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Join us Tuesday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m. as we kick off Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective with his award-winning 1980 film The Elephant Man.

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Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man relates the story of a man with incredible physical deformities who lived in Victorian England during the 19th Century.

While visiting a freak show in London’s West End one night, surgeon Frederick Treves (played by Anthony Hopkins) happens upon an exhibit featuring the grossly deformed Merrick and is immediately struck with curiosity about the man. This begins a relationship between the two men that will have lasting consequences on both of their lives. Treves can tell that beneath Merrick’s crude exterior lies a pure soul with a boundless intellect, and he helps to cultivate Merrick’s senses of humanity and dignity, in addition to making inroads for Merrick in high society. However, Treves soon realizes that, regardless of his good intentions, Merrick continues to be an object of ridicule and exploitation and eventually finds himself back on the freak show circuit. With his physical condition worsening, Merrick may lose his chance to die as a man.

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, The Elephant Man is regarded highly by critics and fans. Although it is a bit more conventional than most of his other films, the beautiful black-and-white cinematography, strange subject matter, and exceptional cast make this film arguably one of the best movies of David Lynch’s career.

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124 MIN

Join us Tuesday, January 28th at 7:00 p.m. as we continue our Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective with his epic 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic!

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Arrakis. Dune. Desert planet… The year is 10,191 and the known Universe is ruled over by an emperor whose power is built upon the spice melange – a coveted commodity that makes long-distance space travel possible and which can only be harvested from the arid wastes of Arrakis’ vast interior. Rival Houses — The Atreides and The Harkonnens — are pitted against one another by the intrigues of the emperor, and Arrakis becomes the battleground. Rumors abound of the Fremen, an indigenous tribe on the planet, and it remains to be seen what role they will play in the power struggle. There’s also young Paul Atreides, the son of the duke, who may hold the key to the entire conflict.

David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic literary sci-fi epic Dune has become a cult classic in the years since its original release. A difficult story to translate on film, Lynch’s production is huge in scope and encapsulates his visionary style with its strange imagery, existential themes, and a cast of top-notch actors.

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137 MIN

Join us Tuesday, February 4th at 7:00 p.m. as Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective continues with what many fans consider his masterpiece!

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Blending psychological horror, neo-noir, and mystery, Blue Velvet tells the story of college Jeffrey Beaumont who happens upon a severed human ear in a vacant lot and suddenly finds himself embroiled in a bizarre, four-sided love triangle between himself, the sheriff’s daughter, a mysterious sadomasochistic lounge singer, and a drug-huffing psychopath named Frank. Jeffrey’s decision to investigate the strange ear and indulge his curiosity about forbidden passions take him into a dark underworld world where finding the light again may cost him everything.

Starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern, and Dennis Hopper, Blue Velvet puts Lynch’s unique twist on conventional movie motifs like the femme fatale, the insurmountable villain, and the hero whose moral compass is questionable. The film earned Lynch an Oscar nomination for Best Director.

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120 MIN

Join us Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m. as Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective gets wild  with a steamy, edgy, and award-winning thrill-ride!

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Outlaw “Sailor” Ripley has just been released from jail for killing a man with a knife. He is picked up by his lover, Lula, and the two embark on a whirlwind escapade when they decide on a whim to move to California. Little do they know that the man Sailor killed was actually hired to kill Sailor by Lula’s strange mother sought to end their relationship. As the passionate pair make their way to the coast, they are pursued both by law enforcement and underworld gangsters — each looking to put an end to Sailor.

Based on the novel by Barry Gifford, Wild at Heart is a sexy, violent thrill ride that Lynch once described as “finding love in Hell.” Like all of Lynch’s films, this movie features an exceptional ensemble cast, many of whom were nominated or won top awards for their performances.

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125 MIN

Join us Tuesday, February 18th at 7:00 p.m. as Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective pays a visit to the weirdest place in the Pacific Northwest!

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When the series Twin Peaks premiered in 1990, it was without a doubt the strangest show to grace a television screen probably since Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, the series was an immediate hit, spawning a demand among fans for a deeper look into the strange world contained in the weird little town in the Pacific Northwest.

In Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Lynch reunites with most of the show’s original cast (and a few very special cameos) to give fans a look inside the events leading up to the tragic murder of troubled prom queen Laura Palmer, in addition to a in-depth account of the last seven days of Laura’s life.

