Twin Peaks at 20

Spurred on by Radiator Heaven's declaration of "Twin Peaks week" (the series premiered twenty years ago yesterday) I'm taking a momentary break from my break, to re-present my 2008 episode-by-episode analysis of the groundbreaking TV show. It covered all of season one, the first half of season two (through the conclusion of the murder mystery), and the final episode. I also wrote about the disturbing and powerful prequel film, Fire Walk With Me, and put out a few other, random posts on the series as well. Without further ado, then, I prevent a centralized nexus for all my "Twin Peaks" pieces:

Introductions

That gum you like is going to come back in style...
Twin Peaks in context
 
Season 1

Twin Peaks (the pilot)
Twin Peaks: Traces to Nowhere
Twin Peaks: Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer
Twin Peaks: Rest in Pain
Twin Peaks: The One-Armed Man
Twin Peaks: Cooper's Dreams
Twin Peaks: Realization Time
Twin Peaks: The Last Evening

Season 2
Twin Peaks: May the Giant Be With You
Twin Peaks: Coma
Twin Peaks: The Man Behind Glass
Twin Peaks: Laura's Secret Diary
Twin Peaks: The Orchid's Curse
Twin Peaks: Demons
Twin Peaks: Lonely Souls
Twin Peaks: Drive With a Dead Girl
Twin Peaks: Arbitrary Law

Final episode
Twin Peaks: Beyond Life and Death

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (the movie)
Critical idiocy vis a vis Fire Walk With Me 

The picture came from Jeremy Richey's always eye-catching blog, Moon in the Gutter. Check out his post on the show.

We Are the Silver Screen Preservation Society...

My last-minute entry in For the Love of Films, the Ferdy on Films/Self-Styled Siren blog-a-thon, is up at the Dancing Image (I know, two posts in one week over there - it's a new record!). Meanwhile, of course, my first review is up at Lost in the Movies, but I'll highlight that tomorrow.

Here is "The Restoration."

And of course (though there's a link over there too):

Donate to the Foundation.

They Once Were Coming Attractions...

Recently, a recollection of my early years of moviegoing, along with a thorough collection of a hundred or so posters from that era, has been posted on The Dancing Image.

Here it is.

What's up...

A few updates are in order. Firstly, I attached a brief addendum to the opening of my "End of the Examiner" announcement on Wonders in the Dark. It's worth reprinting here in full:

(disclaimer 2/5: I’ve slightly modified the piece and want to issue a clarification at the outset – whatever my issues and disagreements with the site, the experience was largely a positive one. The post is not intended to be a critique of the Examiner, but rather an explanation of my new direction.)

Secondly, I wanted to point your attention to my previous piece on The Sun's Not Yellow (the one topped with the Wizard of Oz pic). In a sense I buried my lead but it was supposed to be more of a discussion-starter than a stand-alone musing, in which I posed the question of whether or not mass re-discovery of classics was possible, and particularly if any of you could think of any candidates for the type of re-discovery that Wizard of Oz and It's a Wonderful Life enjoyed. I'd hoped to see some back-and-forth on that subject, but maybe you're all as stumped as I was. So far only Adam Zanzie's bitten (and even he had trouble thinking of examples outside of scholarly circles). Come one, come all.

Finally, I've updated and streamlined an old post on The Dancing Image. It originally appeared on the site last summer, as a round-up of all my work on that site. Ironically, it preceeded a drop-off in postings there, so that it has not been updated much in the past six months. This weekend I linked up to all my writing online, not just for that particular blog. It now serves - and will continue to serve - as a master directory for all my online work. Comments on old pieces are always welcome.

Here's the directory.

With all that out of the way, I've a number of projects on the back-burner though as always my no-resolution resolutions keeps me silent on what exactly (not that I haven't frequently tipped my hand in the past). Stay tuned, as The Sun's Not Yellow should continue its steady output in the coming week with hopefully more on the horizon for other sites throughout February.

P.S. Check out Stephen's skewering of the sacred Citizen Kane - a film I adore, yet I thought his takedown a bravura piece of analysis. Read, recoil (or rejoice), and respond here.

Update on Blog 09

Heading into the weekend, I don't have too much to say though I've renewed Netflix and should thus have some more to write about in upcoming weeks. I also wanted to keep you posted on the promised updates to "Blog 09" at the Dancing Image. As expected, some new participants (albeit original invitees) have joined in: Jason Bellamy from The Cooler, Dennis Cozzalio from Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule, the whole gang from Out 1, and Andrew from Encore's World of Film & TV have all thrown their hats in the ring. Check for the entries where the blog names would come in alphabetically (also, some of them had other nominees too, so check out the bottom of the post). Plus, Tony Dayoub added his own favorite piece (since I had chosen the one to represent him in the intro) which can be found, again alphabetically, under Cinema Viewfinder.

Here is the updated post.

Happy Martin Luther King Day weekend (even those of you, like I, who unfortunately don't get the day off). See you next week.

Blog 09

It's finished - sort of. A lengthy disclaimer atop the piece notes that I hope to add more but as for the meaty part - the round-up of links, my own highlights, the tribute to my hosts of the past year, it's all there.

Here it is.

Here are some images to whet your appetite: