Twin Peaks Day 2020 commemorates the day Laura Palmer’s body was found on a rocky beach by Blue Pine Lodge in 1989. It’s also a good day to revisit the episode that started it all – the Twin Peaks Pilot which aired on April 8, 1990. For this Then & Now article, I return to Laura’s house…
On February 23, 1989, Laura Palmer left her home to attend school one last time. That night, she would be brutally murdered and a community would never be the same. I’ve raved plenty of times about my favorite David Lynch film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. This short scene has always stuck in my…
Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington holds a special place in my heart as it was the first Twin Peaks film location I visited in August 1996. For an upcoming article in Blue Rose Magazine – Issue #13 about film locations 30 years later, I revisited this timeless place on January 22-23, 2020. While that Blue Rose Magazine…
Tuesday, February 21, 1989 is a special day in Twin Peaks history. It’s the first day of shooting for what would become the Pilot Episode of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s beloved series. Thanks to Brother Jer from Twin Peaks Archive, we have an idea of what scenes were shot on that first day in North…
I recently shared a video of the Miss Twin Peaks contest from Episode 2.021 with the dark frames removed and the strobe effect minimized. It was neat to see the action unfold without the constant flashing. As it turns out, this short clip was also beneficial to fellow Twin Peaks fans who have sensitivity to…
The first character in Twin Peaks that speaks is Pete Martell (Jack Nance). After telling his wife Catherine that he’s going fishing, he exits the Blue Pine Lodge kitchen and walks along a path. The sound of a lonesome foghorn hangs in the air just before Pete spots something unusual. The rest is history. For this…
If there is one thing Twin Peaks is famous for it’s the use of strobe lights. The earliest use was found in the ending to the International Pilot. That footage from the Red Room was later recycled for Episode 1002. Strobes were also used in Episode 2021 after Windom Earle wreaks havoc at the Miss Twin…
One of my great joys writing for this blog is identifying props from Twin Peaks and sharing their fascinating history with you. This time, we return to the Johnson house for a prop in the kitchen that is seen in the first two seasons. I was researching something completely different when I came across this…
At the Fayetteville Comic Show in Fayetteville, Arkansas, fellow Twin Peaks fans and I dressed like the Log Lady as a tribute to the late Catherine Coulson. Her performance as Margaret Lanterman, affectionately known as the “Log Lady,” is still one of the most memorable (and quoted) characters from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s series….
For the opening scene of Twin Peaks – Part 7 on Showtime, Jerry Horne is seen looking dazed and confused while sitting in the woods. This scene, like his appearance watching Dr. Amp in the woods from Part 5, was shot in Olallie State Park outside North Bend, Washington. It took five visits to Weeks Falls…