My best friend just beeped me about David Lynch passing away. I didn't notice until now, he actually died on wednesday 15. (My fault for never reading news and living in a bubble.)

Lynch was among our favourite directors, with Kubrick and Nolan to name a couple. We've watched almost all of his movies (I'm missing one, my friend watched all I think), and also the shorts film he made and it went all over our heads. Cryptic, surreal, dark, personal, creepy... Often digging into the dirt of human darkness. Watch the beginning of Blue Velvet. That's Lynch showing how we are.

My fav movie of him is Mullholland Drive. Easier to understand and follow if you've watched more Lynch films, and know one thing about the movie. I remember we were obsessed with the movie for about a month and watched it several times.

And compulsory giveaways... What most of his movies were. Creepy Tales. Very fitting, Mr. Lynch. We'll keep watching your movies, David.

Level 3+, they need creepiness cleaning. They will last only until 20th, when he would have turned 79.
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/CREEPYxEvRE/creepy-tale
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/creepyWBXyW/creepy-tale-2

4 weeks ago

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Lot's of people whose work I enjoyed passing away these past few years. James Earl Jones and Donald Sutherland to name a few.

4 weeks ago
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David Bowie, Prince...

There's an age when all the people you started admiring when young or even kid, start passing away. More often each year. It's natural, but it's also sad that some of these gifted people left us behind, without more of their work to enjoy.

4 weeks ago
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Chris Cornell was a big one for me. Honestly not surprised but it still sucks. He had a memorable singing voice and I liked his music. I really like this cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myZ32Pf-5PE

4 weeks ago
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Amazing, thanks for putting up the link for us.

4 weeks ago
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without a doubt an absolutely brilliant mind. thanks

4 weeks ago
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eraserhead and inland empire for me. But i could watch just about anything. Even Dune or Dumbland.

4 weeks ago
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What I love most about David Lynch is that he wasn't just a great and unique artist, he also was incredibly kind and sweet. Amazing character.

4 weeks ago
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Watched Lost Highway yesterday when I heard the sad news. Twin Peaks will always be my autumn comfort show.

4 weeks ago
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Fell in love with Twin Peaks decades ago. What a show. What a character.

4 weeks ago
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I am not familiar with his work at all. Maybe I should familiarize myself a little, since so many think so highly of it ;)

4 weeks ago
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You are in for a wild ride (if you don't quit after the first one ;)). I wish I could watch his films for the first time again. Wonder what other people here think his most accessible film would be.
If we are talking pure accessability I'd go for Twin Peaks, but that's a TV series. Bigger time investment, although only 30 episodes long. For films my choice would be The Elephant Man or Blue Velvet. The Straight Story was always close to my heart, but I feel it is not that 'lynchian'. It is heart warming and 'easy' to watch though.
I consider Mulholland Dr. to be his best work, but maybe not the best place to start.
Maybe others can chime in here and leave some recommendations.

4 weeks ago
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Eraserhead is a good start too, i mean, it's arthouse and kinda surrealistic movie. But worth the aesthetics alone.

4 weeks ago
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Okay, wait, I have seen The Elephant Man without being aware that it was a Lynch movie, also, that was probably decades ago. But I do remember being impressed by this movie, it definitely left a mark.

4 weeks ago
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you mean 48 episodes of Twin Peaks and the movie too, right?

View attached image.
3 weeks ago
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Well, if eeev wants to REALLY get into it.... ;D
is this the most iconic floor pattern in cinema next to The Shining?

3 weeks ago
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I agree with Calibr3, in that people should start with Twin Peaks, The Elephant Man, or Blue Velvet. Blue Velvet is my favorite of his. I'd recommend saving Eraserhead for later on.

I adore the man and most of his films, but there's a couple that I just downright dislike. His stuff definitely isn't for everyone.

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I'd also recommend Blue Velvet as an entry point. The Elephant Man is a beautiful movie, but style-wise, it has nothing to do with Lynch we've come to worship (yeah). Twin Peaks... I fell in love with it when I was 13 or 14, I think. But it's 3 seasons plus a movie, so it's, well, long. Blue Velvet, on the other hand, is the quintessential Lynch - and that's exactly why it might turn out to be not your cup of tea at all (or you'll also fall in love, there's no really a third option here). Still, it's probably the least intense one in the surrealism department among the fully-fledged Lynch movies (not counting Wild at Heart - but that one is unique on its own, definitely watch is as well!), so it would make sense to give Blue Velvet a go - and only then move to Lost Highway, Mulholland Dr. and Twin Peaks (2 seasons, the feature film prequel and the 3rd season in all its weird magnificence).

