Keeping up with the subset cult around whispering David Lynch rumors can be a little taxing and trying, but as we know, the filmmaker hasn’t released anything since the transformative “Twin Peaks: The Return” series in 2017. But as it turns out, there appear to be some truths to some of the rumors and speculation circulated over the last five years.

Most of it started when the “Blue Velvet” filmmaker was spotted in the offices at Netflix in 2018, presumably taking some meetings, and things subsequently snowballed.

Continue reading David Lynch’s ‘Unrecorded Night’ Was Canceled At Netflix When The Pandemic Hit & Ideas Exist For More ‘Twin Peaks’ at The Playlist.

It’s been a minute since we’ve had any solid news about what the future might hold for David Lynch. Even though the pandemic has been rough on the film industry, as a whole, Lynch has apparently thrived, as he launched a successful YouTube channel and has been vocal about his newfound artistic endeavors that have very little to do with actual filmmaking. And in a world that is in dire need of good news, Lynch isn’t able to give us any right now.

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For most television and film fanatics, Kyle MacLachlan is best known—or at least, most familiar—for his turn in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” as Agent Dale Cooper (and others, the longer you get into the series). Beyond that, MacLachlan has had a varied career over the decades that has led him from multiple genres and formats and, depending on the filmmaker, genres within genres. In his latest outing, he rejoins his “Hamlet” co-star Ethan Hawke and director Michael Almereyda for the unique biopic, “Tesla.” 

READ MORE: ‘Tesla’: Ethan Hawke Stars In This Inventive Biopic [Sundance Review]

In “Tesla,” MacLachlan plays Thomas Edison with an engaging amount of restraint in a film that pushes narrative barriers.

Continue reading Kyle MacLachlan Talks Working With Ethan Hawke In ‘Tesla’ & The Odds Of More ‘Twin Peaks’ [Interview] at The Playlist.

Back before “Twin Peaks: The Return” was announced, the idea of another season of co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost’s mystery thriller series was thought to be a longshot. But yet, ‘The Return’ arrived 25 years after ‘Fire Walk With Me’ (the ‘Twin Peaks’ prequel film) and was immediately embraced by fans, and eventually would go on to be considered one of the best pieces of film/TV over the past decade.

Continue reading Mark Frost Explains How ‘Mulholland Drive’ Originated As A Failed ‘Twin Peaks’ Spin-Off at The Playlist.

For decades, film fans have marveled at the creativity of filmmaker David Lynch. Truly a one-of-a-kind filmmaker, Lynch has wowed audiences with his films and TV series that don’t quite fit in specific genres or structures. He’s someone that constantly keeps a viewer on their toes and always guessing. And that level of unique sensibility extends to his creative process, as outlined by “Twin Peaks” composer Angelo Badalamenti.

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At the end of 2019, many pundits and outlets released their Best of the Decade lists, highlighting the very greatest films of the past 10 years. And surprisingly, on some of the lists, David Lynch’s third season of “Twin Peaks” ranked highly. No, not as a series, but actually as a film. While Season 3 was clearly released as a series, many saw the way that it was split into episodes as more of a convenience for releasing it and less of a necessity, as the entire show feels like one long film.

Continue reading Kyle MacLachlan Talks Potential ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 4: “That Is In The Mind Of David Lynch” at The Playlist.

You can officially mark Jim Jarmusch as being in the camp that considers iconic director David Lynch’s Showtimes series “Twin Peaks: The Return” so cinematic that it transcends the platform of television. In fact, while promoting his latest movie “The Dead Don’t Die,” the filmmaker – eccentric in his own right – did Lynch one better, telling Vulture that the miniseries is, to him, “the best of American cinema of the last decade, probably.”

The declaration came as Jarmusch was reeling off some other memorable films he’s seen of late, a list that includes “Roma,” “Shoplifters” and “BlacKkKlansman.” Expanding on his thoughts, he called the Lynch project “incomprehensible and dreamlike in the most beautiful, adventurous way…a masterpiece.”

READ MORE: David Lynch Is Here To Teach You About Creating Films With His New MasterClass

Adoration for “Twin Peaks: The Return” seems to have, somewhat remarkably, only grown in the two years since it aired.

