For most Americans, the name, Georgia conjures images of peaches, Coca-Cola’s home state, or perhaps a Ray Charles song. But in Japan, Georgia Coffee is something very different: a beloved brand of ready-to-drink canned coffee that has been part of daily life since Coca-Cola launched it there in 1975. Sold in vending machines, convenience stores,…
When Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me arrived on home video on January 6, 1993, New Line Cinema provided video stores with advertising materials designed to appeal to fans of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show and hopefully drive sales or rentals. One such item was a cardboard sign with the “Welcome to Twin…
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was screening for one-night only during the 42nd Melbourne International Film Festival on June 13, 1993. Fans who missed this sold-out showing would have to wait months to see Lynch’s masterpiece which arrived in Sydney and Melbourne theatres in November and December 1993 respectively. Here’s a look back…
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 missed the original broadcast of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks when it aired on the ABC Television Network from 1990-1991. My journey into this town that is both wonderful and strange was guided by VHS borrowed from my local library and reruns on Bravo, the film and arts cable channel in 1993. Let’s…