David Lynch—the great American film director known for his dark, unsettling, surrealist imagery—died today, leaving a large gap behind in the world of art house cinema. He was 78 years old.
Film lovers of every generation mourned Lynch passing on Thursday. His filmmaking career spanned four decades, from his 1977’s debut feature, Eraserhead, which launched his career, to his last full feature, Inland Empire, in 2006. Gen X and millennial pop culture connoisseurs know Lynch best not for his movie, but for his critically-acclaimed, cult-hit TV show, Twin Peaks, which ran for just two seasons, from 1990 to 1991. In 2017, Lynch and the cast returned to the series for one more season, titled Twin Peaks: The Return, which was nominated for several Emmys and celebrated as one of the best shows of the year.
Unfortunately, it was no secret that Lynch was in poor health. Last year, the filmmaker
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