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We may never know all the inspirations behind David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks.” Honestly, who could possibly expect to survive a trip inside the filmmaker’s mind, anyway? Kidding aside, while we may not get a full-on explanation about the inner workings behind the incredibly popular franchise, Part2 Pictures and Metabook are combining for a new documentary that will explain the inspiration behind the death of Laura Palmer, according to The Wrap.

Continue reading New Documentary Being Developed About True Crime That Inspired David Lynch’s ‘Twin Peaks’ at The Playlist.

It appears that Alfonso Cuarón, like many Playlist readers, is a fan of David Lynch, particularly his latest project, the “Twin Peaks” revival that recently aired on Showtime. Speaking with IndieWire, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker opened up about “Twin Peaks,” the medium of TV as a whole.

“I loved ‘Twin Peaks,’” Cuarón said. “I wish more shows were as bold as that.”

But just because the filmmaker fell in love with Lynch’s series doesn’t mean that we’ll see the “Roma” writer-director take another stab at the TV medium anytime soon.

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Some couples watch Netflix on the couch. Others go out to fancy restaurants. There are even some partners that actually don’t even hang out much at all. But in Rian Johnson’s new music video for LCD Soundsystem’s song “oh baby,” we meet a couple that works on complicated equations and figures out teleportation instead of binge-watching the Netflix’s “Maniac.” But hey, to each their own, right?

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To think we questioned in our Emmys nominations predictions piece whether there would be any real surprises this year.  Not only did the Television Academy provide a ton of them, but a significant number of eyebrow raising snubs as well.  Of course, “Game of Thrones,” “Atlanta,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Westworld,” “Saturday Night Live,” “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” “The Voice” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” dominated the nominations as expected, but consider these snubs and surprises.

Continue reading Emmys 2018 Snubs And Surprises: ‘Barry,’ Sandra Oh, ‘Twin Peaks’ at The Playlist.

It’s that time of year again! The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented in just a few months, but before then, we have the official nominations. We have the complete list of nominated series and TV movies that are selected as the best television from the last year. Leading the way, as expected, you have Donald Glover’s “Atlanta,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Westworld,” and “Game of Thrones.” The latter of which took a break from last year’s festivities.

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“Twin Peaks: The Return,” felt for many like this generation’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It broke the rules of television and Lynch’s vision was so far out, it almost felt like a broadcast from another dimension. The mosaic of characters that the legendary director presented to us was part of a greater whole, one that felt almost impossible to describe.

READ MORE: ‘Twin Peaks’ The Return Finale: The Mind-Bending Ecstasy Of The Unknowable

As Agent Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) finally found his way down the show’s never-ending rabbit hole of colliding cosmos, he did so by finding a way to redeem Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), even by saving her life, seemingly going back in time and changing the tragic events of 1989.

Continue reading David Lynch Says More ‘Twin Peaks’ Is “Calling Him.” at The Playlist.

David Lynch is a slave to his own ideas. As odd as that may sound, the filmmaker has never been one to explain his work, or even dive deep into how certain scenes or lines were created. Instead, he credits “ideas.” And when it came to the revival of “Twin Peaks,” the director can’t explain where the genesis of the ideas came from. They just presented themselves and that was that.

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It’s hard to believe but the 2018 Emmy Award season is already here.  Networks and streaming services are deep into their publicity and media plans while the industry as a whole nervously wonders whether a #MeToo campaign that flipped Hollywood upside down will continue to send shock waves.  Change has been a theme at the Globes and the Oscars, how will it affect TV’s biggest night?  Let’s hope that’s one reason we still don’t know who is hosting NBC’s annual rotation of the telecast this September.

Continue reading ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel’ and 9 Other Things We’ve Already Learned About The 2018 Emmy Season at The Playlist.

Dear Paul Thomas Anderson, please get an official Twitter account. Yesterday afternoon, the filmmaker continued his “Phantom Thread” promotional run with an absolutely terrific stint answering questions on Twitter through the film’s social media account. Both hilarious and illuminating, the whole thing is worth scrolling through, but we’ve got the highlight below.

READ MORE: Paul Thomas Anderson Reveals Fave Films Of 2017, Praises Tiffany Haddish, Wants To Work With Tom Hanks, More

As you might expect from questions coming from all over the place on Twitter, they were pretty random and there was a lot of “tell us your favorite” type queries.

