Twin Peaks returns in 2016 on Showtime (1 Viewer)

[TravisR]

It'll be interesting to see if that release is DVD only, since the whole movie was shot at 480i. A Blu-ray release would require serious upscaling, and the image in that tweet gives some idea of what that upscaling would look like.

It won't really help in terms of video but since the movie is three hours long, maybe a Blu-ray release would look better since it would give the movie more space? Also, the soundtrack can be uncompressed and since Lynch is fanatical about audio, that'll be an improvement. That being said, it does seem like they'll have to be a warning or explanation at the beginning of the disc for why the movie won't look good.

 

[questrider]

It won't really help in terms of video but since the movie is three hours long, maybe a Blu-ray release would look better since it would give the movie more space? Also, the soundtrack can be uncompressed and since Lynch is fanatical about audio, that'll be an improvement. That being said, it does seem like they'll have to be a warning or explanation at the beginning of the disc for why the movie won't look good.

I have the German blu-ray from this box set:

David Lynch Box Blu-ray (Lost Highway / Mulholland Drive / Inland Empire) (Germany)

David Lynch Box Blu-ray Release Date May 5, 2011 (Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire). Blu-ray reviews, news, specs, ratings, screenshots. Cheap Blu-ray movies and deals.

www.blu-ray.com

Here's the portion of the review that comments on the video quality:

Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with VC-1 and granted a 1080p transfer, David Lynch's Inland Empire arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of German distributors Concorde Video.

The high-definition transfer used for this Blu-ray release (50GB) is again encoded with VC-1, as opposed to MPEG-4 AVC. I could not see any key discrepancies to mention in this review. Aside from, maybe, the reds appearing slightly richer on this release (see the screencaptures with Laura Dern), the transfer basically replicates the same source limitations that are present on the UK Blu-ray release.

So the fact that it was shot in standard definition with Sony DSR-PD150 Mini DV (480i/60) cameras, I think it looks as good as it's going to look considering the source material. I never saw the DVD release so I have nothing to compare it to but it looks pretty good to my eyes for what it is.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Al Strobel, who played the One-Armed Man on both runs of "Twin Peaks" as well as the silver screen prequel Fire Walk With Me, has passed away at 83.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Strobel was fantastic in Twin Peaks from the beginning, perfectly understanding what Lynch was going for and allowing himself to work in service of that vision… but he really kicked it up a notch in the revival, adding new layers to an already deep performance. I’m sad he’s gone, but in a way, he’ll never leave as I’ll be watching him in a red curtained room for the rest of my life.

On one of the bonus features for The Return, there’s a moment of him on set with Lynch where Lynch asks him how he lost the arm. The story was harrowing and his survival was miraculous, and the fact that they allowed something so raw and vulnerable to be included was a very generous thing.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch’s Composer on ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ and More, Dies at 85

He also wrote songs recorded by Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Bassey and Mel Tillis and themes for 'Inside the Actors Studio' and the Barcelona Summer Olympics.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

We were really so lucky to get season three when we did. Rest In Peace, and thank you so much for your contributions to the greatest work of art I’ve ever experienced in my life.

 

[TravisR]

Oh man, Angelo. May his music always be in the air.

 

[bujaki]

Genius pairing: Badalamenti and Lynch.
Another Oscar oversight. He should have gotten, at the very least, an honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar.
He's now with Julee. RIP.

 

[questrider]

"Today... no music."



"...and there's a chance for blue skies and golden sunshine all along the last of the way."