Earlier this week, the leisure neighborhood was thrown into shock by the shock passing of David Lynch. As followers and collaborators of the Twin Peaks creator keep in mind him, his household and the Criterion Channel wish to assist with that in their very own particular person methods.
For Criterion, this implies making the David Lynch: The Life documentary free to stream within the US, with or with no subscription, by January 31. Launched in 2016, The Life covers the late filmmaker’s life as much as that time, from his childhood and time as an artwork college painter to starting manufacturing on his 1977 debut movie, Eraserhead. In case you’ve received a Criterion sub, that documentary doesn’t should be the tip of it: the service additionally options a number of Lynch movies in its catalog like Eraserhead, Inland Empire, and Misplaced Freeway, along with associated documentaries, on-set footage, and “hours of interviews with the person himself and his key collaborators.” You may see Criterion’s Lynch playlist right here.
Moreover, David Lynch’s youngsters—Jennifer, Austin, Riley, and Luna—have invited followers to affix them on a 10-minute worldwide group meditation at 12 PM PT on tomorrow, January 20. That will’ve marked his 79th birthday, and the 4 youngsters hope this serves as a “celebration of his life. David was a guiding mild of creativity, love, and peace. […] Allow us to come collectively, wherever we’re, to honor his legacy by spreading peace and love internationally. Please take this time to meditate, mirror, and ship positivity into the universe.”
In case you occur to reside in LA, there’s one other method to keep in mind David Lynch: visiting Bob’s Massive Boy, the diner the place he’d reportedly have lunch daily at 2:30 PM for seven years straight. It was there the place he took a photograph with director John Waters, did a “chemistry lunch” for future Peaks stars Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan, and he’d be there, jotting down a number of concepts on the diner’s napkins. Since information of his passing, the only Burbank location has picked up loads of guests, and its five-foot Massive Boy statue is at the moment an altar full of messages and photos from those that linked together with his work.
David Lynch, our beloved dad, was a guiding mild of creativity, love, and peace. On Monday, January twentieth—what would have been his 79th birthday—we invite you all to affix us in a worldwide group meditation at 12:00pm NOON PST for 10 minutes.
Allow us to come collectively, wherever we… pic.twitter.com/Oj3L3FLZSF
— David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) January 18, 2025
So for those who nonetheless want a method to keep in mind or grow to be entrenched in David Lynch’s artwork and life, you’ve received some methods to do it, whether or not you’re at house or in California.
[via the Hollywood Reporter]
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