Though surreal and sometimes impenetrable, Lynch's films lead us down dark roads to curious, new possibilities.

The famously weird filmmaker set his 1986 movie in Lumberton, with many modifications, and filmed in Wilmington during its film infancy.

Seven of Lynch’s films are 4K restored on Criterion, all of which include bonus content, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes short films: “Blue Velvet ... with rare film photos from ...

followed by "Blue Velvet" in 1986 and "Mulholland Drive" in 2001, the latter also earning Lynch a best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, where he previously earned the festival's top ...

Then he topped himself, and every other filmmaker of the time, with the film-noir-gone-mad genius of “Blue Velvet” (1986). Then came the dread-drenched soap opera of “Twin Peaks” (kicking ...

Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Share LOS ANGELES — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series ...

The movie was panned by critics when it opened in 1984 and seemed likely to bring a sudden end to Lynch’s meteoric rise, only for him to be redeemed by his fourth feature, Blue Velvet.

Films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” aren ... (The man loved cigarettes and milkshakes.) His movies, as well as his beloved television series “Twin Peaks,” are full ...

Blue Velvet movie poster (Alamy/PA) Major success came in the 1980s with the release of The Elephant Man, loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man who lived in London ...

David Lynch answered the call with Blue Velvet. Lynch was an unlikely saviour. He'd made his breakthrough in 1977 with Eraserhead, a deeply disturbing, surreal nightmare of a movie. It was a cult ...