“When David Lynch died on Jan. 15 of complications from emphysema, the outpouring of grief in the arts community was massive, with an intensity I haven’t seen since Prince or David Bowie. We had heard he wasn’t doing well, but the news still hit like a punch to the gut. When an artist who has made such a profound impact on you dies, you’re not just mourning the person, you’re mourning the effect that they had on your life, the way they helped shape and change the way you see the world. For a lot of people — particularly of my generation — Lynch was our first taste of surrealism, of art that not only didn’t need to correspond to narrative conventions, but often delighted in defying them.” – Sean Burns, WBUR
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME screens Sun, Feb 9, while BLUE VELVET and MULHOLLAND DRIVE screen Feb 24–28.