what, if anything, would you say "Eraserhead" is about?
― anarcho-misogynist puppies (DJP), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
An ugly man looking for love in a black and white world.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
sounds about right
― lots of janitors have something to say (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
nightmares
― the manarchist cookbook (Edward III), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
reconciling an overwhelming preoccupation with sexual desire and the responsibilities of fatherhood
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
alternately, a bunch of shit that passed through david lynch's head
philadelphia
― the manarchist cookbook (Edward III), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
It's about how awful old radiators were.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
i always found it to be anti-children, in some way
like, I think Lynch had a kid around that type, and Eraserhead is just some nightmarish version of that , of suddenly becoming a father and losing so many of the things you treasured, or something? ok, i'm not really sure at all
― frogbs, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
there's an extra on the eraserhead DVD of lynch talking about the making of the film at length, it's pretty entertaining + engrossing for what is basically 90 minutes of this
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/dvd05.jpg
― the manarchist cookbook (Edward III), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
Ninety minutes of Lynch discreetly away from the microphone.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
i could honestly listen to lynch rambling into an old-timey radio microphone all day
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
i wished his ranting on the inland empire dvd was as long as the movie itself
Lynch moves away from the microphone so he can breathe
― anarcho-misogynist puppies (DJP), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
btw y'all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBoEMTtCJnE
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
I think my favorite story from that doc is how lynch had a paper route while making eraserhead and iirc he solicited money to finish the film from the ppl he delivered to
― the manarchist cookbook (Edward III), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
Ok, so speaking of Lynch DVDs - on the Short Films of Lynch DVD (and I think some other Lynch DVDs too) there's a "Calibrate Your Television" section where you're supposed to adjust the brightness of your set to the point where you can just see the "hidden image" on the screen.
So is my TV broken or is Lynch just fucking with me, because I can't see a thing no matter how bright I set it?
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
best part of the eraserhead doc is his talking about finding a dead cat at an abandoned industrial site while scouting locations for eraserhead and submerging it in a pool of oil for safe keeping, then returning like nine months later and filming henry dredging it up (still there!) and poking it with a hanger. ha ha. such a card.
― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:40 (twelve years ago) link
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:08 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark
it's about working a shit job in a dead-end town, living in a crummy apartment and having a bad relationship with a girl you don't really understand. you meet her parents and feel hideously uncomfortable. they're weird and serve you bad food. you desire other women but are also terrified of your desire. you dream pointlessly as a way of evading your situation and responsibilities. eventually you have a kid without wanting one, and you hate that, too.
― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Tuesday, 14 June 2011 23:44 (twelve years ago) link
duh, lol, that was SUPPOSED to be a response to this:
― anarcho-misogynist puppies (DJP), Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:03 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark
ranked order incl. major shorts/TV
Blue VelvetThe GrandmotherEraserheadTwin Peaks finaleMulholland Dr.Twin Peaks pilotTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with MePremonition Following An Evil DeedLost HighwayThe Elephant ManThe Cowboy and the FrenchmanDuneThe Straight StoryIndustrial Symphony No. 1Wild at Heart
only thing i actively dislike is W@H.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 06:08 (twelve years ago) link
oh hai put inland empire in there after TP:FWWM
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 06:11 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLIxS7Bdz10
Your order just about works for me except that I'm not super crazy about Blue Velvet. I mean, it's a good film, but it falls short as an expression of the Lynch that I love. Your top nine (inc. Inland) is otherwise pretty spot-on. The Grandmother is excellent.
― SNEEZED GOING DOWN STEPS, PAIN WHEN PUTTING SOCKS ON (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 13:12 (twelve years ago) link
This is how I would rank them:
Lost HighwayStraight StoryElephant ManLynch's Twin Peaks episodesMulholland Dr.Blue VelvetOn the AirFire Walk with MeWild at HeartEraserheadInland Empire
Haven't seen Dune or any of the shorts. After a very good first 30 minutes, Inland Empire is a 2,5 hour snoozefest, and Eraserhead is a "film student film" with all the positive and negative things that implies. Everything else worth a watch, at the least.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 13:23 (twelve years ago) link
Don't want to rank. I'll just continue telling everyone how gay I am for Inland Empire.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:04 (twelve years ago) link
Don't want to rank. I'll just continue telling everyone ERASERHEAD
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 14:10 (twelve years ago) link
would the twin peaks series have won this if it had been included?
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Monday, 10 December 2012 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
Rewatched half of Dune last night, god that movie is awesome.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 10 December 2012 01:09 (eleven years ago) link
dune is terrible. but i will pretty much drop everything to watch it any time it happens to be on tv.
― the oral history of (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 10 December 2012 01:15 (eleven years ago) link
saw The Straight Story projected in 35mm today for the first time since '99 i believe. Built around a killer performance obviously, but one of the most moving American films of its era. That scene with Alvin and the other WW2 vet in the bar...
also forgot the US distributor
WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTSA DAVID LYNCH FILM
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 28 March 2016 02:20 (eight years ago) link
"a Miller's Light"
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 March 2016 02:47 (eight years ago) link
Straight Story is incredible. the ending is just perfect, just perfect. just the look on Harry Dean Stanton's face tells you everything.
i have a VHS copy that i showed to an old friend in from out of town last year at Christmas. we were both on the verge of tears by the ending but he still said thank you so much for showing this to me.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 28 March 2016 03:22 (eight years ago) link
one of my favorite movie scores too (I tend not to notice unless they're obtrusive)
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 March 2016 10:32 (eight years ago) link
actually it's "What does a Miller Lite taste like?"
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 28 March 2016 11:09 (eight years ago) link
"... that's fucking crazy, man"
― brimstead, Wednesday, 20 July 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
Rewatched Mulholland for first time in a decade or so and it's aged really well for me... wondering if I should rewatch Inland Empire again.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 14 January 2017 14:45 (seven years ago) link
i screwed a couple guys for drinks; no big deal. this one guy was kinda cute. fucker had a dick like a rhinoceros. he'd fuck the shit out of you, i tell you what. he'd buy me a couple of drinks after. we'd talk. he'd tell me about the town he grew up in, all the little girls he fucked. there was a chemical factory in this town, and he'd tell me it was putting so much shit in the air you couldn't think straight. it got to a lot of the people. there was a lot of crazy shit going on there-- people having weird dreams. seeing things that wasn't there. this one time, this one little girl--she was staring off at something one time. starts screaming. the people hanging round come to her and ask what's wrong. and, uh, she says she sees the end of the world. all fire and smoke and blood running. you know. like they say. the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:28 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― difficult listening hour, Saturday, 14 January 2017 16:01 (seven years ago) link
otm
― wins, Saturday, 14 January 2017 16:09 (seven years ago) link
Alex in SF, yes, you should
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Saturday, 14 January 2017 16:17 (seven years ago) link
I guess it's time to rescreen The Elephant Man.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 28 January 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link
Lost Highway really does feel like a dry run for Mulholland Drive... and it's remarkable to see how loathed Fire Walk With Me was even 10 years ago. A theater screened it here a couple weeks ago and I thought it was incredible, just devastating.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 04:08 (six years ago) link
Sheryl Lee's performance in FWWM is all-time
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 04:15 (six years ago) link
oh, she's phenomenal! obviously there was just too much baggage and hurt feelings from the stars in the press after the series, but i'm surprised it's taken until relatively recently for FWWM to be rated at all. it got less votes than fucking DUNE here in 2007!
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 04:24 (six years ago) link
Yes, it would be much higher, maybe third.
i think i voted for The Elephant Man because i love it, it's so tender and unique. it's heartbreaking. I don't think it's my favourite and it wasn't then either, I just feared that it wouldn't get many votes.
― Heavy Doors (jed_), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 04:29 (six years ago) link
everything about Lost Highway is soooooo 1997
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 04:46 (six years ago) link
So here is my top five.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 August 2017 01:09 (six years ago) link
Inland Empire is his most relentlessly daring feature, much more mature than Blue Velvet.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 August 2017 01:21 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I would swap out IE for BV for sure.
It's ridiculous that I still haven't seen Straight Story. Inexcusable.
― Say, I Heard You Had a Quarrel With Your Best Girl (Old Lunch), Thursday, 17 August 2017 01:27 (six years ago) link
FWWM only getting 1 vote in this is shamefulFinally saw Straight Story for the first time a few weeks ago, great movie
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 01:32 (six years ago) link