This past year, I’ve been presenting postcards from the “Real Twin Peaks” of Snoqualmie Valley, WA. Many of these images feature the beautiful Snoqualmie Falls, a 268-foot waterfall that is seen by more than two-million visitors annually. I recently acquired an postcard printed by Impact Northwest from Woodinville, WA contianing a photo from notable Pacific…
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me would premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 1992. This was followed by releases in major markets throughout the rest of the year including Japan, France, Germany, North America, United Kingdom and more. Audiences in Australia, however, had to wait until June 13, 1993 where the…
I’ve professed my love of the first 35 minutes of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me on numerous occasions. I’m particularly drawn to the original Fat Trout Trailer Park, which were the first scenes shot on Sept. 4-5, 1991 in Snoqualmie, Washington. The former Riverside Mobile Home Park is long gone but, like a magician,…
With the arrival of Twin Peaks on Mubi, the iconic horror magazine “Fangoria” published a special collector’s edition featuring content from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show. Senior Editor Meredith Borders recalled first seeing Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me discussed in issue #117 released from Oct. 1992. This prompted me to find that…
In the weeks following the debut of Twin Peaks on the ABC Television network on April 8, 1990, the entire nation was asking, “Who killed Laura Palmer?” Before April ended, The Oregonian asked readers on April 26, 1990 who they thought was the killer. Like many papers at the time, they encouraged fans to don their detective…
According to “The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer,” July 22 is Laura’s birthday. In honor of the occasion, here is a look at a classic publicity photo from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
The former covered observation deck at Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie, Washington only exists in postcards from the past. Constructed in the late 1960s by Puget Sound Power, the viewing area of the majestic 268-foot waterfall makes a small cameo in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. I acquired a postcard containing a photo by Clifford…
Long before Twin Peaks: The Return aired in 2017, Showtime marked the premiere of David Lynch’s masterpiece, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, with a unique promotion. Nearly a year after it’s debut in North American movie theatres, the film debuted on . For it’s arrival, the network turned to Bucky and Vinny, two cab drives-turned-movie critics,…
When Twin Peaks splashed onto television screens in April 1990, millions of television viewers tuned into the show. Viewership was measured by Nielsen TV Ratings, an audience measurement system operated by Nielsen Media Research. Measurement of viewers have changed over the years with the advent of streaming services, yet these reports and statistics continue helping networks…
Anticipation was high for the return of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks on Sept. 30, 1990. Throughout the summer, ABC Television rebroadcast the first season between August and September. The official soundtrack was released on Sept. 11, 1990 and there was even a 30-minute television special that paired the series with short-lived Cop Rock. The TV…