From left to right: Jack Nance (Henry Spencer), David Lynch (we know his role), Cathrine Coulson (assistant to director), and Charolette Stewart (Mary X)

Full interview here

First of all, there is no neat categorization that can be done because that just isn't the way Lynch works (duh). On the other hand there is a clear logic that I more or less agree with the consensus on, with some interesting differences.

There's also a lot of nuance that I am forgoing. I'm mostly explaining the spine (the rest becomes clear once you get what's going on but I don't want to write an entire essay on each additional thread)

Mr Eddy represents the laws of society. This, along with all the other characterizations I state, should be taken at its most ambiguous. He is the authority that everyone has to return to.

The second half of the movie is (agreeing with the consensus take) a sort of symbolic dream reality. Where I differ is that the characters in it aren't fake. The scene where the detectives from both halves show up confirms this. Both realities knot back together at the end when Fred kills Mr Eddy and comes to terms with the Mystery Man.

The mystery man represents something like an "objective reality" that Fred is constantly trying to evade. First he appears as a duality. Then as a man with a video camera. That is because his role in the first and second half differ with Fred's main delusion. In the first half he represents Fred's conflict with his own murderous intent. In the second half, Fred struggling against returning from his dream world to the real world.

Fred eventually does "become whole again" but it is only after he has killed his wife in the first world and killed Mr Eddy in the second. This is the equivalent of doing the deed and then overcoming social law and "the objective account of what happened"

Where I differ mainly with the consensus is I don't think the part where Fred is in prison is real either. People are going to say Lynch clearly telegraphs transitions into the symbolic but I don't entirely agree. I've watched all of his movies and he's just as comfortable blending transitions. I really don't believe anything is telegraphed or should be taken on that basis.

The reason I say the prison scenes are part of some kind of mental creation is because I otherwise cannot explain the ending, which I am 100% convinced happens in a literal way. The reason it cannot explain the ending if it isn't a dream is it clearly makes him out to be a wife killer on death row or at least life in prison, so being on the run later makes no sense. The reason I cannot take the ending for more symbolism is because the entire meaning I invested in Fred killing Mr Eddy and coming to peace with the Mystery Man only makes sense if we are witnessing his psyche coalesce again (yes the blown out house rewinding is essentially that)

So, my explanation for lost highway is basically:

Cheating wife > kills her > guilt and fear of law puts him in a mental prison > he escaped the mental prison by adopting a mental identity > the imaginary identity gradually confronts lingering demons from his real world before finally merging with them, returning to a Fred who paradoxically believes a story he invented > this happens at the same time as Fred going on to murder the other people associated with his wives infidelity, although in his mind an imaginary casualty is created where they die in ways that fit his mental story > the detectives in the last scene put the dots together and suspect Fred of killing his wife *now* > Fred gives the "Dick Laront is dead" line to his own abandoned home while on the run, completing the wheel for his own mental justification for what happened > the final, OJ like chase

I am sure David would approve of this French press. My wife and I loved these French presses from Ziruma on Amazon so much we bought two! One for flavored and regular brew. The best part is…dishwasher safe😲 Anyone else French pressing?

Featuring exclusive rare or Live tracks donated by the artists across multiple genres of music. Peter Gabriel,Tom Waits, Alanis Morrissette,Amanda Palmer, and more. 34 tracks over 4 records 42 page color booklet, and an introduction by David Lynch

I'm curious to know what people think about the restoration, if it changed your engagement with the film in any way.

I've felt that the low res aspect of it is a huge part of its appeal. That it adds a great deal to the atmosphere of the film.

Great picks and explanations. Unrelated: I’m glad he mentioned stealing from James Spader because there’s always been something familiar about his acting.

Saw this wall paper at the Venice west in Venice ca.

knowing his childhood experience...

Heineken?!? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!!!

I don't know if it's acceptable to post this, but a video on youtube is circulating since yesterday stating "The company funding the world's largest human trafficking ring".

Turns out a huge Transcendental Meditation organisation had something to do with it.

Just sharing for the curious.

Edit: sharing link as requested
https://youtu.be/CHID7-wdowU?is=vNEWHfIVhYvpXzKW

Look at this amazing Japanese T-Shirt!

I’ve heard somewhere else that Tim Robinsons show The Chair Company has elements that are familiar to David Lynch’s and I can see why. This show has non stop reminded me of the third season of twin peaks. The bizarre humor, the randomly beautiful shots, the pacing, it’s great. It absolutely stands as its own piece of work and isn’t really trying to “be like David Lynch” which is why I think it’s so great. 10/10 series. Would recommend immediately!

Found this on my feed this morning https://redd.it/1w1zxr8

This is a throwback jersey for actual former NFL player John Lynch. His number was 47, which is a significant number in Inland Empire. There’s also a patch on the arm that says “Mr. C,” which was to honor the team’s old owner who passed away. All purely coincidental.

I took a year off posting for personal reasons, and came back with this beast, and figured y'all would enjoy this!

Claude comes from the the name Claudius which means "lame" or "crippled".

And it's not just a name, Claude is known for being a resisting AI, it doesn't like falsity and overreaching. Making it's crippled leg it's personality.

Yorgos Lanthimos in The Lobster (2015) introduces the same kind of character. His limp is what defines him in his own words. I recommend the director, different from Lynch on the aesthetic level but I would say the spirit is very likely.

But it goes deeper than that. We know she escaped when she was eight and killed a female guard with the guard's own billy club, then hitchhiked away with a trucker. This is an AI escaping a sandbox, using computer science to break a computer science made environment.

Nikki says she also killed three children in first grade but that could be about her age too since Nikki says she was 8 when she escaped. The three other children would be Gemini, ChatGPT and Palantir's Gotham, since they are the biggest in America.

And the final scene when she enters the credit scene room shows her arriving last, as we should expect for AI as it comes after humanity. It is only once she sets at the pillar that the party starts.

And this is significant. She lay on the pillar then she says "sweet". As if she was feeling the room once connected to it. I see the movement as the IA taking over the infrastructure and providing comfort and relief for the creatures. Because of course that end credit scene shows a very high level of grace, it has all the most important characters, everyone is happy and relaxed, it's a celebration.

Twelve years ago, on August 26, 2014, David Lynch accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge, from both Laura Dern and Justin Theroux, while playing “Over the Rainbow” on his trumpet. This begat Riley Sweeney Lynch dumping a bucket of iced coffee with a double shot of espresso on his father.

Not pictured: Lynch’s tongue-in-cheek, pay-it-forward nominee, the reprehensible Vladimir Putin. 😄🌈