tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post5479613013730136460..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Films I Love #2: Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-58956135407731657082012-08-26T18:15:57.240-04:002012-08-26T18:15:57.240-04:00I actually find this film a little too pat and a l...I actually find this film a little too pat and a little too exploitative (in that usual Lynchian fetishistic way) for its own good. "Inland Empire" and "Lost Highway" are more extreme versions of similar themes, whereas this begs the viewer to make sense of it... which misses the point. Still, a superior film to 99% of everything else out there. But those who like it and havenrobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08743788064455642852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-91993441499383596652010-04-14T13:02:16.700-04:002010-04-14T13:02:16.700-04:00indeed maybe Lynch's most powerful film and my...indeed maybe Lynch's most powerful film and my best for the decade. What did you think of Inland Empire?Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702212784316861100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-18074297331652632422008-09-12T13:45:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:45:00.000-04:00Wow, I'm very sorry to hear about that Andrei, I r...Wow, I'm very sorry to hear about that Andrei, I remember reading that article a while ago and browsed through it again when you brought it up. It's a very interesting take on the film, and I think you're probably right that she would have been a well-respected film scholar. Again, I'm sorry to hear that (and for mistakenly thinking she was a he in my reply above).Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-17545004352178746012008-09-12T13:15:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:15:00.000-04:00Oh, wow, I'm so about to bring a serious bummer in...Oh, wow, I'm so about to bring a serious bummer into this conversation. Sorry in advance. Thanks for your answer, Ed! I was asking about Reni because she was a good friend of mine, and though I haven't read this article in a long time, I remember her talking about Lynch incessantly, and with the kind of love and intensity for his work that you seem to share... I'm saying "was" because she Andrei Molotiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400106944822618816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82085368050850184902008-09-12T11:39:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:39:00.000-04:00Hey Andrei,Yes, I've read it, and it's available o...Hey Andrei,<BR/>Yes, I've read it, and it's <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/~mikehartmann/papers/celeste.html" REL="nofollow">available online</A> for those who haven't. It's got some interesting ideas, especially in terms of its emphasis on the circularity of that film's narrative, which destabilizes narrative itself in favor of a neverending loop. In that respect, it's very different from <I>Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-49108806570475653342008-09-12T03:19:00.000-04:002008-09-12T03:19:00.000-04:00Ed--do you know Reni Celeste's article on "Lost Hi...Ed--do you know Reni Celeste's article on "Lost Highway"?Andrei Molotiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400106944822618816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-44325568302686061002008-09-03T20:37:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:37:00.000-04:00You'll be happy to know that this is one of the fi...You'll be happy to know that this is one of the films upcoming in My Greatest Films of the Decade series...now I have to be careful not to duplicate any of your perfectly picked captures.Nostalgia Kinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506680500183270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-70976605597911523412008-09-01T12:25:00.000-04:002008-09-01T12:25:00.000-04:00I have similar feelings about writing about this f...I have similar feelings about writing about this film. It's almost too personal for me, in terms of the impact it had on me. Even when I stand back from it though, it is such a masterful blend of so many different things that it is boggling to me that people hate this film and can't fall under its spell. I'm a pretty big Lynch nut, but this has become, without a doubt, my favorite Lynch film, andJames Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650436008918093617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-22053318960544032502008-09-01T10:14:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:14:00.000-04:00P.S. I too love that scene with the diner. It remi...P.S. I too love that scene with the diner. It reminds me of the Twin Peaks sequence which reveals Bob for the first time. Still terrifying when I know what's coming...no one can do it like Lynch.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-86776444828974425872008-09-01T10:13:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:13:00.000-04:00I've been on a real Lynch kick lately (mostly from...I've been on a real Lynch kick lately (mostly from getting into Twin Peaks) and should be watching Inland Empire soon. As of now, Mulholland Drive remains my favorite film of his.<BR/><BR/>Jonathan,<BR/>Someone said recently that his "beautiful woman in trouble" theme seemed to emerge around Twin Peaks, crystallized with Fire Walk With Me (I wrote about the somewhat troubling way he does so in Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-29500196754970672962008-08-31T10:29:00.000-04:002008-08-31T10:29:00.000-04:00This film is one of my favorites as well.While I t...This film is one of my favorites as well.<BR/><BR/>While I think <I>Inland Empire</I> is a better representation of the "dream world" (at least my dreams), <I>Mulholland</I> does such a great job, as you mentioned, blending so many different genres. It's hard to imagine ANYONE pulling off all of those in one film, but with this dream world, Lynch does it almost effortlessly to where I didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com