By the time of the film’s release, fans has already learned the answer to the burning question “Who killed Laura Palmer..?“, but Lynch felt compelled to stay in the world of the series long enough to give Laura’s character a chance to live on screen for one last horrifying hurrah since she was already dead in the narrative of the TV show. The result is a much darker journey through the town of Twin Peaks and its inhabitants.

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134 MIN

Join us Tuesday, February 25th at 7:00 p.m. for Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective — we’ll be heading out on a road-trip into surrealist neo-noir!

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“Dick Laurent is dead…” This mysterious message is transmitted over the house intercom of Fred Madison, an avant-garde saxophonist living in Los Angeles. The next day, his wife, Renee, finds a manilla envelope on the stoop that contains a VHS tape. The two sit and watch it only to discover that the video footage is of their house. Another tape arrives soon thereafter, this time showing a more intrusive view of the couple in bed asleep — a POV that could only be obtained by someone standing in their bedroom. To make matters worse, Fred has been having a dream wherein his wife is attacked by creepy assailant. When Fred later actually encounters the strange man at a party, he is revealed to be a friend of Dick Laurent. When a third tape arrives showing Renee dead and dismembered, Fred is falsely accused of the murder and thrown in jail. As if all of this wasn’t weird enough, Fred’s incarceration kicks off a chain of events that plumb the depths of David Lynch’s hallmark style of surreal story-telling!

Returning to themes similar to those explored in Blue Velvet, David Lynch once again deals with the “femme fatale” and the hero who inhabits a bleak landscape of distrust, violence, lust, and greed. What sets this film apart, however, is that the “hero” is not embodied by two characters who seem to share a connection not defined by normal reality.

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134 MIN

Join us Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. for another fantastic installment of Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective — a brilliant film that peers into the shadows cast by the spotlights in Hollywood!

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An attempted murder on Hollywood’s famed Mulholland Drive goes awry when a car crash kills the assailant and leaves the victim, a beautiful dark-haired woman, with amnesia. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles, unable to remember her own identity. She eventually finds her way into an apartment occupied by aspiring actress Betty Wells. The woman, after being discovered by Betty, claims falsely that her name is “Rita” – taking the name from a movie poster for the film Gilda, starring Rita Hayworth – and explains to Betty that she has amnesia and is in danger. From there, the two women embark on a journey to try and learn Rita’s true identity. As it turns out, Rita is actually an actress named Camilla Rhodes whose career trajectory has some very dark forces guiding it.

Considered one of David Lynch’s best films, Mulholland Drive earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director, as well as a win for the Best Director award at Cannes the year of the film’s release.

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147 MIN

Join us Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. as we finish off Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective with the film that started it all!

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Unquestionably one of the strangest feature films of all time, Eraserhead follows main character Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) through a hellish industrial landscape to tell the surreal story of how he ends up having to care for the grotesque child given birth to by his girlfriend Mary.

The film’s luscious black-and-white cinematography, its unsettling sound design (created by Lynch), and its incredibly unforgettable imagery make it one of the most unique films of all time…It is PURE David Lynch! Gravely misunderstood at the time of its release in 1977, Eraserhead has since become a highly regarded touchstone in cinema history — supposedly, Stanley Kubrick told Lynch it was his favorite movie.  In 2004, it was added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry for its cultural significance and artistic impact.

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89 MIN

Join us Tuesday, March 25th at 7:00 p.m. for this last-minute addition to our Let’s Do Lynch: A David Lynch Retrospective!

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Laura Dern reunites with Lynch to star as Nikki Grace, an actress who has been cast as “Sue Blue” in a modern adaptation of an old German film that was never finished. Her character and that of her co-star (played by Justin Theroux) will be tasked with having an affair in the film, and the two are warned that they should keep their relationship on solid professional footing. As the production continues, however, reality and surrealism start to blend as Nikki starts to transform into the character she has been hired to play…taking her to the edge of madness.

Certainly one of Lynch’s most-bizarre and un-linear films, Inland Empire blends back-stage Hollywood intrigue, Polish folktales, a sitcom with bunny-people, and nightmarish hallucinations into a film that encompasses all the great things about Lynch as a filmmaker. The movie was shot by Lynch himself using a standard-definition digital video camera, giving the film a visual immediacy that makes it stand out from his other work and adding a visceral quality to the largely-improvised performances of the cast.

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180 MIN