When David Lynch's "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" debuted in theaters in 1992, audiences and critics were pretty unimpressed. The ABC series "Twin Peaks," created by Lynch and Mark Frost, was often pretty strange and occasionally a little scary, but it was also very funny. The film is close to humorless, with only a brief comedic scene with Lynch himself in the beginning, and then it's a harrowing nightmare of sexual violence, incest, drug abuse, and murder. "Fire Walk With Me" is a dirge for Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee), who spent the duration of the series already dead.
"Twin Peaks" asked audiences to figure out who killed Laura Palmer, but "Fire Walk With Me" asked audiences to see who Laura Palmer really was. Instead of learning about her through the memories of those who knew her, the audience is given a chance to know her intimately during her final week alive.
"Twin Peaks" asked audiences to figure out who killed Laura Palmer, but "Fire Walk With Me" asked audiences to see who Laura Palmer really was. Instead of learning about her through the memories of those who knew her, the audience is given a chance to know her intimately during her final week alive.
- 8/28/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
The opening act of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is easily misread as cynical. Its first shot, a metal bat shattering a television screen, violently severs the world of Twin Peaks from the medium that originally housed it—one that, by the end of an initial 30-episode run, had curbed the vision of creators David Lynch and Mark Frost considerably. And the half-hour of material that follows is, pointedly, everything Twin Peaks isn’t. We’re in the company of two unfamiliar FBI agents, Chester Desmond (Chris Isaak) and Sam Stanley (Kiefer Sutherland), investigating the murder of an unfamiliar girl, Teresa Banks (Pamela Gidley), in an unfamiliar town, Deer Meadow. The denizens of Deer Meadow are ornery and dismissive. Desmond and Stanley, though not lacking charm, are a far cry from the buoyantly charismatic Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), whose presence throughout is minimal.
Then, suddenly, she’s alive. Fire...
Then, suddenly, she’s alive. Fire...
- 5/16/2022
- by Cole Kronman
- The Film Stage
The return of “Twin Peaks” to Showtime was met with much fanfare after its 25-plus-year hiatus off the air. Sadly, its reception among the Academy was not as warm when it came to the major categories. Thursday morning, it was shut out of major races, including in all the acting categories.
That meant that Kyle MacLachlan was snubbed for his portrayal of three different characters — Agent Cooper (as Dougie), the evil Mr. C, and Dougie himself — and Laura Dern’s dramatic turn as Diane was overlooked (although the Academy did honor her with a nod for “The Tale.”) While those are the most egregious omissions, many more cast members were also worthy of nominations, among them are Catherine E. Coulson as the late, great Log Lady and Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer. Alas, that also means that David Lynch wasn’t recognized for his role of Gordon Cole.
It wasn...
That meant that Kyle MacLachlan was snubbed for his portrayal of three different characters — Agent Cooper (as Dougie), the evil Mr. C, and Dougie himself — and Laura Dern’s dramatic turn as Diane was overlooked (although the Academy did honor her with a nod for “The Tale.”) While those are the most egregious omissions, many more cast members were also worthy of nominations, among them are Catherine E. Coulson as the late, great Log Lady and Grace Zabriskie as Sarah Palmer. Alas, that also means that David Lynch wasn’t recognized for his role of Gordon Cole.
It wasn...
- 7/12/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
“Twin Peaks: The Return” should be a shoe-in for numerous Emmy nominations given it was one of 2017’s best reviewed pieces of entertainment, but David Lynch’s polarizing style means the show isn’t the lock it should be this year. IndieWire’s Emmy expert Ben Travers has the series listed as a major contender for nominations in races like Outstanding Limited Series, Actor in a Limited Series (Kyle MacLachlan), and Supporting Actress (Laura Dern), but every “Twin Peaks” fan knows three nominations won’t cut it — nor is anything a guarantee.
In this year’s acting races for limited series, Showtime is throwing its weight behind MacLachlan and Dern and launching campaigns for actors such as Naomi Watts and David Lynch, among others. However, “The Return” is filled with so many memorable actors giving some of the best performances of their careers that Emmy voters ought to look below...
In this year’s acting races for limited series, Showtime is throwing its weight behind MacLachlan and Dern and launching campaigns for actors such as Naomi Watts and David Lynch, among others. However, “The Return” is filled with so many memorable actors giving some of the best performances of their careers that Emmy voters ought to look below...
- 6/19/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Catherine E. Coulson starred in numerous films and television series throughout her acting career, but she’ll always be remembered as The Log Lady in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” and “Twin Peaks: The Return.” Filmmaker Richard Green, who has collaborated with Lynch numerous times and starred as The Magician in “Mulholland Drive,” has announced a new feature-length documentary devoted to Coulson and the iconic legacy of The Log Lady.
“I Know Catherine, The Log Lady” is set to be the only authorized documentary about Catherine Coulson. Green has launched an official Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds for the move ahead of starting production. Coulson passed away from cancer four days after filming her final scene on “Twin Peaks: The Return.” The documentary will explore her life as The Log Lady and beyond it, including her work as one of the first women in the International Cinematographer’s Guild.
“I Know Catherine, The Log Lady” is set to be the only authorized documentary about Catherine Coulson. Green has launched an official Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds for the move ahead of starting production. Coulson passed away from cancer four days after filming her final scene on “Twin Peaks: The Return.” The documentary will explore her life as The Log Lady and beyond it, including her work as one of the first women in the International Cinematographer’s Guild.
- 5/17/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
David Lynch and Mark Frost delivered moments both baffling and beautiful throughout the 18 hours of “Twin Peaks: The Return,” but no scene was more moving than the Log Lady’s last appearance. Margaret Lanterman said her final goodbye near the end of Part 15, speaking to Deputy Hawk (Michael Horse) over the phone and telling him, “You know about death; that it’s just a change, not an end.” The Log Lady’s speech was heartfelt enough to elicit tears, but the moment was even more emotional as actress Catherine E. Coulson died from cancer two years before the scene aired on television.
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As with every message from the Log Lady, Lanterman’s final goodbye was defined by the prophetic wisdom that made the character such a beloved favorite among fans. However, the Log Lady’s...
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As with every message from the Log Lady, Lanterman’s final goodbye was defined by the prophetic wisdom that made the character such a beloved favorite among fans. However, the Log Lady’s...