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While Hollywood continues to wrangle with ongoing revelations in the evolving #metoo movement, and actual awards season itself has been mostly controversy free so far. If there have been whisper campaigns against certain pictures, it hasn’t yet reached the mainstream, and with no clear frontrunner, it’s actually shaping up to be one of the more interesting Oscar races in recent memory. However, there is one question that has left cinephiles in knots — is David Lynch‘s “Twin Peaks: The Return” a movie or television show?

Continue reading MoMA To Screen ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ For Free Continuing Movie Or TV Debate at The Playlist.

It’s always difficult to tell ahead of time which of our year-end lists will prove the most divisive among the usually harmonious Playlist team. But perhaps reflecting the inarguable explosion of quality TV over the past decade, and therefore the fact that not any one of us has seen everything, and every one of us has their favorites among stuff that no one else saw, this year that dubious title may just fall to the feature you are about to read.

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Even before filmmakers were even able to record and sync sound, movies and music have been tied together. Back then, music was played on a piano or an organ. Now, some of the world’s greatest composers write scores that can stand as works of art separate to the films they accompany, while often doing so much to make those works memorable. Or filmmakers curate killer compilations of songs familiar and new that can lead to some of movies’ most memorable moments (and an overlooked song being revived).

Continue reading The Best Scores & Soundtracks Of 2017 at The Playlist.

It’s the most wonderful/horrible time of year. Twitter and Film Twitter specifically is a shitshow, but hey, the holidays are right around the corner and it’s time for some gift giving. Looking for that something special for the cinephile in your life? We’ve got you covered, from books, to DVD box-sets to TV discs you need, we’ve created a little melange of present ideas you can gift a pal, a love one or someone you want to impress.

Continue reading The Playlist’s Holiday Film & TV Gift Guide at The Playlist.

As I walk into a downtown LA hotel room to speak with Laura Dern, I’m distractingly still looking at my phone. LAFCA is in the middle of voting on their year-end awards which coincidently are taking place at the same time as Lucasfilm‘s pre-screening press day for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”  Dern, who is here to talk about her role as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo in the highly anticipated Rian Johnson directed chapter of the popular franchise, wants to know what’s going on.

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The most high falutin’ best of the year list always belongs to Cahiers du Cinema who, when they aren’t going hardcore arthouse, are making bonkers mainstream selections. True to form, they’ve lived up to their reputation in 2017.

David Lynch‘s “Twin Peaks: The Return” has topped the list, which will once again stoke the Film Twitter fire and debate over, What is cinema? It’s a boring conversation and argument, so I’ll leave that to the turtlenecks and clove cigarette smokers to figure out.

Continue reading Cahiers Du Cinema’s Best Films Of 2017 Includes ‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Get Out,’ ‘Split,’ More at The Playlist.

If you were up late last night, you might’ve seen a somewhat heated debated unfold on Film Twitter, about whether or not television could be considered in the category of Best Movies. On the one hand, there are some series which expand beyond the frame of conventional television and are absolutely cinematic in almost every detail of their execution. However, there is enough great television that you can put that material on a separate list, and plenty of fantastic movies that equally deserve the space on their own list, with lots of foreign and small films that could use the love, without being bounced for TV series.

Continue reading Sight & Sound’s Best Films Of 2017 Features ‘Get Out,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Dunkirk’ & More at The Playlist.

We’re at the time of year when we’re all rounding up our best-of lists, and sure command any retrospective of the small screen’s finest in 2017 will be David Lynch‘s “Twin Peaks.” The return of his cult series will go down in history as one of 2017’s boldest, bravest narratives — no matter the size of screen — and we want to make sure some lucky readers get a chance to re-live the experience (or have it for the first time).

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“….the door’s always open to David Lynch, whether that would lead to another season, I don’t know if he wants to do it,” Showtime programming president Gary Levine said this summer about the possibility of more “Twin Peaks.” The return of the cult series this summer echoed the pop culture phenomenon it created in the ’90s, and with David Lynch behind the camera for all the episodes, every enigmatic, gorgeously strange frame had his singular vision.

Continue reading Showtime “Musing” More ‘Twin Peaks’ at The Playlist.