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Engadget
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Engadget
David Lynch auction offers a glimpse of his personal and creative life
The innovative director David Lynch, who left indelible marks on film and television, passed away in January of this year. Now, Julien's Auctions is hosting the sale of The David Lynch Collection. More than 450 of the late director's possessions will be auctioned off online and at the company's auction house in Gardena, CA. For devotees of Lynch's work and worldview, just the experience of browsing the collection is pretty fascinating. The auction showcases plenty of items closely related to his career in film, such as a personalized director's chair, multiple cameras, lighting kits and memorabilia from his many iconic works. Other pieces more broadly reflect his passion for creativity, like audio equipment, musical instruments, painting supplies and a whole lot of literature and vinyl records. The collection also has furniture, like the couch from his 1997 classic Lost Highway , kitchen wares and many personal items from his life. You can even bid on his LaserDisc player and disc collection.
LeMonde
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- LeMonde
In search of flamboyant French film producer Pierre Edelman
Rue Robert-Estienne, a cul-de-sac in Paris's Champs-Elysées neighborhood, was where Pierre Edelman lived. Or rather, where he used to live. Since the spring of 2023, the producer has been nowhere to be found. Vanished. Unreachable. In March, journalist and essayist Guillaume Durand, accompanied by a longtime friend, went to the police station in Paris's 8 th arrondissement to report his disappearance. In one of his many lives, the man was a discreet yet essential figure in the world of cinema. Notably, he was a talent scout for Ciby 2000 – the now-defunct production company founded in 1990 by French construction magnate Francis Bouygues – and later at StudioCanal until the mid-2000s. Edelman's roster speaks for itself: David Lynch throughout the 1990s and 2000s, from Lost Highway (1997) to Mulholland Drive (2001); Pedro Almodóvar during the same period with High Heels (1991), The Flower of My Secret (1995) and All About My Mother (1999); Emir Kusturica, especially during his Palme d'Or win at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995 for Underground. To say that these directors, then at the height of their art, owe everything to Edelman would be an exaggeration. But without him, their careers clearly would not have been the same. Edelman was a matchmaker, a high-level connector in a film industry where human relationships are crucial. He was close to Dennis Hopper, Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone; vacationed in Saint-Tropez with Clint Eastwood; visited Marlon Brando in Tahiti; and stayed at Jack Nicholson's villa on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.
New York Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘A Desert' Review: Motel Hell
Alex (Kai Lennox), the hero of Joshua Erkman's languid, atmospheric neo-noir 'A Desert,' is a photographer past his prime. His first book, a collection of landscapes channeling the desuetude of small-town America, put him on the map 20 years ago, and now he's cruising the highways and byways of the Yucca Valley in California, chasing his former glory. It's in the nature of stories like this to offer its hero the reprieve of a disruption, and it arrives, violently, in the form of Renny (Zachary Ray Sherman), a lanky, keyed-up stranger Alex befriends at a roadside motel. Renny is clearly bad news, and for about 40 minutes, it seems obvious where 'A Desert' is going. But Ekrman's screenplay is slyly intelligent, and in the second act the film takes a sharp turn that is genuinely shocking. Erkman's use of stark lighting — high beams cutting through the desert night — evokes 'Lost Highway,' and there's some 'Mulholland Drive' in the underworld theatrics detailed on the story's periphery. Lynch is a difficult influence to wield responsibly, yet Erkman keeps it largely under control: 'A Desert,' if at times too ambitious, certainly feels distinct. It's a strange film, but it works, and feels grounded, because of its ensemble cast. Both Lennox and Sarah Lind, as Alex's wife, Sam, are serious and convincing, and the musician David Yow, as an oddball private detective following in Alex's wake, gives the movie some idiosyncratic flair. But the highlight is Sherman, whose menacing Renny is truly creepy and, when he really goes berserk, electrifying.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lorde Sets June Release Date For New LP, ‘Virgin'
Lorde has confirmed a June 27 release date for her next Republic album, Virgin, which was preceded last week by the single 'What Was That.' That track was co-produced by Lorde in tandem with in-demand hitmakers Jim-E Stack and Daniel Nigro and is augmented with a video filmed in New York's Washington Square Park. No other information has been revealed about Virgin, although Lorde is known to have recorded some of the music at New York's Flux Studio. See the album cover below and click here to pre-order. More from Spin: Kacey Musgraves Celebrates Lost Highway Deal With Hank Williams Cover Green Day, Hozier Set For Eddie Vedder's Ohana Festival Beyoncé Kicks Off 'Cowboy Carter' Tour With 13 Live Debuts Viirgin is the follow-up to 2021's Solar Power, which topped the Billboard Alternative chart and debuted at No. 5 on the overall Billboard 200. To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, click here.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Two historic Roc theaters host Lyttle Lynch Series honoring iconic late filmmaker David Lynch