- 11/6/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Here’s a strange thought: David Lynch has been in front of the camera more often in the last 10 years than he’s been behind it. Though rarely thought of as an actor in the same manner as other on-camera directors, Lynch has appeared not only in several of his own projects — most recently the “Twin Peaks” revival, in which his Gordon Cole became one of the main characters — but an expectedly far-flung range of others as well. Though he only lends his voice to some of them, he imbues each role with his nonpareil essence.
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Lynch made no feature-length films or TV series in the 11 long years between the release of “Inland Empire” and this new “Twin Peaks,” but he did grace us with his presence onscreen several times. Most prominently — and weirdly, and hilariously — that...
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Lynch made no feature-length films or TV series in the 11 long years between the release of “Inland Empire” and this new “Twin Peaks,” but he did grace us with his presence onscreen several times. Most prominently — and weirdly, and hilariously — that...
- 9/29/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Networks: ABC; Showtime. Episodes: 48 (hour) + 1 movie. Seasons: Three. TV show dates: April 8, 1990 - June 10, 1991. May 21, 2017 — September 3, 2017. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Sheryl Lee, Kyle MacLachlan, Everett McGill, Kimmy Robertson, Russ Tamblyn, Ray Wise, Grace Zabriskie, Amy Shiels, Robert Forster, Phoebe Augustine, Chrysta Bell, Richard Beymer, Catherine E. Coulson, Jan D'Arcy, Laura Dern, David Duchovny, Sherilyn Fenn, Miguel Ferrer, Warren Frost, Ashley Judd, David Patrick Kelly, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Owain Rhys Davies, Wendy Robie, Charlotte Stewart, Harry Dean Stanton, Al Strobel, Carel Struycken, Eddie Vedder, Naomi Watts, and Alicia Witt. TV show description:A surrealist murder mystery...
- 9/5/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
When some phrases pass through the prism of Twin Peaks, you can never hear them the same way again. "Damn good coffee" is one; "Gotta light?" is another. We'll submit a third candidate, one that the just-concluded third season of David Lynch and Mark Frost's supernatural murder-mystery masterpiece has marked for permanent retirement from the critical vocabulary: "Like nothing else on television." The TV landscape remains full of singular, spectacular shows, Peak TV fatigue be damned. But just as the original Twin Peaks inspired visionary showrunners from David Chase...
- 9/4/2017
- Rollingstone.com
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Twin Peaks: The Return” up until the finale.]
With only two hours left in “Twin Peaks,” there are still a lot of questions to be answered. Of course, anyone who’s seen all 16 hours of “The Return” knows it’s a fool’s errand to expect explicit clarification on everything. Some events are random. Some illustrate a tonal shift. Some are purposefully ambiguous.
But there are a few pertinent tidbits which could benefit from further exploration. Below, IndieWire has collected a batch of questions we wouldn’t mind having David Lynch and Mark Frost address — via their expressionist ideals — in what everyone expects to be a damn good finale.
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In one message for Hawk (Michael Horse), the Log Lady (Catherine Coulson) said, “Watch and listen to the dream of time and space. It all comes out now,...
With only two hours left in “Twin Peaks,” there are still a lot of questions to be answered. Of course, anyone who’s seen all 16 hours of “The Return” knows it’s a fool’s errand to expect explicit clarification on everything. Some events are random. Some illustrate a tonal shift. Some are purposefully ambiguous.
But there are a few pertinent tidbits which could benefit from further exploration. Below, IndieWire has collected a batch of questions we wouldn’t mind having David Lynch and Mark Frost address — via their expressionist ideals — in what everyone expects to be a damn good finale.
Read More:‘Twin Peaks’ is Flying Into Its Finale: Why All That Action Could Lead to a Definitive Ending Why is Laura “the one”?
In one message for Hawk (Michael Horse), the Log Lady (Catherine Coulson) said, “Watch and listen to the dream of time and space. It all comes out now,...
- 9/1/2017
- by Ben Travers and Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Networks: ABC; Showtime. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: April 8, 1990 - June 10, 1991. May 21, 2017 — September 3, 2017. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Sheryl Lee, Kyle MacLachlan, Everett McGill, Kimmy Robertson, Russ Tamblyn, Ray Wise, Grace Zabriskie, Amy Shiels, Robert Forster, Phoebe Augustine, Chrysta Bell, Richard Beymer, Catherine E. Coulson, Jan D'Arcy, Laura Dern, David Duchovny, Sherilyn Fenn, Miguel Ferrer, Warren Frost, Ashley Judd, David Patrick Kelly, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Owain Rhys Davies, Wendy Robie, Charlotte Stewart, Harry Dean Stanton, Al Strobel, Carel Struycken, Eddie Vedder, Naomi Watts, and Alicia Witt. TV show description:A surrealist murder mystery series with horror...
- 8/26/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Insecure, The Last Ship, Twin Peaks and The Bold Type!
1 | In The Defenders Episode 5, wouldn’t Colleen have smelled that Danny & Co. had just emerged from a sewer? And in Episode 7, did you notice that Matt woke up in a strange police station holding room and made a beeline for a chair he couldn’t have known was there, to grab a coat he could only presume was there? Can we assume that...
1 | In The Defenders Episode 5, wouldn’t Colleen have smelled that Danny & Co. had just emerged from a sewer? And in Episode 7, did you notice that Matt woke up in a strange police station holding room and made a beeline for a chair he couldn’t have known was there, to grab a coat he could only presume was there? Can we assume that...
- 8/25/2017
- TVLine.com
As “Twin Peaks” starts nearing its end, David Lynch has been kind enough to start giving the series a little bit of closure when it comes to the familiar characters in the town. The central mystery, however, is more baffling than ever, and the most recent question on everyone’s mind is the fate of Special Agent Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan).
In the last episode, Cooper is living his best Dougie life by digging into some chocolate cake when he catches on TV the portion of “Sunset Boulevard” that mentions Gordon Cole, which happens to be the same name as his old FBI Director pal, played by Lynch. Recognition spurs Cooper into action, and he sticks a fork into the electrical socket. Cut to outside of the house as the sounds of Dougie’s wife Janey-e (Naomi Watts) screaming within can be heard.
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In the last episode, Cooper is living his best Dougie life by digging into some chocolate cake when he catches on TV the portion of “Sunset Boulevard” that mentions Gordon Cole, which happens to be the same name as his old FBI Director pal, played by Lynch. Recognition spurs Cooper into action, and he sticks a fork into the electrical socket. Cut to outside of the house as the sounds of Dougie’s wife Janey-e (Naomi Watts) screaming within can be heard.
