Since yesterday was Sheryl Lee’s birthday, here’s one of the best all-time examples of foreshadowing.
From the 1991 finale of Twin Peaks:
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6 Shots From 6 Films: Special Twins Peaks Edition
6 Shots From 6 Films is just what it says it is, 6 shots from 6 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 6 Shots From 6 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
It is Twin Peaks Day, after all.
6 Shots From 6 Films: Special Twin Peaks Edition
Twin Peaks: The Pilot (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Ron Garcia)
Twin Peaks 1.3 “Zen or the Skill To Catch a Killer” (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frank Byers)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, dir by David Lynch, DP: Ron Garcia)
Twin Peaks The Return Part Three (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Twin Peaks: The Return Part 5 (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Twin Peaks: The Return Part 18 (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Music Video of the Day: Falling by Julee Cruise (1990, dir by ????)
Happy Twin Peaks Day! 37 years ago today, FBI Agent Dale Cooper arrived in the town of Twin Peaks to investigate a heinous crime. Things would never be the same.
Sometimes, only the singer at the local roadhouse seemed to truly understand.
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Then I saw your face
Then I saw your smile
The sky is still blue
The clouds come and go
Yet something is different
Are we falling in love?
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Don’t let yourself be hurt this time
Then your kiss so soft
Then your touch so warm
The stars still shine bright
The mountains still high
Yet something is different
Are we falling in love?
Falling
Falling
Are we falling in love?
Falling
Falling
Are we falling in love?
For the record, it’s tempting to credit David Lynch as director of this video, especially since it utilizes scenes from Twin Peaks. That said, he’s never been officially credited as director and, given how documented his career became online, I have a feeling that, if he was the director, he would have been credited as such. As an artist and a filmmaker, Lynch understood the importance of being credited for one’s work. So, for now, this video’s director is listed as unknown.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: I Dreamed I Saw Jack Nance Last Night by Dumb Numbers
Eraserhead (1977, dir by David Lynch)
Today would have been the 82nd birthday of Jack Nance, the talented but troubled actor who was a favorite of David Lynch’s and who died under mysterious circumstances in 1996. Born in Massachusetts but raised in Texas, Nance first won acclaim as a star of the stage show, Tom Paine. The director of Tom Paine later received a fellowship to the American Film Institute where he met a young director named David Lynch and recommended that Lynch cast Nance as the lead character in his film, Eraserhead. Lynch and Nance were kindred spirits, two all-American eccentrics with their own unique view of the world. Lynch went to use Nance in almost every film that he made up until Nance’s death. Nance would also appear in small roles in films from other directors, usually cast as quirky and obsessive characters. Outside of his role in Eraserhead, Nance is probably best known for playing Pete Martell on Twin Peaks. Pete’s discovery of Laura Palmer’s body launched the entire saga.
Twin Peaks 1.1 — The Pilot (dir by David Lynch)
In honor of Jack’s talent and legacy, here is today’s song of the day!
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Jack Nance Edition
In honor of the late, great Jack Nance’s birthday, here are…
4 Shots From 4 Films
Eraserhead (1977, directed by David Lynch)
Twin Peaks 1.1 “The Pilot” (1990, directed by David Lynch)
Whore (1991, directed by Ken Russell)
Meatballs 4 (1992, directed by Bob Logan)
Song of the Day: Falling (composed by Angelo Badalamenti, sung by Julee Cruise)
Bless both of you, Angelo and Julee.
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Mark Frost Edition
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the co-creator of Twin Peaks, Mark Frost! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Episodes Of Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks 1.3 “Zen or the Skill To Catch a Killer” (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frank Byers)
Twin Peaks 2.7 “Lonely Souls” (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frank Byers)
Twin Peaks: The Return Part 5 (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Twin Peaks: The Return Part 18 (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Scenes That I Love: Naomi Watts in Twin Peaks: The Return
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Naomi Watts.
In this scene from 2017’s Twin Peaks: The Return, Watts tells off to low-level hoodlums who have been demanding money from her husband.
6 Shots From 6 Films: Special Twins Peaks Edition
6 Shots From 6 Films is just what it says it is, 6 shots from 6 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 6 Shots From 6 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
It is Twin Peaks Day, after all.
6 Shots From 6 Films: Special Twin Peaks Edition
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992, dir by David Lynch, DP: Ron Garcia)
Twin Peaks: The Pilot (1989, dir by David Lynch, DP: Ron Garcia)
Twin Peaks 2.7 “Lonely Souls” (1990, dir by David Lynch, DP: Frank Byers)
Twin Peaks The Return Part Three (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Twin Peaks: The Return Part 15 (dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Twin Peaks: The Return Part 18 (2017, dir by David Lynch, DP: Peter Deming)
Scenes I Love: The Final Scene of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return
“What year is this?”
The final scene of Twin Peaks: The Return has haunted me ever since I first watched it 2017. I’m still not sure what the ending meant or where Cooper and Laura were but somehow, as enigmatic as it all was, it felt like the only proper way to end the saga of Twin Peaks.
And really, this is a scene that only Lynch could have made work. Another director would have tried too hard to tell the audience what to think or how to react. Of course, many directors probably wouldn’t have had the guts to end things on such on open-ended note. But Lynch not only had the courage to stick to his vision but he also had the faith to trust his audience to figure it out for themselves. Courage and faith are two of the main reasons why David Lynch was one of the greatest directors of his time.
Through the Shattered Lens 