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Nightmares, betrayal, heartbreak, murder and a Hollywood dream that was crushed  - all concepts of Mulholland Drive, which is one of David Lynch's most hypnotic and darkest films. In addition to being one of my personal favorites from David's collection, Mulholland Drive also embodies, in a deeply mysterious and haunting way, the tragic pain of having your hopes crushed by the Hollywood machine. Sprinkled with moments of levity and visual panache, Mulholland Drive takes the viewer on a journey that is both strangely beautiful and wonderfully disturbing. I had the pleasure of being invited by -->  Twin Peaks Unwrapped  to discuss this terrific film, which is the inspiration for this post. You can listen to the podcast here -->  Podcast 21 Mulholland Dr. My Thoughts on Mulholland Drive: I was fortunate to see Mulholland Drive in a great little independent film theater near where I live when it first came out. At the time I ...

My log does not judge! Season 1 Episode 5 Written by: Mark Frost Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter Original Air date: May 10, 1990 "See you later, Audrey!" At the Great Northern, Dale is awoken by the Icelanders' singing at 4 am. He rants to Diane about how he hates when you lose the ability to control your environment. Then he asks Diane to air mail his ear plugs, which he didn't think he'd need. Later Dale heads to the dining room for coffee and the waitress explains that the Icelanders arrived at 3 am that morning. Audrey joins him for a brief chat. He tells her that he's a little on edge. Audrey says she wants to help him with his case and that she got a job. Dale stops her and explains he's in a hurry. He remarks that she should be in school, because Wednesday's were typically a school day when he was her age. Audrey says she can't believe he was ever her age. Dale responds that he's got the pictures to ...

My Life, My Tapes As heard by Scott Frost Starting on Dale Cooper's 13th birthday, when he receives his first audio recorder, My Life, My Tapes parallels The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and suggests that Bob might have been after Dale all along. Somehow I missed this book when it first was published. I honestly can't believe that being such a Twin Peaks nut I waited so long to read it. It's the only piece of Twin Peaks anything that I never explored before. However the book's been out of print for years and even used copies are pricey so I never tried that hard to read it. However after rereading Laura's Secret Diary this past spring, I felt determined to get my hands on My Life, My Tapes and I'm so glad I did. When the book begins we learn that young Dale was very different to the Cooper we come to know in the series. In fact reading through the mind of a teenage boy, even a unique and clever one such as Dale, was actually very humorous. The c...

That's not Dr. Lydecker! Season 1 Episode 4 Written by: Robert Engels Directed by: Tim Hunter Original Air Date: May 3, 1990 "Did you tell them about the necklace?" At the Palmer's house, Sarah tells Sheriff Truman about the gray haired man she saw at the foot of Laura's bed while Andy tries to draw his face. Donna sits next to her as Maddy serves coffee. Doc Hayward sits nearby observing. Leland pops out in his bathrobe and makes a snarky comment about Sarah's visions. He says to Sarah, "Did you tell them about the necklace?" He glances at Sheriff Truman and remarks, "She's had two visions!" Then Leland walks out in a funk. After Harry asks Sarah what she saw. Sarah recounts seeing a gloved hand taking Laura's broken heart necklace out of the ground. Donna listens intently. A nervous expression comes across her face as Sarah describes the scene where Donna thought she buried the necklace with James. ...