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- 8/25/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.The best things come to those who wait, and Big Ed Hurley (Everett McGill) has long been dreaming of the moment that opens Part 15 of Mark Frost and David Lynch's Twin Peaks revival. "I've been a selfish bitch to you all these years," says his one-eyed wife Nadine (Wendy Robie), who's walked a long way—a Dr. Jacoby/Dr. Amp gold, shit-digging shovel slung over her shoulder—to the cash-only Gas Farm that Ed has run for most of his life. She states the obvious: Ed is in love with Rr Diner propietor Norma Jennings (Peggy Lipton), and she, Nadine, has always stood in his way. Those days are finally over. Ed is reluctant to think of this as anything beyond another of his spouse's manic episodes.
- 8/22/2017
- MUBI
In this week’s Twin Peaks, we were given a journey through different emotions. Through happiness, love, sadness and despair, this was an episode to give any Twin Peaks fans major feels. It may also hint that next week we are finally getting what we want.
In this week’s episode, we get the nostalgia of a romance finally coming together. Evil Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) meets with the Woodsmen to take a trip to see Phillip Jeffries (David Bowie), and we also say goodbye to a much-loved character.
At the beginning of the episode, it is hard to not get emotional for Ed Hurley (Everett McGill) who is finally put in a position where he can be with Norma (Peggy Lipton). It is in this moment that we see him truly give up on the relationship, and Lynch directs the scene perfectly. We get to feel that heart-breaking feel of abandonment,...
In this week’s episode, we get the nostalgia of a romance finally coming together. Evil Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) meets with the Woodsmen to take a trip to see Phillip Jeffries (David Bowie), and we also say goodbye to a much-loved character.
At the beginning of the episode, it is hard to not get emotional for Ed Hurley (Everett McGill) who is finally put in a position where he can be with Norma (Peggy Lipton). It is in this moment that we see him truly give up on the relationship, and Lynch directs the scene perfectly. We get to feel that heart-breaking feel of abandonment,...
- 8/22/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Twin Peaks is a show about respect. This, perhaps, is a strange thing to say about a series that routinely violates time, space, sanity and basic human decency. And that's to say nothing of the relatively run-of-the mill mockery it makes of its many lovable goofballs, from Dr. Jacoby to Dougie Jones. But this week's episode demonstrates the tremendous reverence and compassion with which co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost depict people at their most defenseless.
Let's start with the unexpectedly happy ending the show serves up to Big Ed Hurley and Norma Jennings,...
Let's start with the unexpectedly happy ending the show serves up to Big Ed Hurley and Norma Jennings,...
- 8/21/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Norma and Ed seem to have finally found their happy ending. Nadine, still riding a high from Dr. Amp’s vlog, marches to Big Ed’s gas farm, golden sh-t shovel in hand, and releases Ed from their marriage. She claims to be “better” now. She only wants Ed to be happy. And then, to the sounds of Otis Redding wailing “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” Ed goes to the Double R Diner to take Norma into his arms. Momentary jeopardy arises when Norma must first dispense with Walter and his diner franchise plans. But while he waits,...
- 8/21/2017
- TVLine.com
Joe Matar Aug 21, 2017
Twin Peaks does what it does best in episode fifteen - mingling soap opera, police procedural and the otherworldly. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.15 There's Some Fear In Letting Go
As we draw close to the end of this limited series, bombshells are dropping more consistently. This part was a rip-roaring cocktail of murder, love, and deeply sad goodbyes.
Most of the episode is tragic and violent, so it starts us off with a huge, wonderful reward: the long-delayed union of Big Ed and Norma. I’ll admit, it was abrupt. I suppose we’re meant to understand that Nadine and Jacoby (alias Dr. Amp)’s connection two episodes back led to her decision to let Ed go, but it still...
Twin Peaks does what it does best in episode fifteen - mingling soap opera, police procedural and the otherworldly. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.15 There's Some Fear In Letting Go
As we draw close to the end of this limited series, bombshells are dropping more consistently. This part was a rip-roaring cocktail of murder, love, and deeply sad goodbyes.
Most of the episode is tragic and violent, so it starts us off with a huge, wonderful reward: the long-delayed union of Big Ed and Norma. I’ll admit, it was abrupt. I suppose we’re meant to understand that Nadine and Jacoby (alias Dr. Amp)’s connection two episodes back led to her decision to let Ed go, but it still...
- 8/21/2017
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Twin Peaks: The Return” Episode 15, “Part 15.”]
Throughout “The Return,” David Lynch and Mark Frost have paid tribute to cast and crew who have passed away since the original seasons aired — including a dedication to David Bowie in last week’s episode — but “Part 15” felt like an episode-long tribute to Catherine E. Coulson. The woman known fondly as the Log Lady and formally as Margaret Lanterman said her final goodbye near the end of Episode 15, speaking to Hawk (Michael Horse) over the phone, just as she has all season, and reminding him to “watch for that one […] the one under the moon on Blue Pine Mountain.”
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It was difficult and largely unnecessary to absorb plot points when her final words meant so much more than the narrative. Coulson passed away in 2015 and she filmed scenes for “The Return” shortly before her death,...
Throughout “The Return,” David Lynch and Mark Frost have paid tribute to cast and crew who have passed away since the original seasons aired — including a dedication to David Bowie in last week’s episode — but “Part 15” felt like an episode-long tribute to Catherine E. Coulson. The woman known fondly as the Log Lady and formally as Margaret Lanterman said her final goodbye near the end of Episode 15, speaking to Hawk (Michael Horse) over the phone, just as she has all season, and reminding him to “watch for that one […] the one under the moon on Blue Pine Mountain.”
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Review: Big Secrets Spill Out in ‘Part 14,’ But the Truth Lies Within David Lynch’s Dreams
It was difficult and largely unnecessary to absorb plot points when her final words meant so much more than the narrative. Coulson passed away in 2015 and she filmed scenes for “The Return” shortly before her death,...
- 8/21/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Will Twin Peaks TV show be cancelled or renewed for season four on Showtime? Deadline reports Showtime president and CEO David Nevins said, "It was always intended to be one season. A lot of people are speculating but there’s been zero contemplation, zero discussions other than fans asking me about it." According to the report, Nevins made the remarks during Showtimes TCA summer press tour party. A Showtime supernatural drama, Twin Peaks is a continuation of the original 1990s ABC TV series. Also known as Twin Peaks: The Return, the horror mystery centers on FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan). The cast also includes Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Everett McGill, Kimmy Robertson, Russ Tamblyn, Ray Wise, Grace Zabriskie, Amy Shiels, Robert Forster, Phoebe Augustine, Chrysta Bell, Richard Beymer, Catherine E. Coulson, Jan D’Arcy, Laura Dern, David Duchovny,...
