hey everyone! i totally knew i had to buckle down and go see david lynch's latest film (which made its debut at the venice film festival in sept) INLAND EMPIRE (lynch insists it be spelled with capital letters) but of course with a running time of over three hours (oh yes - 194 minutes to be exact) and the promise of overall mass confusion - even being a huge lynch fan - i had a slight sense of dread when i thought about seeing it! so this afternoon i found myself in the mood to deal and marched over to the laemmle sunset five for the 1pm showing (i believe it's scheduled to play in more cities in january) my pal nathaniel from film experience told me it was worth seeing although it made no sense yet there were plenty of great sequences - he was definitely right on both points! there was a loose plot (an actress making a film - here's a longer synopsis) but it all quickly becomes very surreal & dreamy as layers of reality are stripped away - it's one of those puzzles you'll never figure out - you have to just go with the flow on this one - the tagline sums it up best...a woman in trouble...
this is lynch's big screen follow-up to the awesome mulholland drive (both naomi watts and laura harring have small bits in 'inland') and if you thought that film was a bit confusing - INLAND EMPIRE tops the cake of confusion! all his usual symbols and motifs were present and accompanied by an eerie & excellent score from long-time collaborator angelo badalamenti! yet all the dizzying questions aside - it's one of lynch's best works and probably the most bizarre film i've ever seen! i totally enjoyed it although it did spook me out a bit (i jumped a few times) and i'm sure i'll have a few lynch-induced nightmares tonight - yikes! the cast was incredible and included such director favorites as grace zabriskie, harry dean stanton, justin theroux, and diane ladd but the film is really carried by the AMAZING performance of laura dern (she's also credited as co-producer) who certainly is no stranger to mr. lynch's films! it's a really long film yet for the most part my attention was held tight and thankfully i didn't have to get up once plus i sat through the entire credit roll!
i highly recommend this film if you are in fact a lynch fan - if you're not then i suggest to sit this one out! it's a total mind fuck and hauntingly beautiful (i would have preferred to seen it shot on proper film rather than digital video - he actually swore off using film ever again) i for sure would love to see laura dern nominated for an oscar for her super raw & genius performance (as does lynch who had a roadside 'best actress' campaign) at one point ms. dern's character states i don't understand what i'm doing here and i felt the same exact way but i was quite content with my trip to INLAND EMPIRE! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
PS if your a lynch-phile like myself - make sure to check out davidlynch.com where for a small fee you can subscribe to his experimental videos and web series - like rabbits (who do make an appearance in 'inland')
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HEIDI KLUM HITS THE RUNWAY Friday November 20 2009 @ 7:44AM FILED UNDER MODELS ADD COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
good morning and happy friday! you'd certainly never guess that just five and a half weeks ago supermodel heidi klum (age 36) gave birth to her fourth child (a girl named lou samuel) she hit the runway last night in nyc at the annual victoria's secret fashion show (which will
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AN UPDATE ON BRAD PITT'S BEARD ... Thursday November 19 2009 @ 8:05PM FILED UNDER ACTORS ADD COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
sadly the beard hasn't gone away - although i seriously wish it would! brad pitt is still rocking that nasty beard (he just arrived in nice, france) which is also going gray - it's starting to remind me of grizzly adams! i don't mind a little facial hair (in fact
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I'M OFF TO SEE RÖYKSOPP! Wednesday November 18 2009 @ 8:15PM FILED UNDER CONCERTS ADD COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH TOM CRUISE Wednesday November 18 2009 @ 7:41AM FILED UNDER STAR MAGAZINE ADD COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
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NINE / KATE HUDSON / CINEMA ITALIANO Tuesday November 17 2009 @ 7:02PM FILED UNDER TRAILERS ADD COMMENTS (3) | PERMALINK
hey y'all! normally i don't like to post more than one trailer per movie but i'm making a special exception for the upcoming stage to screen adaptation of the musical nine which i'm so super excited over - i seriously cannot wait to see it next month! (opening in ny/la
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GUESS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Monday November 16 2009 @ 8:22PM FILED UNDER RANDOM ADD COMMENTS (1) | PERMALINK
hey hey! so this crazy looking scantily-clad character (who does have a certain sex appeal about him!) was spotted walking around downtown los angeles earlier today ... can you figure out why he's dressed like that? find out what he's actually up to after the jump ... go!
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LADY GAGA IS A MONSTER Monday November 16 2009 @ 7:26AM FILED UNDER LADY GAGA + MONDAY MP3 ADD COMMENTS (3) | PERMALINK
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DOLLY PARTON - HERE SHE COMES AGAIN Saturday November 14 2009 @ 3:53PM FILED UNDER MUSIC VIDEO ADD COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
hey hey! there's nobody out there that can compare to country legend dolly parton - she's seriously the best! now she's got a new dvd/cd out released this past week called dolly parton: live from london which would make the perfect gift this holiday season for any fan of ms.
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IS JON GOSSELIN GETTING PAID TO SMOKE? Thursday November 12 2009 @ 9:29PM FILED UNDER PEOPLE ADD COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
hey everyone! i really can't stand anything gosselin related but as i sift through paparazzi pictures on a daily basis looking for content to write about here on popbytes - i started to notice loser jon gosselin is practically always smoking in pictures - more than anyone else (see examples
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POP NOSH: DOUBLE GROSS Thursday November 12 2009 @ 12:55PM FILED UNDER POP NOSH ADD COMMENTS (0) | PERMALINK
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