David Lynch, 3/9.

Half an hour of good listening with David Lynch from Ed Champion: "Subjects Discussed: Transcendental Meditation, true happiness, contending with stress, fear and anxiety, anger, the relationship between filmmaking and TM, inner happiness, walking vs TM, Knut Hamsun, Einstein's Theory of Everything, Dostoevsky's 1866 publishing deal, on coming up with ideas, the art life vs the business life, Frank Silva's unexpected casting as Bob in Twin Peaks, and whether Lynch understands his own films."

Updated through 3/13.

"I visited the David Lynch exhibition yesterday at the Paris Fondation Cartier," writes Harry Tuttle. "Having seen some of his paintings online already, some of his photographs and most of his short films/animation, I wasn't as overwhelmed/surprised as I imagined. The scenography is rough and colossal (industrial scafolding structures) but there are only 4 rooms to cross, bathed in a semi-darkness, kinda half-night. Although some of the pieces are really impressive and worth a direct contact. Others require some explanations/guidance..."

"For decades, his films have explored the darkness inherent in American culture, often through the prism of twisted sexuality," writes Alice O'Keeffe in the New Statesman. "I ask him whether he feels his artistic vision has been vindicated by recent events in America. 'That's exactly the way it's been going,' he says, nodding sagely."

Also, Ryan Gilbey on Inland Empire. More from Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian.

Stephen Applebaum talks with Laura Dern for the Independent.

Update, 3/12: Jonathan Romney profiles Lynch for the Independent.

Update, 3/13: Jerry Lentz sends word of profile by Mitch Horowitz in, get this, the Fortean Times.

Posted by dwhudson at March 9, 2007 12:49 PM