- 8/8/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Twin Peaks: The Return,” Season 3, “Part 13” (Episode 13).]
History repeating itself on “Twin Peaks” has so far fallen into the category of not learning from or not being able to move on from past mistakes. Shelly (Madchen Amick) married an abusive man when she was too young and is now romantically involved with Red (Balthazar Getty), a man who’s been shown to have violent tendencies. Her daughter Becky (Amanda Seyfried) also married an abusive man.
In this past Sunday’s episode, Ed Hurley (Everett McGill) reveals through a heartbreaking look that he’s still in love with Norma (Peggy Lipton), while she’s involved with someone else. Even Ed’s nephew James (James Marshall) gives viewers major deja vu with his rendition of “Just You,” a song he had crooned in Season 2 of the original series with two dark-haired ladies backing him up.
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History repeating itself on “Twin Peaks” has so far fallen into the category of not learning from or not being able to move on from past mistakes. Shelly (Madchen Amick) married an abusive man when she was too young and is now romantically involved with Red (Balthazar Getty), a man who’s been shown to have violent tendencies. Her daughter Becky (Amanda Seyfried) also married an abusive man.
In this past Sunday’s episode, Ed Hurley (Everett McGill) reveals through a heartbreaking look that he’s still in love with Norma (Peggy Lipton), while she’s involved with someone else. Even Ed’s nephew James (James Marshall) gives viewers major deja vu with his rendition of “Just You,” a song he had crooned in Season 2 of the original series with two dark-haired ladies backing him up.
Read More‘Twin Peaks’ Review: Part 13 Proves the Magic of Pie, Coffee, and an...
- 8/8/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.A study in contrasts. That's the best way to describe Part 11 of Mark Frost and David Lynch's revived Twin Peaks, which opens with a brief moment of doom-laden calm—three young boys playing catch happening upon the bruised and beaten but very much alive Miriam Sullivan (Sarah Jean Long)—then details, for its first half, the many ways in which the titular town, as well as the few-states-over locale of Buckhorn, South Dakota, are coming unglued. But this is dramatic incident Lynch-style, which means that the narrative rhythms are always shifting (violently, unpredictably), as if someone was continually revving a car engine into the red, but never in a calculable way.There's madness in such extremity, as there's insanity in the blood-curdling scream...
- 7/25/2017
- MUBI
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.It's worth quoting the latest (perhaps the last?) gnomic pronouncements from Margaret "The Log Lady" Lanterman (the late Catherine E. Coulson), speaking via phone to Deputy Sheriff Tommy "Hawk" Hill (Michael Horse), in full: "Hawk—electricity is humming. You hear it in the mountains and rivers. You see it dance among the seas and stars. And glowing around the moon. But in these days, the glow is dying. What will be in the darkness that remains? The Truman brothers are both true men. They are your brothers. And the others, the good ones, who have been with you. Now the circle is almost complete. Watch and listen to the dream of time and space. It all comes out now, flowing like a river. That which is and is not.
- 7/18/2017
- MUBI
Joe Matar Jul 17, 2017
More plot threads get tied together in the latest Twin Peaks episode, but Lynch doesn’t make it go down easy...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.10 Laura Is The One
I wasn’t really joking when I said the gentleness of last week's episode would mean that David Lynch was going to kick our asses this time around, and it seems my fears were warranted. This was another part of Twin Peaks’ return that was alternatingly terrifying, absurd, and obnoxious. That said, the terrifying bits were as gripping as ever, and there were a few hints of hope, not to mention some deeply sad stuff as well. Also, despite the irritating, draggy scenes, a lot of long-dangling plot threads got satisfyingly tied together.
Considering it’s always been a prominent feature of...
More plot threads get tied together in the latest Twin Peaks episode, but Lynch doesn’t make it go down easy...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.10 Laura Is The One
I wasn’t really joking when I said the gentleness of last week's episode would mean that David Lynch was going to kick our asses this time around, and it seems my fears were warranted. This was another part of Twin Peaks’ return that was alternatingly terrifying, absurd, and obnoxious. That said, the terrifying bits were as gripping as ever, and there were a few hints of hope, not to mention some deeply sad stuff as well. Also, despite the irritating, draggy scenes, a lot of long-dangling plot threads got satisfyingly tied together.
Considering it’s always been a prominent feature of...
- 7/17/2017
- Den of Geek
Anything is possible in the world of Twin Peaks, and in this new season it’s been ridiculously hard to draw any conclusions or make any predictions at all. But, as the weeks go by, it only becomes clearer that evil Richard Horne is in fact the child of Audrey and Evil Coop. I didn’t want it to be true. I hated the idea that Evil Coop raped Audrey (while she was comatose in the hospital after the bank explosion way back in the series finale). But Richard was so evil in this episode, who else could be his dad?...
- 7/17/2017
- TVLine.com
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Twin Peaks: The Return” (Season 3), Episode 10, “Part 10.”]
“Laura is the one.”
Although Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) has been dead, case closed for over 25 years, the revival series has made sure to keep her identity alive. Even though she has been one of many female victims on the show, she is important, special. We see this in Part 10 when FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole (David Lynch) gets a sudden, unexplained vision of her distraught face, and later in the Log Lady’s (Catherine Coulson) message to Hawk (Michael Horse).
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The Log Lady’s speech is the best moment of the episode (although we’re sure the Joneses would disagree). Not only is it a thrill to see the Log Lady back, but the scene fits so well into this Lynchian universe of dreamy portent and lyrical imagery, with only beautiful words used to paint a picture.
“Laura is the one.”
Although Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) has been dead, case closed for over 25 years, the revival series has made sure to keep her identity alive. Even though she has been one of many female victims on the show, she is important, special. We see this in Part 10 when FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole (David Lynch) gets a sudden, unexplained vision of her distraught face, and later in the Log Lady’s (Catherine Coulson) message to Hawk (Michael Horse).
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The Log Lady’s speech is the best moment of the episode (although we’re sure the Joneses would disagree). Not only is it a thrill to see the Log Lady back, but the scene fits so well into this Lynchian universe of dreamy portent and lyrical imagery, with only beautiful words used to paint a picture.
- 7/17/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Twin Peaks” Episode 8 titled “Part 8 – Gotta Light?”]
What was only hinted at in the third episode of “Twin Peaks” became a full-blown surrealistic experience in Sunday’s avant-garde “Part 8.”
