Is David Lynch Done With Making Films?
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Is David Lynch Done With Making Films?
It seems as if David Lynch is not interested in making films any longer. That's a shame. His tweets all seem to be about TM and his artistic output seems to be mostly music now. His last film was six years ago and I haven't heard anything about any new films in the works. And Inland Empire seemed to be shot independently so perhaps no one will finance his stuff any more?
Anyone know anything? I really enjoyed his films and I enjoyed the later ones the most: Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire.
Anyone know anything? I really enjoyed his films and I enjoyed the later ones the most: Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, and Inland Empire.
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He'll make more movies if he wants to; there are plenty of people who would provide his limited financing. But he's too busy with his CD (which I love) and making a film about transcendentalism, or some such nonsense that I'm not interested in.
I'm concerned he only wants to shoot digital from here on out. I didn't like how it looked for Inland Empire aesthetically. I know he's still got great films in him, since it was just over a decade ago he gave us the masterpiece that is Mulholland Dr.
I'm concerned he only wants to shoot digital from here on out. I didn't like how it looked for Inland Empire aesthetically. I know he's still got great films in him, since it was just over a decade ago he gave us the masterpiece that is Mulholland Dr.
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It's the "if he wants to" part that worries me.
Lynch is 66. We all thought Kubrick had a lot of great films left in him too.
Lynch's tweets seem heavily influenced by his enlightenment from TM. Makes me wonder if he would really embrace the startling violence his films were known for in the past.
Plus, he makes no mention of film at all and I can find no evidence that he's interested in the medium at all any longer.
Lynch is 66. We all thought Kubrick had a lot of great films left in him too.
Lynch's tweets seem heavily influenced by his enlightenment from TM. Makes me wonder if he would really embrace the startling violence his films were known for in the past.
Plus, he makes no mention of film at all and I can find no evidence that he's interested in the medium at all any longer.
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listen to the first question answered in this trailer. i don't know if the "film" keanu is refering to is celluloid or film making in general. either way it sucks.
Side by Side Official Trailer (2012) from Company Films on Vimeo.
listen to the first question answered in this trailer. i don't know if the "film" keanu is refering to is celluloid or film making in general. either way it sucks.
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It's the "if he wants to" part that worries me.
Lynch is 66. We all thought Kubrick had a lot of great films left in him too.
Lynch's tweets seem heavily influenced by his enlightenment from TM. Makes me wonder if he would really embrace the startling violence his films were known for in the past.
Plus, he makes no mention of film at all and I can find no evidence that he's interested in the medium at all any longer.
Lynch is 66. We all thought Kubrick had a lot of great films left in him too.
Lynch's tweets seem heavily influenced by his enlightenment from TM. Makes me wonder if he would really embrace the startling violence his films were known for in the past.
Plus, he makes no mention of film at all and I can find no evidence that he's interested in the medium at all any longer.
I love Elephant Man and The Straight Story, so I'm not worried about whether Lynch keeps startling violence in his films.
I'm sure Lynch will get back into the filmmaking spirit. He's always had a lot of interests; I'm sure those will eventually lead him back to movies. And I wouldn't worry too much about funding. He doesn't seem to have too many issues finding foreign investors.
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I'm fine with a long hiatus if the best he had to offer us was Inland Empire. And go back to film, David. Digital is not for you.
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Thats what I'm hoping. I was just wondering if anyone has heard him say anything on the topic lately. He used to make movies every two years or so. Then after Mulholland Drive, he took a long hiatus to eventually make Inland Empire and is on another even longer hiatus. Except before, we all knew he was working on Inland Empire.
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Funny, I was just thinking about this in the shower a couple of days ago, for some reason. Seems like TM has taken over his life and focus. It would be a shame to lose him as a filmmaker now, considering how much he smokes, I don't expect more than another 5 years of good health out of him.
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I love David Lynch's movies. All except Inland Empire, which I found to be a huge chore to watch with only a few short scenes that were "good." It didn't help that it was shot in SD video.
I hope he has at least one more film in him.
I hope he has at least one more film in him.
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I feel as though he got lost within 'Inland Empire'. Although it was interesting to a degree, it was muddled and tedious.
His whole TM thing is moronic and makes me afraid that if he does go back to film it will be some TM BS junk.
His whole TM thing is moronic and makes me afraid that if he does go back to film it will be some TM BS junk.
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I love David Lynch's music projects. The Train is a really fucking great album. Look it up on Youtube.
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If someone held a gun to my head and told me that I either had to let a hobo shit in my mouth or watch Inland Empire again, I'd seriously consider letting the hobo drop a deuce.
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