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TV Countdown - Twin Peaks
Yesterday's essay on all three seasons of Twin Peaks - one of the longest pieces I've ever written - represented several opportunities for me. First of all, it's always a pleasure to take part in Sam...
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3 years of Journey Through Twin Peaks (& how it began)
Newfound Lake, NH(site of some early inspiration)On October 1, 2014, I uploaded the first Journey Through Twin Peaks video. Since then, this series has become by far my most popular work, and certainly...
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Early thoughts on Twin Peaks season 3: a conversation w/ Lindsay Stamhuis on...
A month ago, when the finale was only a week old, I took a few hours to chat with Lindsay Stamhuis (of the Bickering Peaks podcast) about the new season of Twin Peaks. Both parts of the discussion have...
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"5 Weeks of Fire Walk With Me" begins this weekend
This week the Criterion Collection released DVD and blu-ray editions of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Considering its inclusion in a deluxe Twin Peaks boxset three years ago, this may seem...
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Lost in Twin Peaks #8: discussing Fire Walk With Me & the end of season 3 w/...
Although I initially planned to kick off my "5 Weeks of Fire Walk With Me" series with a review/response to the new Criterion Collection edition (look for that as next week's entry), it makes sense to...
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Fire Walk With Me belongs in the Criterion Collection
This is an entry in 5 Weeks of Fire Walk With Me. Next week I will discuss the history of the movie's production, reception, and legacy.What is this movie? Is it a movie at all? Of course it is, and...
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Fear The Double: discussing Lost Highway w/ Fireside Friends podcast (+ "5...
This weekend I was invited as a guest onto Fireside Friends, hosted episode by Ryan Persaud and Allen Ibrahim. Under discussion was Lost Highway, a film I'd been meaning to rewatch ever since The...
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Last Words? - discussing The Final Dossier w/ Twin Peaks Unwrapped (+ another...
For the first time in two and half months - and perhaps the last time ever - I can provide fresh coverage of brand new Twin Peaks material. I bought The Final Dossier in the evening of October 31,...
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Announcement: new Journey Through Twin Peaks coming mid-2018 (video)
I've been getting a lot of questions on YouTube about my plans for upcoming Journey Through Twin Peaks on YouTube. Obviously many viewers either don't know about this site or understandably don't want...
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Secret Histories Return to Twin Peaks: Mark Frost and the Spatiotemporal...
Christmas arrived with a nice surprise for me today, when I learned that Offscreen, a Canadian film publication, has uploaded my recent article for them, about Mark Frost's book The Secret History of...
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Lost in the Movies on Patreon
After much deliberation and preparation, today I finally launched my Patreon account - the first real way for readers and viewers to support my online work since it began nearly a decade ago. You can...
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Patreon update #1: The Last Jedi & more
Every Saturday from now on, I will offer an update of my Patreon activities. The update will cover the weekly podcast episode, Patreon blog posts, and any other news and information. The content will...
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Patreon update #2: Mulholland Drive & Twin Peaks (+ Reactionary Boomers,...
I recorded this week's podcast almost immediately after the other, hoping to get into a routine where I was always at least a week ahead of time. And it's a good thing I did, because it ended up being...
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My film Class of 2002 - 5th Anniversary
Five years ago today, I premiered the the final version of my short film Class of 2002. I'd spent the past month and a half producing it, after writing and casting over the summer and fall (I wrote in...
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Patreon update #3: Army of Shadows (+ Hill Street Blues/Mark Frost & more)
This week's "Film in Focus" was a patron recommendation from my friend Max with whom (coincidentally) I first saw this movie on its American release in 2006. Army of Shadows is a magnificent study of...
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Patreon update #4: Interstellar & The Prestige (+ millennials, Soviet...
This week brings the first double feature (expect many more, as well as triple and occasionally quadruple features as the number of 2nd-tier patrons - and therefore patron-selected films in focus -...
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Patreon update #5: Marie Antoinette & Heart of a Dog (+ The Secret Diary of...
Another double feature this week, as we approach the end of January rewards (next week I'll be covering at least three Films in Focus). Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is paired with Laurie Anderson's...
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Creating Journey Through Twin Peaks (pt. 2 of 3)
In Part 1 of this look back at my video series, I focused on the build-up to its creation as well as the fast-paced, relatively brief process of putting together the first part. This entry examines the...
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Patreon update #6: Inherent Vice, Monkey Business & High-Rise (+ history of...
Rounding up the last of the January Film in Focus topics, I didn't think this triple feature would have a thematic or aesthetic throughline. In fact, however, all three movies are characterized by a...
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Patreon update #7: Blade Runner 2049 w/ Max Clark (+ music of Journey Through...
Every now and then, I will have a friend on the show as a guest. Max Clark, one of my oldest friends and a fellow commentator on film, is also a patron who chose this week's topic as his Film in Focus....
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