Despite the experimental filmmaking and very little dialogue, the 50-minute bombardment of sound and fury coalesced into an intriguing origin story that promised a lot more sense in the contemporary story to come. Giving historical context to some of the things we’ve seen so far anchors the story in a way that it hasn’t been before. But this wasn’t just the story of one birth, but of many. Let’s break those and a few other theories down:
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Review: Part 8 Aims for Maximum Weirdness and Succeeds
What About Bob?
The evil spirit (Frank Silva) we first met in the original series has been riding along with Evil Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in some sort of weird, mutual symbiosis. It seemed that...
What was only hinted at in the third episode of “Twin Peaks” became a full-blown surrealistic experience in Sunday’s avant-garde “Part 8.”
Despite the experimental filmmaking and very little dialogue, the 50-minute bombardment of sound and fury coalesced into an intriguing origin story that promised a lot more sense in the contemporary story to come. Giving historical context to some of the things we’ve seen so far anchors the story in a way that it hasn’t been before. But this wasn’t just the story of one birth, but of many. Let’s break those and a few other theories down:
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Review: Part 8 Aims for Maximum Weirdness and Succeeds
What About Bob?
The evil spirit (Frank Silva) we first met in the original series has been riding along with Evil Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in some sort of weird, mutual symbiosis. It seemed that...
- 6/26/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.A man walks into a bar—after cursing out Gene Kelly (because most of the time we don't feel like singin' in the rain). The bar, by the way, is named "Max Von's," surely after Erich von Stroheim's rabidly devoted butler Max von Mayerling from Sunset Blvd (1950). Of his employer, silent-film diva Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), Max once said, "Madame is the greatest star of them all." No more proper locale, then, for a star entrance: "Diane," says FBI forensics specialist Albert Rosenfield (Miguel Ferrer) to a platinum blond beauty nursing martini and cigarette. Around turns Diane Evans, the heretofore unseen confidante of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), and played (of course, how could there be any doubt?) by Laura Dern.
- 6/15/2017
- MUBI
If I’m completely honest, I’m not much of a David Lynch fan. I don’t get along with the surreal. My only two experiences with his work are Dune (1984) which I found confusing and boring and Mulholland Drive (2001) which weirded me out so much I decided there and then that he’s not my cup of tea. I’d always known about Twin Peaks (1990-1991) hearing the incessant praise over the years and I was aware that Lynch co-created it, but due to my now regarded dislike for his work, I avoided at all costs.
Needless to say, when they announced a new series and everybody lost their minds, I didn’t really understand it. However, in my maturing years I’ve become more open to new experiences and learned to love the weird and wonderful. After a colleague commented how amazing the first couple of episodes of series 3 were,...
Needless to say, when they announced a new series and everybody lost their minds, I didn’t really understand it. However, in my maturing years I’ve become more open to new experiences and learned to love the weird and wonderful. After a colleague commented how amazing the first couple of episodes of series 3 were,...
- 6/14/2017
- by Tom Batt
- The Cultural Post
Harry Dean Stanton is 90 years old, though he's looked so world weary for so long that he seems somehow ageless and immortal. In light of the key Twin Peaks players who've died before the series' return to the air – Jack Nance, Frank Silva, Frances Bay, Don S. Davis, Warren Frost, David Bowie, and most hauntingly Miguel Ferrer and Catherine Coulson, who reprised their roles as Albert Rosenfield and the Log Lady before they passed away – we're fortunate to have him. When his character, Carl Rodd, tells his younger companion "I've been smokin' for 75 years,...
- 6/12/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Saving a TV show wasn’t always as simple as getting a hashtag trending on Twitter. Back in 1991, as the second season of “Twin Peaks” was declining in both quality and ratings, ABC decided to pull the plug on the cult sensation without even airing its last six episodes. That didn’t sit well with the show’s diehards, who called themselves Coop (Citizens Opposed to the Offing of ‘Peaks’) and launched a successful letter-writing campaign.
Among the principals of Coop was IndieWire co-founders Eugene Hernandez and Cheri Barner, who took an active role in Coop’s Los Angeles chapter (it was formed in Washington, D.C.). For their efforts, they and other Coopers were eventually rewarded with a visit to the “Twin Peaks” set as it neared its finale, plus signed notes from both David Lynch and Catherine Coulson. (Also involved was Jennifer Syme, who later went on to...
Among the principals of Coop was IndieWire co-founders Eugene Hernandez and Cheri Barner, who took an active role in Coop’s Los Angeles chapter (it was formed in Washington, D.C.). For their efforts, they and other Coopers were eventually rewarded with a visit to the “Twin Peaks” set as it neared its finale, plus signed notes from both David Lynch and Catherine Coulson. (Also involved was Jennifer Syme, who later went on to...
- 6/11/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
This episode is the one we’ve been waiting for, with Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) coming face to face with Gordon Cole (David Lynch) and Albert Rosenfield (Miguel Ferrer). Typically for Twin Peaks though, nothing is as it seems.
With Agent Cooper playing happy families as Dougie Jones, the other “Coop” faces his old boss and Albert. It isn’t long before they see through his act though. With mention of Philip Jeffries, will more be revealed from the Black Lodge?
In this fourth episode, we are getting more into what would be normal Twin Peaks territory, but with more of a hint of Fire Walk with Me. The movie, which works as a prequel to the series, introduced the idea of the Blue Rose investigation, and more importantly David Bowie’s character Philip Jeffries. The mention of this character has hinted at the potential of a cameo from Bowie, and this could be possible.
With Agent Cooper playing happy families as Dougie Jones, the other “Coop” faces his old boss and Albert. It isn’t long before they see through his act though. With mention of Philip Jeffries, will more be revealed from the Black Lodge?
In this fourth episode, we are getting more into what would be normal Twin Peaks territory, but with more of a hint of Fire Walk with Me. The movie, which works as a prequel to the series, introduced the idea of the Blue Rose investigation, and more importantly David Bowie’s character Philip Jeffries. The mention of this character has hinted at the potential of a cameo from Bowie, and this could be possible.
- 5/30/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
While the rest of us were watching “Twin Peaks” on Sunday night, David Lynch was at home building a table in his woodshop. He spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the first four parts of his and Mark Frost’s revival series the next day, offering a slightly more candid take on his approach than he’s known for.