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Movie lovers have a range of options to soak in the silver screen in the Rochester area, after all motion pictures wouldn't be where they are today without the influence and technology of Kodak. But even for non-movie lovers – there are new and exciting experiences to explore film history and impact. When iconic filmmaker David Lynch passed away in January, two historic art houses teamed up to give way to an expansive tribute, ergo, A Lyttle Lynch Series. From 'Eraserhead' to 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Lost Highway,' 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,' and 'Blue Velvet,' David Lynch is known for his surrealist and experimental style as an artist who has spanned decades and media. The impact of his film and art is described as 'immeasurable.' Now through the next several months, the Dryden Theater at the George Eastman Museum on Park Ave. and The Little Theatre around the corner on East Ave. will take turns showcasing films from this resounding and legendary artist. 'We've gotten a lot of feedback from Lynch fans who are excited for this series but it's also a great opportunity for anyone who has not seen any David Lynch movies but is curious to come out and check them out for the first time,' says Scott Pukos, Director of Communications at The Little Theatre. Where possible, the films are show in their true intended format: 35 mm print. Part of the work done at the George Eastman Museum not only covers conservation of these prints, but also preservation and restoration, as explained by Anthony L'Abbate, Preservation Manager of the Moving Image Department at the George Eastman Museum. 'If the film was originally on nitrate or acetate films which both decompose, then we're putting it on a more stable film stock, which now is polyester; and then we could also, from these new film elements make scans to have a digital version of the film that could be shown in theaters that can no longer show and exhibit films,' L'Abbate says. The prints are stored in what's called 'The Vault' which has specific conditions set to ensure longevity. '40 degrees Fahrenheit and 30% relative humidity — cool and dry which will slow down any of the aging process and any of the decomposition,' L'Abbate specifies. In a world where digital is often king, the effort of preservation and restoration are essential to documenting history so it can be shared with future generations. 'You can't have a streaming if you don't preserve or restore the film – you still need to go back to a source that gets transferred somehow. To make digital files you have to have an original and you want to keep those around as long as possible, even for like a 100 year old film that's on nitrate stock that has the potential of burning or exploding – we don't throw it away, because if its still in good shape, even if we preserved it 15 years, 25 years down the road, there might come along something that is a better way of preserving it then, then we have now,' adds L'Abbate. The delicate nature of working with film requires meticulous attention to detail, especially when it comes to the final stop before the print is showcased. Enter Sheryl Smith: the Chief Projectionist at the Dryden Theater. She outlines the lengthy procedures required before any type of screening can be accomplished. 'That inspection is to make sure that the print is going to make it through the projector safely and also we're gathering information and filling out a report: what will the projectionist need to know in order to project the film and have a great show — which is identifying sound tracks, identifying aspect ratios and cue-marks have to be at a certain place so we have to make sure those measurements are correct. And also there's a countdown at the beginning of each film and that needs to be measured into a certain way so that when we do the changeovers the countdown timing and the changeover cues are matching up with the film,' Smith says. 'Being a projectionist is great because you're at the final finale of everything that went in to make that film and you're able to share it with an audience and communal experience and that part of film preservation is really exciting for me – that's what I enjoy – sharing what we do with the community on the big screen,' she adds. The first showing in the series already happened featuring 'Eraserhead' (an original print the George Eastman Museum acquired in the 80's from a collector) and had a turnout of more than 250 audience members. Next up, it's The Little's turn – with e a presentation of 'Mulholland Drive' on Saturday, April 12th at 7:30 p.m. 'There are reasons that people still go to the Louvre to see the paintings, there are reasons that people still go to Statue of Liberty to touch it. There's something about being in the same space as that iconic object, that piece of art that still makes the cinematic experience special,' says Jared Case, Curator of Film Exhibitions. The remainder of the film series presentations (with 35 mm specifics) listed below: The Short Films of David Lynch (Various, 55 min, DCP)Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at The Little Theatre Wild at Heart (David Lynch, US 1990, 125 min, 35mm)Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dryden Theatre Lost Highway (David Lynch, US 1997, 134 min, 35mm)Friday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dryden Theatre The Straight Story (David Lynch, US 1999, 112 min, 35mm)Wednesday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. at The Little Theatre Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
