Flouting the principle of cabinet collective responsibility again ...
Lynch is alway watchable but even he demurs: "I started selling out on Dune. Looking back, it's no one's fault but my own." Of course we had a near miss with El Topo director (see our review), Alejandro Jodorowsky's failed effort with his plan to have Salvador Dali as the Emperor and Pink Floyd doing the soundtrack.
If Inland Empire is Finnegan's Wake, surely Twin Peaks: The Return is Ulysses. In years to come, it will be recognised as the programme that changed TV for ever.
As for The Elephant Man, top of the list for any other filmmaker but not for Lynch surely? Having said that hard to argue with 8 Oscar nominations including Best Director ...
Even as a contributor to this post, I have to express my personal disapproval with Dune being at the bottom of the list. The film is by no means perfect, but compare it to the drab, sterile portrayal of Arrakis in Denis Villeneuve’s recent marvel reboot of Dune. It’s Lynch pulling out all the surreal stops - a rare and entertaining treat. The problem with Lost Highway is that it’s not quite Blue Velvet and not quite Mulholland Drive - I say take that down a peg or two.
Inland Empire can’t be rated against other films - it’s the Finnegan’s Wake of cinema.
Having not seen 2 of the films on your Lynch List, ranked 4 & 5, it's difficult for me to comment. However, I was surprised to see The Elephant Man ranked just above the overrated, Wild At Heart. Having seen it again recently, I believe it should sit far higher and would top of my list.
Flouting the principle of cabinet collective responsibility again ...
Lynch is alway watchable but even he demurs: "I started selling out on Dune. Looking back, it's no one's fault but my own." Of course we had a near miss with El Topo director (see our review), Alejandro Jodorowsky's failed effort with his plan to have Salvador Dali as the Emperor and Pink Floyd doing the soundtrack.
If Inland Empire is Finnegan's Wake, surely Twin Peaks: The Return is Ulysses. In years to come, it will be recognised as the programme that changed TV for ever.
As for The Elephant Man, top of the list for any other filmmaker but not for Lynch surely? Having said that hard to argue with 8 Oscar nominations including Best Director ...
Even as a contributor to this post, I have to express my personal disapproval with Dune being at the bottom of the list. The film is by no means perfect, but compare it to the drab, sterile portrayal of Arrakis in Denis Villeneuve’s recent marvel reboot of Dune. It’s Lynch pulling out all the surreal stops - a rare and entertaining treat. The problem with Lost Highway is that it’s not quite Blue Velvet and not quite Mulholland Drive - I say take that down a peg or two.
Inland Empire can’t be rated against other films - it’s the Finnegan’s Wake of cinema.
Hello Reids on Film
Having not seen 2 of the films on your Lynch List, ranked 4 & 5, it's difficult for me to comment. However, I was surprised to see The Elephant Man ranked just above the overrated, Wild At Heart. Having seen it again recently, I believe it should sit far higher and would top of my list.