Read More: David Lynch Is Not Retiring From Filmmaking After All, But His Future Still Remains Unclear
“It’s not whether you like something. Ideas take you to places,” Lynch said of the fact that much of this new “Twin Peaks” doesn’t actually take place in Twin Peaks. “There were just things going on in places other than Twin Peaks. Sometimes you get a need to travel from Los Angeles to New York for a meeting. So there you go.” That said, Lynch also assured readers that Twin Peaks is “a place that is,...
Read More: David Lynch Is Not Retiring From Filmmaking After All, But His Future Still Remains Unclear
“It’s not whether you like something. Ideas take you to places,” Lynch said of the fact that much of this new “Twin Peaks” doesn’t actually take place in Twin Peaks. “There were just things going on in places other than Twin Peaks. Sometimes you get a need to travel from Los Angeles to New York for a meeting. So there you go.” That said, Lynch also assured readers that Twin Peaks is “a place that is,...
- 5/27/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Twin Peaks: The Return” episodes as they’re released weekly.]
Even if you recently re-watched the first two seasons of “Twin Peaks” through the magic of streaming, that doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily recognize everyone who’s come back for the Showtime revival.
Part of the problem is that there are a lot of people to keep track of. Though it’s a small town, it’s still a freakin’ town with a heathy population that thrives on that sweet mountain air. Even considering that some people end up dead, like Laura Palmer, that doesn’t necessarily preclude their return.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Premiere Ratings: Showtime’s Revival Opens Low in Initial Linear Numbers
“Twin Peaks” has also inflated its cast to a whopping 217 members – or, at least, that’s how many names were released officially. This includes returning cast members and new faces lumped together. That’s because “The Return” doesn’t just return to the town of Twin Peaks,...
Even if you recently re-watched the first two seasons of “Twin Peaks” through the magic of streaming, that doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily recognize everyone who’s come back for the Showtime revival.
Part of the problem is that there are a lot of people to keep track of. Though it’s a small town, it’s still a freakin’ town with a heathy population that thrives on that sweet mountain air. Even considering that some people end up dead, like Laura Palmer, that doesn’t necessarily preclude their return.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Premiere Ratings: Showtime’s Revival Opens Low in Initial Linear Numbers
“Twin Peaks” has also inflated its cast to a whopping 217 members – or, at least, that’s how many names were released officially. This includes returning cast members and new faces lumped together. That’s because “The Return” doesn’t just return to the town of Twin Peaks,...
- 5/24/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
"I am dead – and yet I live," Laura Palmer says in the new Twin Peaks revival, basically speaking for David Lynch's whole fictional world. The filmmaker's slow-motion murder mystery chose the right moment to come back to life – it fits into 2017 much better than it fit into 1990, in the context of a Golden Age glut of ambitious TV that the original show did so much to inspire. Like astrology, Joan Didion or the smooth grooves of Steely Dan, it's a token of boomer culture that speaks to millennials, while...
- 5/24/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Twin Peaks Recap is a weekly column by Keith Uhlich covering David Lynch and Mark Frost's limited, 18-episode continuation of the Twin Peaks television series.The world's gone mad. Fortunately for FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), he's been able to sit out most of the real-life insanity of the last 25 years. Unfortunately—as surely known by those viewers familiar with Mark Frost and David Lynch's singular television series Twin Peaks, which returned Sunday, May 21st for a limited, 18-episode run on Showtime—that's because he's been trapped in the unearthly purgatory known as the Black Lodge, all while his devilish doppelgänger, a mortal manifestation of the murderous spirit known as Killer Bob, runs amok among mankind.Already it feels like I'm speaking in tongues. But if Twin Peaks and Lynch (who directed, co-wrote, co-edited, and designed the sound for all of these new episodes) have taught us anything,...
- 5/22/2017
- MUBI
Twin Peaks is finally back, and yes as almost every review is probably saying, it is worth the wait. What we have though is something a little different from the Twin Peaks we know. This is David Lynch giving us his full vision, and while special, don’t expect to understand everything you see. In many ways though, that is the point of the show.
When the Log Lady’s (Catherine E. Coulson) has a message for Deputy Hark (Michael Horse) the case of Agent Cooper’s (Kyle MacLachlan) is examined. Is it time for the mystery of Cooper’s disappearance to be finally solved and could he be returning?
Presenting the first two episodes together is the perfect way to bring back Twin Peaks. It feels like an event, and for fans it is an event that has been waited for, for a long time. We finally get to see where Cooper is,...
When the Log Lady’s (Catherine E. Coulson) has a message for Deputy Hark (Michael Horse) the case of Agent Cooper’s (Kyle MacLachlan) is examined. Is it time for the mystery of Cooper’s disappearance to be finally solved and could he be returning?
Presenting the first two episodes together is the perfect way to bring back Twin Peaks. It feels like an event, and for fans it is an event that has been waited for, for a long time. We finally get to see where Cooper is,...
- 5/22/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from the first two parts of the “Twin Peaks” revival series.]
On Sunday’s premiere of “Twin Peaks,” fans reunited with beloved character Margaret Lanterman, better known as the Log Lady. The reunion was bittersweet, though, since actress Catherine Coulson had died from cancer shortly after shooting her scenes for the revival series in September 2015.
In the two scenes in which the Log Lady appears, the evidence of Coulson’s battle with the disease is evident: She’s weaker, speaks haltingly and breathes with the aid of a nasal cannula. Despite this obvious infirmity, though, it was heartening to see that the Log Lady is still on her game and possibly sharper than ever. In these first two episodes in which the women are treated viciously on screen, it was inspiring to see that one woman isn’t beaten down or cowed, and in fact provides guidance and offers sustenance.
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On Sunday’s premiere of “Twin Peaks,” fans reunited with beloved character Margaret Lanterman, better known as the Log Lady. The reunion was bittersweet, though, since actress Catherine Coulson had died from cancer shortly after shooting her scenes for the revival series in September 2015.
In the two scenes in which the Log Lady appears, the evidence of Coulson’s battle with the disease is evident: She’s weaker, speaks haltingly and breathes with the aid of a nasal cannula. Despite this obvious infirmity, though, it was heartening to see that the Log Lady is still on her game and possibly sharper than ever. In these first two episodes in which the women are treated viciously on screen, it was inspiring to see that one woman isn’t beaten down or cowed, and in fact provides guidance and offers sustenance.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3 Premiere Review: David Lynch Remains a...
- 5/22/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Joe Matar May 22, 2017
The Twin Peaks revival is "pure heroin David Lynch" and all the good and bad that comes with it, say our Us chums...
This review contains spoilers.
