After releasing “Inland Empire” in 2006, director David Lynch stayed creative with lots of projects — music, short films, and other artistic endeavors — but didn’t get back behind the camera in any substantial way until the newly revived “Twin Peaks.” However, fans hoping that Lynch would return to the arthouse as well with a new film were left disappointed when he stated he was never going to make another movie, citing the current industry landscape, and concerns his kind of creations wouldn’t be financially viable. Well, he taking a few steps back from those comments.
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Currently doing a victory lap for “Twin Peaks” at the Cannes Film Festival, the filmmaker was asked on the red carpet about retiring from moviemaking, and said, “My remarks have been misrepresented. I did not say I quit cinema. Simply that nobody knows what the future holds.”
So, it looks like we can keep hope alive for possibly another big-screen experience by the completely unique David Lynch. However, as the filmmaker himself said, cable television is the new arthouse, and movie theaters are no longer the sole domain of cinema. And really, when Lynch is delivering 18 hours of new programming with “Twin Peaks,” all told in his uniquely batshit voice, we should be celebrating that, rather than worrying about which medium his work appears on. [Le Soir via Welcome to Twin Peaks]