3 weeks ago*
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That's a shame. He was really a weird and great director.

I watched many of his movies, and understood way too few.

4 weeks ago
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Absolute cinema.

4 weeks ago
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Lost Highway was one I enjoyed. I think it was the NIN song from the soundtrack that got me into that movie.

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Oh wow, I wasn't aware. Might be time to rewatch some of this filmography. Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Dune, and Twin Peaks to name the ones I'm familiar with. Lots of recommendations on Mulholland Drive so I'll definitely take a look at that.

3 weeks ago
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I've only watched The Elephant Man so far, I think. Should watch more of his stuff.

3 weeks ago
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I watched Elephant man at age I think 13, made a mark on me, in a hmm positive way I think. And for someone familiar with his filmography the weirdest of the bunch is Simple Story. Because how it stands out (and I do like it's a simple story ;))

3 weeks ago
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Start of my conscious life began from main theme of Twin Peaks, I hope Johnny Jewel releases compilation of tracks inspired by Lynch's films.

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There was a period during my early twenties when I randomly discovered one of Lynch's movies, it was Lost Highway, and got fascinated by it so I watched a few more. Then I recommended his movies to my best friend and he ended up becoming a big fan of Lynch's work watching absolutely everything there was, he insisted that I should watch Twin Peaks but I kept leaving it for later because a whole TV series was a bigger commitment than a single movie... maybe it's time I finally get around to it, in memory of Lynch and my friend.

3 weeks ago
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Lynch was easily my all-time favourite director (together with von Trier and Tarkovsky), so this death hits hard, really hard. Now only one of the three remains, and he has Parkinson's - he's working on something, but who knows what would come of it. And Lynch is gone. And I was totally among the stupid naive ones, who somehow hoped that somehow sometime we'll see a totally new Lynch movie (or even season 4 of Twin Peaks - hell, why not?), but yeah, figures. This story is over. And this hurts so much.

3 weeks ago
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Noooooo!!

What a strange feeling... im usually very sad when artists i love pass.
Maybe im emotionally dull today for some reason or it didnt 'clicked' for me yet...
But idk why my first reaction wasnt sad. Almost like he didnt pass- as if i feel sure he is somewhere else above, wich would be fitting of him to transcend instead of just passing
Its probably just the shock of the sudden news, but i liked entertaining the idea for a moment that Lynch in particular just transcended the material plane and is now chatting with Budha, or making a trek through the dreaming world with some aboriginal spirit friends or something.

"No more David Lynch surrealist crazyness"
NEVER say never
Every now and then posthumous works are released, family and friends wrapping up and releasing whatever a creator had unifnished.

But who knows, maybe rebirth or reincarnation is possible... If something like that ever happens out of the blue id wager Lynch is up there as one of the most likely candidates to just show up one day- weirder still then anyone ever tought. If anyday now a headline pops up 'Ghost of David Lynch says hello and anounces new upcoming project' i would tottally buy it right away

3 weeks ago
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Good moment to enjoy again this excellent game:

https://rhinostew.itch.io/david-lynch-teaches-typing

RIP you absolute King of Dreams

3 weeks ago
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Yeah, i am shocked as well...

3 weeks ago
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CREEPY Bump!

3 weeks ago
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buump!!!

3 weeks ago
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Bump

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The most amazing thing was how we combined multiple genres together. Yes, often it was creepy and at the same time it was funny

3 weeks ago
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I often put Twin Peaks as an example of genre mix to the extreme. There are aliens and supernatural beings. Dark and lighter comedy. Romance, drama, thriller & mystery. Analyzing the two first seasons, except musical and western I think you can apply all the rest of major genres, more or less. Maybe stretching a bit, but they're there. Which other cinematic work has done that? My friend and me thought that only Donnie Darko does it, and still not reach the level of Twin Peaks.

Mental question (no need to answer it, just imagine what if): what if David Lynch had directed Donnie Darko? It's already somewhat "lynchian".

3 weeks ago
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It's been a long time since I saw Donnie Darko but now will have to rewatch to test your theory :)

3 weeks ago
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Damn I somehow missed that news too. That's a damn shame, I loved his work especially Mulholland Drive :/

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