best episodes? Where the minutiae and the mythology of it became something between a …
Read More »'Futurama' and the TV Shows That Refuse to Die
Of course Futurama is back with a new season today, 10 years after the last episode aired. It is a show whose main character spent 1,000 years in cryogenic slumber, and its ensemble has defied death at least as often as the series has. You have to go back nearly …
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