![]() ![]() ![]() He received an Honorary Oscar for his career in 2020. Lynch’s particular vision (which some critics have termed “narrow”) has produced some distinctive oddities (“Lost Highway” and “Inland Empire” among them), but when Lynch connects, such as in “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” he changes the limited notion of what some filmgoers think of as “the movies.” Both of those films brought him Oscar nominations for directing, while “The Elephant Man” brought him bids for directing and writing. What prompted Lynch to be chosen may be a question for the ages, but it launched a film career that has been nothing short of remarkable. Once king of the “midnight movies” in the 1970s, Lynch from plucked from that world by the Mel Brooks production company to helm the adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway play “The Elephant Man” in 1980. After Sailor is released from prison for murdering a man in self-defence, he and Lula embark on a sex-filled, rocking road trip, aware all the time that they are being hunted by Marietta's cronies.įrom extraordinary international cinema to Hollywood’s latest must-see American indies to groundbreaking documentaries, big screen experiences daily at The Main Cinema, your neighborhood non-profit movie theater.Love or loathe David Lynch, you have to admit that the former indie filmmaker has had one of the most unusual routes to fame in the history of Hollywood. In this case, fate is Lula's mother, Marietta Fortune (Diane Ladd) a desperate woman who hates Sailor and will do anything to keep him away from her daughter. ![]() Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern) are two lovers struggling to remain together even when fate seems intent on keeping them apart. Lynch/Oz is playing at The Main Cinema starting June 16. | Blue Velvet) in celebration of Lynch/Oz, a new documentary that inspires a fresh appreciation for Lynch’s body of work by exploring how it intersects and communicates with The Wizard of Oz, his greatest influence. David Lynch: Behind the Curtain invites you to revisit three Lynch classics ( Wild at Heart | Mulholland Dr. ![]()
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