Much of the news, even the so-called "entertainment news," is depressing these days. One must ask: where is the joy? Must be out there somewhere.
So some much needed levity here: David Lynch's campaign for a best-actress Oscar for Laura Dern. I look forwards to seeing his latest, "Inland Empire".
Quick scoring of Lynch's ouvre I've seen:
- Mullholland Drive: A. Great performance by N. Watts.
- The Straight Story: A+. Produced by Disney, G-rated, excellent.
- Lost Highway: The first half of the movie gets an A+; the second, a B- or worse.
- Wild at Heart: C+. Don't know why this got top prizes at Cannes. Almost a self-parody.
- Blue Velvet: A. A revelation, when I saw it in the theaters in 1986.
- Dune: B+. Not so bad, watched on a decent home theater. Much better than the rather boring mini-series that was made a few years ago.
- Elephant Man: A+
- Eraser: B-. Points for atmospherics, being a "cult movie". But didn't get it, I guess.
"Twin Peaks" deserves special mention: the first season gets an A+; the second season gets a B- except for the A+ first episode and the Lynch-directed one that reveals the killer; the movie, "Fire Walk with Me", gets an F.
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I think the only F in the Lynch oeuvre should go to Boxing Helena (which, granted, is not David's but Jennifer's). Fire Walk with Me may be the most horrifying movie I have seen. The Straight Story struck me as pointless; Mulholland Drive has two scenes that earn it an A+.
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