Blue Velvet' cinematographer Frederick Elmes remembers David Lynch, 'Wild at Heart,' and the late filmmaker's legacy.

Lynch, who was born in Montana in 1946, was a writer, director and painter who studied at the American Film Institute. He first broke into the movie scene in 1977 when he turned his thesis project into his first feature film "Eraserhead," a black-and-white surrealist indie film that quickly gained notoriety as a midnight movie.

Lynch was diagnosed with emphysema in 2024. LOS ANGELES - David Lynch, renowned filmmaker and artist, has died, according to a post published on his official Facebook account. He was 78 years old.

Then he topped himself, and every other filmmaker of the time, with the film-noir-gone-mad genius of “Blue Velvet” (1986). Then came the dread-drenched soap opera of “Twin Peaks” (kicking ...

Following his death, revisit David Lynch's most iconic movies at home with this Blu-ray box set, featuring "Mulholland Drive, "Blue Velvet" and more.

Filmmaker David Lynch, who created surreal shows and films such as “Twin Peaks,” “Mulholland Drive” and “Blue Velvet,” has died. He was 78 years old.“There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us,

David Lynch, the groundbreaking director of films including "Twin Peaks" and "Blue Velvet," has died at the age of 78, his family announced Thursday. "It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist,

The beloved director was known for his surreal works like "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive," and "Twin Peaks."

The decades-long valorization and near-deification of the late filmmaker David Lynch is a sign of declining cultural standards and decaying societal values. Long ago, the public flocked to films by directors whose artistic visions,

U2's Bono said he loved one song from a classic David Lynch movie because it broke all the rules of popular music.

From "Twin Peaks" to his films to his own recording career, the director understood how much sound mattered — not only to the audience, but to the characters in his stories.