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I knew it was going to be tough to review the new series of Twin Peaks as if it were any other show. There was a period, in the original series, where it fell into clear rhythms—developing and twisting its various storylines about affairs, criminal activity, and supernatural gubbins—but this was also when the show was at its absolute worst. Its best episodes featured some of that stuff combined with unknowable David Lynch horror and oddness.
Fire Walk With Me immersed itself completely in the Lynchian side of Twin Peaks. I enjoy that film a great deal,...
The Twin Peaks revival is "pure heroin David Lynch" and all the good and bad that comes with it, say our Us chums...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Marvel Studios movies: UK release date calendar Thor: Ragnarok - international trailer lands Guardians Of The Galaxy 2: watch a brand new featurette
I knew it was going to be tough to review the new series of Twin Peaks as if it were any other show. There was a period, in the original series, where it fell into clear rhythms—developing and twisting its various storylines about affairs, criminal activity, and supernatural gubbins—but this was also when the show was at its absolute worst. Its best episodes featured some of that stuff combined with unknowable David Lynch horror and oddness.
Fire Walk With Me immersed itself completely in the Lynchian side of Twin Peaks. I enjoy that film a great deal,...
- 5/22/2017
- Den of Geek
Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen Sunday's two-hour Twin Peaks premiere.
Twin Peaks returned to TV on Sunday after 27 years and it was every bit as scary, twisted and confusing as the original -- though we expected nothing less from David Lynch.
In the two-hour premiere, there were two distinct threads happening: one with the show's original characters and one featuring new faces and new mysteries. They eventually intersected, but for much of the first hour it was a lot of introducing seemingly unrelated things, most of which were happening outside the titular small Washington town.
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The Familiar Faces
The Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department is still going strong with Lucy (Kimmy Robertson), Deputy Andy Brennan (Harry Goaz) and Deputy Chief Hawk (Michael Horse), with Lucy and Andy married and parents to at least one child. But things are about to get weird, as Hawk...
Twin Peaks returned to TV on Sunday after 27 years and it was every bit as scary, twisted and confusing as the original -- though we expected nothing less from David Lynch.
In the two-hour premiere, there were two distinct threads happening: one with the show's original characters and one featuring new faces and new mysteries. They eventually intersected, but for much of the first hour it was a lot of introducing seemingly unrelated things, most of which were happening outside the titular small Washington town.
Related: The Unexpected, Groundbreaking, Cult Phenomenon of 'Twin Peaks'
The Familiar Faces
The Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department is still going strong with Lucy (Kimmy Robertson), Deputy Andy Brennan (Harry Goaz) and Deputy Chief Hawk (Michael Horse), with Lucy and Andy married and parents to at least one child. But things are about to get weird, as Hawk...
- 5/22/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
It's happening again.
It's the first time we've see the Twin Peaks logo and heard the opening notes of Angelo Badalamenti's unforgettable theme song in 25 years. When it happens, we're looking right at the face of Laura Palmer. Director David Lynch and his co-creator and co-writer Mark Frost could have chosen pretty much any image to pair with the kick-off of the show's almost manically anticipated return. But after a cold-open flashback that recycled footage from the original series – the sequence from the series finale in which she informs...
It's the first time we've see the Twin Peaks logo and heard the opening notes of Angelo Badalamenti's unforgettable theme song in 25 years. When it happens, we're looking right at the face of Laura Palmer. Director David Lynch and his co-creator and co-writer Mark Frost could have chosen pretty much any image to pair with the kick-off of the show's almost manically anticipated return. But after a cold-open flashback that recycled footage from the original series – the sequence from the series finale in which she informs...
- 5/22/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The first season of Twin Peaks remains one of the most satisfying viewing experiences of my life. When the 90-minute pilot debuted on ABC on April 8, 1990, just two months shy of my high school graduation, I was instantly slayed. It was like the TV gods took all of my favorite things — a compelling, suspenseful murder mystery, mountain-high emotional stakes, rich characters, measured quirkiness — and rolled them into one series.
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But like many Twin Peaks fans, I broke up with the series midway into Season 2, when David Lynch...
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But like many Twin Peaks fans, I broke up with the series midway into Season 2, when David Lynch...
- 5/22/2017
- TVLine.com
What do you tell people to expect before watching Twin Peaks? It’s as complicated an answer as what to expect when you meet David Lynch. Just ask the man: “They expect, like, a person that's 5-foot-8. Who's very hairy. Who's had most of their teeth removed and who's just gotten out of the hospital,” the filmmaker said in 1990.
Et spoke with Lynch and the cast of Twin Peaks throughout the unexpected, groundbreaking series’ short-lived initial run from 1990 to 1991 on ABC. The TV phenomenon, which returns Sunday, May 21 for a third season on Showtime, showcased Lynch’s penchant for challenging our initial perceptions of everyday life and suggesting there’s always something more going on.
More: Kyle MacLachlan Returns as Agent Cooper in First Look at 'Twin Peaks' Revival -- Watch!
“Then sometimes they're surprised and a lot of times they're not, because we all know that the surface is one thing and there's 99 percent...
Et spoke with Lynch and the cast of Twin Peaks throughout the unexpected, groundbreaking series’ short-lived initial run from 1990 to 1991 on ABC. The TV phenomenon, which returns Sunday, May 21 for a third season on Showtime, showcased Lynch’s penchant for challenging our initial perceptions of everyday life and suggesting there’s always something more going on.
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“Then sometimes they're surprised and a lot of times they're not, because we all know that the surface is one thing and there's 99 percent...
- 5/19/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Before she sadly passed in 2015, Dr. Garth Twa spoke to Twin Peaks' iconic Log Lady.
Catherine E. Coulson had been a seminal part of the David Lynch cosmos, from backcombing Henry’s hair in Eraserhead to starring in his early short ‘The Amputee’ to providing Log Lady introductions to the syndicated episodes of Twin Peaks. It was a great privilege to have been able to speak with her before, very sadly, she passed away in September of 2015.
Garth Twa: You’ve know David Lynch for a long time…
Catherine E.
Catherine E. Coulson had been a seminal part of the David Lynch cosmos, from backcombing Henry’s hair in Eraserhead to starring in his early short ‘The Amputee’ to providing Log Lady introductions to the syndicated episodes of Twin Peaks. It was a great privilege to have been able to speak with her before, very sadly, she passed away in September of 2015.
Garth Twa: You’ve know David Lynch for a long time…
Catherine E.
- 5/19/2017
- by Dr. Garth Twa
- Pure Movies
David Lynch is happy to discuss his “Twin Peaks” revival, with one major caveat: As long as it’s not actually anything about the new “Twin Peaks.”
