David Lynch Showed Us Who We Are in Dark Masterpieces Like ‘Eraserhead’
It felt fitting that my city was burning when I heard the news Thursday that David Lynch had died at 78. Few filmmakers grasped the complexities of Los Angeles better…
David Lynch’s Enchanting Sound Worlds
▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 4. Roy Orbison: “In Dreams” The most unforgettable musical scene in “Blue Velvet,” though, starts with a song request from the monstrous…
The Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2025: Movies and TV Shows
New Year, new reading goals. It’s that season again when anything feels possible: Maybe this is the year you’ll finally tackle that dust-laden copy of “Infinite Jest” sitting on your…
‘Problemista,’ ‘Stress Positions’ and More Streaming Gems
‘Problemista’ (2024) Stream it on Max. The comedian Julio Torres writes, directs and stars in this gleefully absurd, semi-surreal combination of outsider comedy and New York art world satire. The…
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, ‘Footloose’ Choreographer, Dies at 78
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, a Tony Award-nominated choreographer and director whose colorfully varied career included commissions for New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater as well as Broadway musicals including “Swing!”…
How ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Became a Sleeper Hit
Mustafa has life in him after all. “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a photorealistic “Lion King” prequel, arrived on cat paws at the Christmas box office, collecting a weak $35 million…
Sex Scenes in Movies Are Back, but They Aren’t Exactly Sexy
Every so often a tedious debate crops up on social media: Are sex scenes even necessary in movies? Gen Z, we are told, want to see fewer of them. And…
Naomi Watts Thinks David Bowie Was Onto Something
Naomi Watts remembers being told that by the time she turned 40, her acting career would be finished. Now 56, she is fresh off a Golden Globe nomination for her…
The Dylan-Chalamet Connection – The New York Times
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” focuses on just a few crucial years at the beginning of the songwriter’s career,…
5 Scenes That Define David Lynch’s ‘Lynchian’ Vision
The directorial thumbprint of David Lynch spawned its own adjective decades ago, perhaps most thoroughly codified by the writer David Foster Wallace. Sent by Premiere magazine to the set of…