THINGS TO DO > MOVIE TIMES Wild at Heart

Between the internet taking its first baby steps into maturity and the disco fad of the 70s and 80s slowly fading back into the back recesses of the cultural consciousness, 1990 was also defined by two huge shifts in pop-culture: The wave of experimental indie-filmmaking sparked by the likes Richard Linklater and Quentin Tarantino, and the even newer waves of radical television shows that were changing the entire medium of television as a whole.ĭavid Lynch happened to be a pioneer of both of these exciting shifts in popular culture. There were many things that really defined that strange, pubescent decade. This time, we delve into the strange world of David Lynch’s mind, attempting to make sense of things along the way.Īh, 1990. By the final post of a retrospective, there will be a better understanding of the filmmaker in question, the central themes that connect his/her works, and what they each represent within the larger context of his/her career. But it will entertain.The Movie Mezzanine Filmmaker Retrospective series takes on an entire body of work–be it director’s, screenwriter’s, or otherwise–and analyzes each portion of the filmography.

I am dreading the US version, though I like the idea that Rutger Hauer will play the Afrikkaner, Du Plessis. The episode where everybody comes down with an illness (won't spoil it for you) is genuinely well done and kept me riveted. That makes the story lines a touch more sophisticated than the eye rollers give it credit for. You see, their difficulties parallel of the overall difficulty in assimilating into the African lifestyle. So, I enjoy the emotional region the program explores, and especially the difficulty in having the two families assimilate into one. That makes sentimental pieces invaluable, I think.

If we did, we would have no need of therapists, right? And so we denigrate those who explore this psychological ground, using symbols and story lines to tell us something about ourselves. They tend to get to the emotional nitty gritty that most of us do not want explored, either in others or ourselves. For some, the sentimental nature of the stories is worthy of a roll of the eyes or feigned disgust. I am a fan of Stephen Thompkinson, ever since first seeing him in Ballykissangel. Second, I like fish-out-of-water stories.

THINGS TO DO > MOVIE TIMES Wild at Heart