Both hailed and reviled, Blue Velvet was rejected by the Venice film festival. Lynch’s scarcely less controversial follow-up, Wild at Heart, starring Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage as a young couple on the run in the American southwest, won the Palme d’Or at the 1990 Cannes film festival.

From Twin Peaks to his films to his own recording career, the director understood how much sound mattered — not only to the audience, but to the characters in his stories.

David Lynch, who died Thursday, combined Eisenhower-era innocence & experimental cinema to forge a disturbing, darkly hilarious look at American life

David Lynch, who made films and television shows unlike anyone else, has died at 78, his family said in a statement Thursday.

Lynch was far more revered in Europe than in America, but he was a particularly American artist. Like one of his idols, Elvis Presley, Lynch was one those unique cultural figures who embodied both the optimism and nightmare of the American dream.

David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive has died at age 78As per the statement shared by his family on Thursday said,

David Lynch has died at the age of 78, his family announced on Thursday, Jan. 16. "It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch. We would appreciate some privacy at this time,

A visionary, his films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive.” He also brought his skewed view to the small screen with “Twin Peaks.”

David Lynch, the prolific artist and filmmaker who created the television show “Twin Peaks,” died Thursday, four days before his 79th birthday. His early childhood in the Inland Northwest left a lasting impression on his psyche.

David Lynch died at the age of 78, his family announced on Thursday, January 16. It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch. We would appreciate some privacy at this time.

Edit: This list was originally published in 2023, and has been updated as a result of David Lynch’s tragic passing at the age of 78. It’s a wild time for David Lynch fans, as the third season ...