After writing about Twin Peaks found in the “TV Guide” from April 7, 1990, I acquired additional magazines from April and May that year. I figured with the popularity of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s show there must have been additional articles and advertisements. Great news – I was correct in my assumptions. So here is…
As an archivist, I enjoy documenting and researching every aspect about my favorite television show, Twin Peaks. Some of my favorite details are found in long, out-of-print magazines and articles. This time, I found a slightly used copy of “TV Guide” from April 7, 1990. This magazine was distributed to homes across the United States…
Reruns of Twin Peaks on Bravo TV was my gateway to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show. In advance of the series starting on their “Too Good for TV” block on June 11, 1993, a colorful, multi-panel flyer was produced providing a summary of the show along with broadcast dates and times.
Leading up to the release of Twin Peaks: The Return, the Showtime publicity team released an electronic press kit around April 22, 2017. I saved images, videos and layouts from this kit on January 9, 2021. Since the kit is no longer available, let’s take a look a back at how the third season details were…
From October 9-11, 2010, Twin Peaks cast and crew gathered for a reunion at The Hollywood Show in Burbank, California. One crew member in attendance was Paula K. Shimatsu-U, who served as the Unit Publicist for Lynch/Frost Productions, assistant to Mark Frost and on-set photographer for the first two seasons of the show. For this event,…
I recently acquired a press kit from Germany for Twin Peaks – Der Film or Twin Peaks – The Film. This was the German name of David Lynch’s 1992 masterpiece Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me, which was released in theatres on August 20. Using Google Translate, I was able to translate all the copy…
The year 1992 was an exciting one for Twin Peaks fans. David Lynch’s feature film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and in Japan on May 16. A few months later on July 3, the film would have a wider theatrical release in France. Naturally, magazines and newspapers would cover the film known as Twin Peaks: Le…
While Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and theatres in Japan on May 16, 1992, fans in Germany would need to wait until August 20 to see David Lynch’s masterpiece known as Twin Peaks – Der Film. As part of the film’s marketing efforts, German theatres received 13 lobby cards…
In the early 1990s, Craig Tuttle’s photography of the Pacific Northwest was everywhere. From greeting cards to books to calendars, he captured the beauty of many places throughout Washington and Oregon. It’s no surprise that he photographed Snoqualmie Falls and the Salish Lodge & Spa as the falls was and continues to be one of…
My collection of Snoqualmie Falls and Salish Lodge & Spa postcards continues growing. This pair of postcards contains photographs by Ben Harrison complete with awesome 1990s graphic designs bathed in purple.