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TWIN PEAKS-inspired cocktails for Sunday, and beyond.
Holy smokes. I can hardly believe that about 48 hours from now, I’ll be watching a new episode of Twin Peaks. You might say my socks are on fire. In fact, I believe I’m need of a drink. Or five. … Continue reading
3 things about David Lynch’s TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [1992] 1. His nametag reads SAY GOODBYE TO JACK. 2. Screaming into a bowl of corn flakes. 3. “I always thought you knew it was me.” 3 other things.
3 things about John Landis’s AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
An American Werewolf in London [1981] 1. Step, step, step, squish. He stops and looks down. 2. Frank Oz has a dual role. 3. Piccadilly smashup.
3 things about Joseph Ruben’s DREAMSCAPE
Dreamscape [1984] 1. An evil man named Bob. 2. He wears New Balance sneakers in both real life and in dreams. 3. “Wait a minute. What if it isn’t as good as the dream?” “It will be.” “How do you … Continue reading
Freedom.
“Sometimes I did exactly what I wanted to do all day—I lay on the sofa and read a book, or I typed up an old diary—and then the most terrifying sort of despair would descend on me: the very freedom … Continue reading
Diane, here are five cocktails I invented for the new season of TWIN PEAKS.
This was so much fun! It took about four weeks of tinkering, testing, tasting, and tippling but here they are: Ghostwood Cocktail My Mother’s Sister’s Girl Knotted Cherry Stem Fish in the Percolator Jacoby’s Coconut Head over to Chicagoist for … Continue reading
3 things about Zoltan Korda’s THE FOUR FEATHERS
The Four Feathers [1939] 1. Without saying a word the General walks past him, opens the window, and then climbs the stairs. 2. Completely blind, he attempts to lead the charge while still inside his tent. 3. Sitting alone in … Continue reading
3 things about Basil Dearden’s KHARTOUM
Khartoum [1966] 1. A fondness for B & S. 2. Pistol-in-a-tinderbox device. 3. He reaches into the jar and lifts up the severed head by its hair.
“David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective” at the Music Box.
This week’s list at CINE-FILE includes a few words I wrote about David Lynch. Well, several words. There’s no use denying it, I’ve got Twin Peaks fever. I’ve been rewatching the entire series in anticipation of May 21.
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