Secrecy is the acclaimed filmmaker’s specialty. Lynch would not allow any advance screeners of the series to be sent to critics, and approved only crumbs of new footage to be seen in trailers. That strict no-spoilers policy means absolutely no hints of what’s in store.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’: 7 Damn Fine TV Homages to David Lynch’s Influential Series
Nonetheless, even a quick chat with Lynch doesn’t disappoint. Beyond a glimpse into the mind behind haunting work like “Mulholland Drive,” “Blue Velvet,” and “Eraserhead,” an interview with the auteur also gives a hint to what it must be like for those who work with (and gush over) him. During this interview, the director attempted to collaborate and shape something,...
Secrecy is the acclaimed filmmaker’s specialty. Lynch would not allow any advance screeners of the series to be sent to critics, and approved only crumbs of new footage to be seen in trailers. That strict no-spoilers policy means absolutely no hints of what’s in store.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’: 7 Damn Fine TV Homages to David Lynch’s Influential Series
Nonetheless, even a quick chat with Lynch doesn’t disappoint. Beyond a glimpse into the mind behind haunting work like “Mulholland Drive,” “Blue Velvet,” and “Eraserhead,” an interview with the auteur also gives a hint to what it must be like for those who work with (and gush over) him. During this interview, the director attempted to collaborate and shape something,...
- 5/18/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
It’s no secret that David Lynch’s original “Twin Peaks” series has had a lot of impact on TV series creators and directors. And while his influence can be seen in the small-town themes, quirky characters, striking visuals and sweeping, cinematic shots that are common today, some TV shows haven’t made their love known in oblique ways. Instead, they’ve paid direct homage through references and spoofs.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Photos: See All the New Images from Showtime’s Revival
From the Red Room and the show’s delightful dialogue, dream sequences, owls and colorful characters, “Twin Peaks” offers so much to mine. The show has become a cultural touchstone that has even invaded children’s programming. While casual references have been dropped in shows ranging from “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” to “24,” IndieWire has dug through these to find the best and most loving tributes to Lynch’s TV phenomenon.
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ Photos: See All the New Images from Showtime’s Revival
From the Red Room and the show’s delightful dialogue, dream sequences, owls and colorful characters, “Twin Peaks” offers so much to mine. The show has become a cultural touchstone that has even invaded children’s programming. While casual references have been dropped in shows ranging from “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” to “24,” IndieWire has dug through these to find the best and most loving tributes to Lynch’s TV phenomenon.
- 5/17/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Twenty-seven years, one month, and seven days ago, David Lynch and Mark Frost unleashed “Twin Peaks” on the world. And it’s about to happen again.
We don’t know much about the new “Twin Peaks,” but we know this: It will be weird. Lynch’s cult classic always felt weird, toeing the line between ‘80s kitsch and ‘90s grunge in the year that bridged the two decades. Plus, you know, it was weird. The series’ dreamy sensibilities — and actual dreams, set in red rooms with dancing, mumbling, dead people — made for a uniquely provocative effect, often blending the hilarious and horrific.
Read More: Stream Johnny Jewel’s ‘Windswept’ and Try to Figure Out Which Songs Are on the ‘Twin Peaks’ Soundtrack
Despite the onslaught of recent TV revivals, we’re still not used to the strange effect of seeing old faces become new with the click of a button.
We don’t know much about the new “Twin Peaks,” but we know this: It will be weird. Lynch’s cult classic always felt weird, toeing the line between ‘80s kitsch and ‘90s grunge in the year that bridged the two decades. Plus, you know, it was weird. The series’ dreamy sensibilities — and actual dreams, set in red rooms with dancing, mumbling, dead people — made for a uniquely provocative effect, often blending the hilarious and horrific.
Read More: Stream Johnny Jewel’s ‘Windswept’ and Try to Figure Out Which Songs Are on the ‘Twin Peaks’ Soundtrack
Despite the onslaught of recent TV revivals, we’re still not used to the strange effect of seeing old faces become new with the click of a button.
- 5/15/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Mark Frost has been answering questions about the upcoming “Twin Peaks” revival in a number of different forums lately, though the show’s co-creator has played things close to the vest. His Ama on Reddit this morning was no exception, though Frost — who recently released his book “The Secret History of Twin Peaks” — did offer some worthy insights, as when he was asked about viewers potentially reading into things too much. “Here’s my feeling about this,” he began, “and I’m not trying to dodge the question: If They saw something there it really doesn’t matter what the intention was.”
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The author may not be dead, but he’s certainly tight-lipped. (David Lynch, the much more well-known mind behind “Twin Peaks,” doesn’t answer questions about the meaning of his work.
Read More: ‘The Secret History of Twin Peaks’ Audiobook: Listen to an Excerpt Delving Into Josie Packard’s Shadowy Past
The author may not be dead, but he’s certainly tight-lipped. (David Lynch, the much more well-known mind behind “Twin Peaks,” doesn’t answer questions about the meaning of his work.
- 11/7/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Grab yourself a damn fine cup of coffee and check out this first video of the Twin Peaks cast — Special Agent Cooper, sheriff’s office receptionist Lucy and bad boy James included— talking up Showtime’s upcoming revival.
VideosTwin Peaks Revival: Showtime Releases Haunting Teaser
In the above featurette, Kyle MacLachlan and other returning cast share their reactions to the early revival rumors, as well as the official announcement. Cast members familiar and new then preview the revisiting to come, as well as reflect on the impact Twin Peaks originally made on the TV landscape some 25 years ago.
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VideosTwin Peaks Revival: Showtime Releases Haunting Teaser
In the above featurette, Kyle MacLachlan and other returning cast share their reactions to the early revival rumors, as well as the official announcement. Cast members familiar and new then preview the revisiting to come, as well as reflect on the impact Twin Peaks originally made on the TV landscape some 25 years ago.
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- 10/18/2016
- TVLine.com
"Hello again. My log has something to tell you," John Malkovich says at the start of his latest installment in his Playing Lynch. He's dressed in a red wig with big glasses and is made to look like Catherine E. Coulson's Log Lady character on Twin Peaks."Our world is a magical smoke screen," he says. "How should we interpret the happy song of the meadowlark or the robust flavor of a wild strawberry?"
The vignette is one of several that Malkovich filmed for Playing Lynch, a vehicle for...
The vignette is one of several that Malkovich filmed for Playing Lynch, a vehicle for...
- 9/28/2016
- Rollingstone.com
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