Hidden Corners of Twin Peaks: a conversation with John Thorne, editor of...
Needless to say (although I'm saying it anyway), this interview with John Thorne - co-editor/publisher/writer behind Twin Peaks magazine Wrapped in Plastic - will include many, many spoilers for the...
View ArticleTwin Peaks is Back! (a conversation with John Thorne, editor of Wrapped in...
Needless to say (although I'm saying it anyway), this interview with John Thorne - co-editor/publisher/writer behind Twin Peaks magazine Wrapped in Plastic - will include many, many spoilers for the...
View ArticleTwin Peaks video later this week, for now "The Second Coming"
As the giant says, "It is happening again." For the second time in a month, an entry in my Journey Through Twin Peaks video series is taking longer than expected and cannot go up on schedule. Part 2 of...
View ArticleJourney Through Twin Peaks: Part 2 - The Center Cannot Hold
"The Center Cannot Hold" continues my 4-part video series analyzing the narrative cycle of Twin Peaks from the pilot through Fire Walk With Me. This second entry begins before the last, exploring the...
View ArticleOpening the Door: a conversation with Martha Nochimson, author of The Passion...
Martha Nochimson, author of two authoritative critical analyses of David Lynch's work, has also written two notable essays recently: "Don't call 'Twin Peaks' a 'cult classic'" and "David Chase finally...
View ArticleTalking Twin Peaks again (on "Obnoxious and Anonymous")
This summer I spent an hour or two chatting with Cameron Cloutier, prolific host of the "Obnoxious and Anonymous" podcast, about Twin Peaks. Since then so much has changed - Brad Dukes'Reflections book...
View ArticleTwin Peaks on the Internet...in 1990 (an alt.tv.twin-peaks archive)
Online commentary from the original alt.tv.twinpeaks Usenet newsgroup (1990-93)What if the internet had existed when Twin Peaks originally aired? Well...it did. Sort of. The average viewer did not have...
View ArticleComing up in Journey Through Twin Peaks...
It's the final Monday of November and, once again, I'm still working on this month's entry in Journey Through Twin Peaks, my 4-part video series covering the series and film in chronological order....
View ArticleTwin Peaks status update: some things take a while...
Unfortunately, I did not meet my November 30 deadline for posting Part 3 of the "Journey Through Twin Peaks" video series. Since June I have been posting one video a month but if I had to fall short of...
View ArticleJourney Through Twin Peaks: Beyond the Investigation (the ensemble)
I planned to post more chapters of Part 3 but am holding off as I work out some issues with the videos. In the mean time, here is the chapter I put up early last week. It looks back over the various...
View ArticleNew Chapters in Journey Through Twin Peaks: Cooper, the mid-season, and the...
I've got good news (as the Little Man says)! "Journey Through Twin Peaks" is moving full speed ahead as I post the chapters of Part 3 one-by-one. This week I've finished chapters on the mid-season 2...
View ArticleJourney Through Twin Peaks: Part 3 - The Whole Damned Town
Well, it's finally here, just in time for Christmas...after nearly two months of preparation, I've finished Part 3 of my 4-part video series analyzing the narrative cycle of Twin Peaks from the pilot...
View Article7 Facts About Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
And now we (begin to) reach my favorite part of Twin Peaks, and also one of the most troubled and controversial: Fire Walk With Me, the 1992 prequel film by David Lynch. Although the film's reputation...
View ArticleJourney Through Twin Peaks (Introducing Fire Walk With Me)
Last week I posted chapter 21 of Journey Through Twin Peaks - "7 Facts About Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" - because I wanted it to go up before New Year's. To do so I had to skip a chapter, but with...
View ArticleTwin Peaks: Untangling Fire Walk With Me from the deleted scenes
If you are asking yourself, "Did I just see TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME or the deleted scenes (THE MISSING PIECES) or some other fanedit/mix?" this post is for you.Because Fire Walk With Me (the 1992...
View ArticleOpening the Door: a conversation with Martha Nochimson, author of The Passion...
Martha Nochimson, author of the critical analyses The Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart in Hollywood (1997)Â and David Lynch Swerves (2013), has recently written two notable essays: "Don't call...
View ArticleJourney Through Twin Peaks: Part 4 - Laura is the One
With this entry, Journey Through Twin Peaks is finally complete. It took over four months and this entry is appearing exactly two months after it was originally scheduled. I had no idea how in-depth...
View ArticleImages from a journey through Twin Peaks
First, let me mention that Part 4 of Journey Through Twin Peaks ("Laura is the One") just went up. Instead of posting these images with that presentation, I wanted to give them their own space. One of...
View ArticleJourney Through Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks has entertained, frustrated, and challenged generations of viewers - and will continue to do so when it returns in 2016. Once you fall under its spell, the presence of this moody, mysterious...
View ArticleStatus update: Let's get lost in the movies (and shows)...
It has been a month since I completed Journey Through Twin Peaks. This four-hour video series ended up being the most ambitious project I've ever created for this blog, is on its way to becoming the...
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