At first glance, the bursting cornucopia of early sixties Fellini and the enveloping fever dream of early nineties Lynch couldn't be further apart. Yet I've always been drawn to the structural similarities between La Dolce Vita and Fire Walk With Me. This month's podcast gave me an opportunity to linger over this thread, as well as other correspondences and counterpoints between the two works (and the TV series which more closely shared La Dolce Vita's meteoric, flamboyant success).
For $5/month patrons, my Lost in Twin Peaks rewatch celebrates Lynch's memorable return to his own show with a two-parter, one of my longest podcast episodes so far...
On the fifth anniversary of Lynch and Frost tweeting "That gum you like is going to come back in style" to announce season three, I opened my Lost in Twin Peaks coverage of the original Red Room episode for the $1/month tier...
Podcast Line-Ups for:
Lost in Twin Peaks #9A
INTRO
THE OPENING OF THE EPISODE
DIRECTOR/WRITERS
PRODUCTION CONTEXT
TV CONTEXT (when it aired, ratings, surrounding shows including Married...with Children)
HISTORICAL CONTEXT (#1 movie: Pacific Heights, world events including Patrick White's death, TIME cover: King Fahd)
MEDIA COVERAGE 32:43 FAN RECEPTION w/ Usenet quotes, dugpa forum comment
PERSONAL RECEPTION
THE FEEL OF THE EPISODE
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EPISODE (ending with ABC promo special clip)
Lost in Twin Peaks #9B
WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER? (new clues, the big picture)
SCENES ORGANIZED BY LAURA STORY
Murder / Family / James / Donna / Therapy / Addiction / Leo / Charity / Flesh World / Spirituality / Employment / The One-Armed Man / Mystery Man / Ben / Maddy
SCENES ORGANIZED BY NON-LAURA STORY
Packard family / Briggs family / Horne family / Saw Mill fire / Shelly, Bobby & Leo / James & Donna / Nadine's drape runners / Teresa Banks case / Ed & Norma / Norma & Hank / Josie & Harry / Cooper & Audrey / Drugs in Twin Peaks / Ben & One Eyed Jack's / Albert vs. Twin Peaks / retiring Andy's misfire / Andy & Lucy / Cooper's shooting
new: Giant clues / Leo's boots / Leo's shooting / Jacques' murder / Josie's caller
LOCATIONS
CHARACTERS (introductions, first interactions, rankings, absences)
COFFEE, PIE & DONUTS (+ other food & cigarettes)
THE UNCANNY
WHAT IS TWIN PEAKS?
WHO IS AGENT COOPER?
WHO IS LAURA PALMER?
READINGS/CLIPS FROM MY OTHER WORK
SHAPE OF THE SHOW & SPECULATION (later context of the show):
HOWARD ROSENBERG'S BOB THEORY (L.A. Times article from the time)
EPISODE RANK & READINGS FROM MY OTHER WORK
FAN SPECULATION (from Usenet & dugpa)
NEXT TIME PREVIEW & LOG LADY INTRO
COMMENTARY on Jennifer Lynch's THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER (from Usenet & dugpa)
SPOILER SECTION (for future episodes):
CHARACTER MILESTONES
MORE COMMENTARY on THE SECRET DIARY OF LAURA PALMER (from dugpa & myself)
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
Lost in the Movies Episode 60
INTRO
TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Johnny, Sylvia, Mike / Red Room, room above the convenience store / Nadine's drape runners + Part 13
TWIN PEAKS CINEMA: La Dolce Vita
OPENING THE ARCHIVE - Finishing the Favorites: #1 MASCULIN FEMININ
OUTRO
TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Johnny, Sylvia, Mike / Red Room, room above the convenience store / Nadine's drape runners + Part 13
TWIN PEAKS CINEMA: La Dolce Vita
OPENING THE ARCHIVE - Finishing the Favorites: #1 MASCULIN FEMININ
OUTRO
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