The 1990s was filled with some of the best television. You already know of my obsession about Twin Peaks. Around the same time that I was discovering David Lynch and Mark Frost’s masterpiece, Fox debuted another science-fiction show that would capture my attention for most of the decade. On September 10, 1993, Special Agents Dana Scully…
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is filled with some of the most hauntingly beautiful moments ever captured on film. Of the many scenes in the film, Laura Palmer’s brief encounter with Margaret Lanterman, The Log Lady, just outside the Roadhouse is incredibly powerful. This scene was shot in Fall City, Washington, outside…
August 28 is a special day in the Twin Peaks universe. On this date in 1992, David Lynch’s theatrical masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, was released in the U.S. The film had debuted earlier that year in Japan and at the Cannes Film Festival. While initial screenings didn’t thrill audiences, the passage of…
My goal with Twin Peaks Blog is to document every little detail possible about David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange world. This time, I’m turning my attention to the soundtrack to Lynch’s 1992 feature film – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Specifically, I’m examining the cassette tape release of the soundtrack in the…
During my quest to identify all the props used in Twin Peaks, I love discovering items that appear in both the television series and the 1992 feature film. For this article, I highlight Italian floral-themed wall art at the Palmer House. Don’t blink as you might miss these items found at the bottom of the staircase.
In the folksy town of Deer Meadow, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond (Chris Isaak) inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the…
If there was a cousin to Ronette Pulaski’s bridge, it would most likely be the Meadowbrook Bridge that’s seen in both the Pilot Episode and Part 18 on Showtime. This historic bridge is located just down the street from Ronette’s, and has the distinction of being seen in the first and the last episode of Twin…
The exploration of the home used as the Palmer House in Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me continues with a look at the kitchen. It’s fitting we begin our look inside here since it’s the first room seen early on in the Pilot Episode.
The Palmer House is one of the most iconic locations in Twin Peaks. Much like the “two Chalfonts” at the Fat Trout Trailer Park, two houses were used – an exterior of one in Monroe, Washington and the interior and exterior of another in Everett, Washington. This article is the first a series examining the important spot…
In Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, we see Laura Palmer spending lots of time in her bedroom. While working on film location stories about the Palmer House used in the film, I decided to search for the floral still life hanging above her dresser. It didn’t take long to find a match.