Look and see: a number of films this in year’s selection—including Atropia, The Stringer, and others—grappled with the ethics ...

Inside the dream: the cinema of David Lynch, who passed away in mid-January, is almost unique in its hypnotic ability to ...

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Resting on a small peninsula in the San Francisco Bay, a castle-like fortress, adorned with battlements atop, separates prisoners from society. The place is San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (formerly ...

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“I don’t know if you’re a detective or a pervert,” remarks Sandy (Laura Derm) to Jeffrey (Kyle MacLachlan) at a crucial juncture in the harrowing new David Lynch picture, Blue Velvet. We never are ...