somehow i've still never seen itOriginally Posted by botley
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somehow i've still never seen it
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Ok but all these years over the release of his movie in a way he doesn't like but like... Then fucking release it, Blu Ray is at the end of its life span, so at this point you gotta take what you can get. We can't all have movie theater projectors in our house
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I beg your pardon, but... huh? What?
It's an intense watch (in a dark room with the sound up, particularly). I recommend breaking Inland Empire up into shorter viewings, though, there's too much information to process for a single sitting. Stretching it out over two or three very late nights, maybe with some chemical assistance: perfect. Truly, it's the most extreme example ever of his dream-logic storytelling. I couldn't stomach it all in one go, but there are bravura moments throughout, so very much worth watching all of it to enjoy. Even the washed-out, primitive-looking digital video cinematography adds to the uneasiness.
If you do watch it, pay special attention to sources of light. David Lynch himself even has a voice-only cameo as the Bucky J, the hapless lighting technician on the film soundstage.
Last edited by botley; 08-17-2019 at 11:11 PM.
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He's probably replying to Lost Highway Bluray discussion
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Yeah I'm just suggesting that it's easy for David Lynch to pick a bone with the quality of the Lost Highway Blu Ray... He's got probably a decent film reel of the movie. In making this comment, I also had in mind Tarantino's ire towards digital. In the mean time as technology is moving forward, a DVD is going to look worse and worse. We have to take what we can can get as far as a Blu Ray is concerned. I think there was a typo in my post that made it seem confusing.
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I'm sure there are legal reasons why he can't just release it his way. Also, Peter Deming, the cinematographer, reached out to Kino through email to offer his assistance. They ignored him. Fuck Kino.
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@Space Suicide welp, thanks for adding that to my brain's "nightmare subject" list
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Matador de Froot Loops
Im so watching this!
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I wish I had Netflix just for this.
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Proof that we'll watch anything by David Lynch. I just love this.
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I hope Lynch invites Trent and Atticus to score his rumored upcoming film.
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*blinking uncomfortably*
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The Elephant Man hits Criterion Collection blu-ray and DVD in September.
Finally.
I do believe after I buy this the only David Lynch films I need to buy are Inland Empire (eh) and Dune.
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In case you weren't aware, David Lynch has a radio.
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This is okay, but just wait until you see Ball of Bees #14 through 27!
Last edited by botley; 07-22-2020 at 12:26 PM.
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Peacock has Lost Highway streaming!
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Just bought some David Lynch signature blend coffee at Whole Foods. Why do I suddenly have a craving for cherry pie?
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Elephant Man is out Tuesday but I don't feel like I'm gonna bother with it. I'll just wait till November for Barnes & Noble's second sale of the year.
I was nobody. Nothing.
Just finished a full watch through of Twin Peaks, including FWWM and The Missing Pieces, and am going to listen to the final dossier on audio book again tomorrow, (on audiobook because some of the actors do the reading.)
I feel like I caught a LOT more little details in the return, the second time around.
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This thread being bumped scared the shit out of me
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@eversonpoe , you simply must watch inland empire.
To me, it's his only full on horror movie.
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"Eraserhead" and "Inland Empire" are pretty terrifying, too!
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FWWM always has, and still does, scare the shit out of me.
I was nobody. Nothing.
Hell, Twin Peaks: The Return is pretty fucking scary, too, as is Eraserhead.
But Inland Empire, for me, is the scariest. I used to have it under "Horror" on my plex server.
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I took 4 or 5 of my friends to see Inland Empire when it was released in a small theater in Nashville.... they all hated me for making them sit through it hahaha
After the full Twin Peaks saga, my second favorite Lynch film is probably Inland Empire. That movie feels very pure and without compromise much in the same way that Eraserhead feels like living inside of David's horrific dreams. The rest of his filmography aesthetic is rooted in a "hollywood approved" style of film making. Yes, those films (Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive) are still surreal and mindbending but they're structured and put together in a way for mainstream audiences to consume (not necessarily saying this a bad thing at all). Whereas, Eraserhead and Inland Empire feel like David is pushing his imagination as far as he wants to and is making no attempt to organize those bursts of creativity in any sort of digestable form.
Also, I love Dune! David Lynch's feelings on the film be damned!
Last edited by rampface; 09-29-2020 at 10:18 PM.
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As a massive Lynch fan, I've watched Inland Empire twice now and I just can't get into it. It's the only film of his (not counting Dune) that I don't love. I've seen all his films at least twice, watched all of Twin Peaks 4 times, read his biography, watched the Art Life doc, I love the guy, but Inland Empire just feels like a struggle to get through. IMO The Return is his masterpiece.
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Speaking about Inland Empire.....
Anyone got some cash?
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