Lynch/Oz Review: Tracing The Populist Surrealism Of David Lynch And Movie Americana [Fantastic Fest]
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During a New York Film Festival Q&a for "Mulholland Drive," David Lynch was asked about the influence of "The Wizard of Oz" on his film. Lynch, who can often be hilariously evasive when it comes to questions, actually got earnest and replied: "There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about the 'Wizard of Oz.'" Director Karyn Kusama was in the audience for that Q&a, and recounts the story in "Lynch/Oz," Alexandre O. Philippe's attempt to connect Lynch's surreal worlds to the classic "The Wizard of Oz." It's not an outlandish premise, since "Oz" clearly has influenced Lynch for years — there are full-blown references to it littered through his films, most notably "Wild at Heart." As Lynch himself says in his MasterClass, "The Wizard of Oz" is a "film that has caused people to dream for decades."
Like Philippe's "78/52: Hitchcock's...
Like Philippe's "78/52: Hitchcock's...
- 9/25/2022
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
One of my favorite films out of the North Bend Film Fest was the latest documentary from Rodney Asher (Room 237; The Nightmare). The El Duce Tapes is an equally horrifying and fascinating look into the frontman of controversial 80s/90s shock rock group The Mentors. Eldon Hoke, aka "El Duce," dubbed the band’s brand of music “Rape Rock” and wrote and performed what are arguably some of the most offensive songs ever recorded.
In the early 90s, filmmaker Ryan Sexton began shooting footage of El Duce to put together a short film about the band. The project never really came together, as shooting continued on and on, filling multiple VHS tapes, which eventually sat in storage. Asher and David Lawrence have taken them and edited them down into a horrifying and engrossing examination of the man, the persona and the space where the two meet.
If you’re not...
In the early 90s, filmmaker Ryan Sexton began shooting footage of El Duce to put together a short film about the band. The project never really came together, as shooting continued on and on, filling multiple VHS tapes, which eventually sat in storage. Asher and David Lawrence have taken them and edited them down into a horrifying and engrossing examination of the man, the persona and the space where the two meet.
If you’re not...
- 8/24/2019
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
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