Bickering Peaks: A Twin Peaks Podcast

We join up with Nick and Dylan of 119! A Twin Peaks Podcast to delve into the supremely challenging mysteries of David Lynch's 2006 film INLAND EMPIRE. Tune in for three very different interpretations of the film, and sound off with your ideas about what it all means (or tell us why you think meaning doesn't matter!) Notes: - You can check out 119! A Twin Peaks Podcast on Twitter (@119Podcast) and definitely go on and listen to their excellent analysis of Twin Peaks: The Return on their pod!

The Bicks dig deep to deliver on the promise of the surprising and inspirational true story of the 1913 US Open as told by Mark Frost in the 2005 film THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED (which, in turn, was based on his book of the same name). Starring Shia LaBoeuf as amateur golfer Francis Ouimet, the film takes us on a leisurely stroll along the links of history, with detours into the upper-crust world of the English and American class systems---which aren't as different as you'd imagine---before settling in on some of the most exciting and nerve-wracking sportsing action ever committed to film (and we're not being hyperbolic or ironic here!) For more information about the game of golf: https://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-golf.htm To buy Mark Frost's book: https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Game-Ever-Played-Francis/dp/0786888008

Mulholland Drive. A modern classic, and arguably one of the high points of David Lynch's storied career. This episode we do our very best to walk through the interpretations, the artistry, and the powerful messages woven throughout this 2001 masterpiece. Warning: Our best really isn't good enough. We also talk at length about the connections of this film to other David Lynch works, including Twin Peaks, as well as other cinematic landmarks, especially Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, which bears more than a few similarities with Mulholland Drive. As part of that discussion, we also discuss an essay collection edited by Douglas Cunningham. The San Francisco Of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo: Place, Pilgrimage, and Commemoration - Check it out on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Francisco-Alfred-Hitchcocks-Vertigo-Commemoration/dp/1442257474

The Lifetime network holds a special place in the hearts of half of this podcast, and this episode we're taking a look at the most Frostian of Lifetime made-for-TV movies: The Deadly Look of Love. Join us for a discussion of early noughties feminism, the appeal and joys of Lifetime's particular romantic/life-affirming formula, and the elements of Mark Frost's work we are finally seeing as the most vital contributions to the vaunted Lynch/Frost collaboration.

Take a slow-as-molasses journey with us across the wide open prairie as we visit David Lynch's 1999 film THE STRAIGHT STORY and delve into a warm dreamscape of a different kind than we're normally used to from the master of surreal dreamscapes. Based on a true story, THE STRAIGHT STORY follows Alvin Straight as he attempts to make it across the Iowa/Wisconsin border to visit his ailing brother. Though he's not a well man himself, along the way Alvin makes friends and comes to a deeper understanding about his life and helps other to see the beauty in the world around them. Notes: Eighteen Bridges article, "A High and Lonesome Sound" by Robbie Jeffrey: http://eighteenbridges.com/story/high-and-lonesome-sound-canada-rural-crisis/

It might not have been here for a long time, but it was a good time! Buddy Faro was Mark Frost's 90s-noir lovechild that brought a pair of private eyes from different generations together into a colour-saturated, quirky, and delightful private eye comedy. Quick and witty dialogue, interesting characters, and fun abound in this great meetup between 90s and 30s-through-70s culture. Featuring a number of Mark Frost's core group of collaborators, it's a unique show that deserved a better fate than to quietly fade away after the fall season of 1998. Join us as we chat about this great series, as well as its connections to Twin Peaks and The Return.

We're talking the big three this episode: sex, lies, and videotapes. Lost Highway has them all in spades, wrapped up in the usual Lynchian elements of mystery, violence, and doubles galore. We discuss the film's confounding interplay of memory, reality, desire, and jealousy, to try and see if there is a single, understandable plot somewhere in that mix, or if the film's best understood as a loose series of scenes, feelings, and meditations. We also discuss some of the important production notes, and of course tie it back to Twin Peaks, as well as the other parts of Lynch's California Trilogy. So join us for a dive into transmorphing Jazz players and bad wigs, as we head down the Lost Highway. A few resources we used to help understand the film: Lost Highway Analysis by Melmrose Projects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfwdAoa_nno What's So Great About That? - Lost Highway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNUaWtGW2_k

"For a millennium, the space for the hotel room existed undefined. Mankind captured it, gave it shape and passed through. And sometimes in passing through, they found themselves brushing up against the secret names of truth. " Thus we enter the world of David Lynch's HOTEL ROOM, a series that jumps between times but remains always behind the door of Room 603 of the Railroad Hotel in New York City. His first foray into the then-fledgling world of cable television is fascinating and strange, pushing the boundaries of the medium in its exploration of love, loss, and possibly even more... Notes: - Watch the original series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHguVYjMPo - If These Walls Could Talk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_These_Walls_Could_Talk - Auteur Theory's look at the series: https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/hotel-room-david-lynch/

Rain-soaked streets...moss and wisteria...bad guys in the bayou. This is the setting for Mark Frost's 1992 film "Storyville", a courtroom drama/thriller mixed with elements of the police procedural Frost knew all too well from his years on "Hill Street Blues", a dose of Vietnamese underworld intrigue, and all filmed at the intersection of Deep South corruption and 1990s social conscience. It's messy at times and highly entertaining in others. If nothing else, watch it for James Spader and Jason Robards ("...don't forget the final courtroom fight scene!" Aidan adds.)

After The Return to Twin Peaks, we've returned to Fire Walk With Me for another look at the David Lynch film, with an eye on the big picture. What connections are there between the film and the 2017 TV series? What new theories and ideas did it spark? And where does it rank in the list of Twin Peaks filmed projects? Join us for a discussion and a look both forward and back as the linchpin of Twin Peaks comes back for further study.

Fasten your seatbelts, we're goin' for a ride! 1990s WILD AT HEART is an adaptation, yes, but it's filled with Lynchian quirkiness and oddities and the unshakable sensation that nothing you see is quite as it seems. While neither of us can call this our favourite Lynch film, we tried our best to see past the goofy madness and over-the-top qualities to get to the (wild) heart of it all... Notes: - Auteur Theory: 'Wild at Heart' Deleted Scenes https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/wild-at-heart-deleted-scenes/ - Somewhere Over The Rainbow – How Lynch made Wild At Heart his own https://25yearslatersite.com/2018/03/08/somewhere-over-the-rainbow-how-lynch-made-wild-at-heart-his-own/ - Deleted Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f-sESAtq5o&app=desktop Bonus! - American Experience: The Donner Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYGkBXB0Rjg

Let's take it back. Way back. It's the Summer of 1992. The viewing public had long since learned the answer to the question of "Who Killed Laura Palmer?"; Twin Peaks had been off the air for a year, and all hope for a revival and answers to the plethora of questions raised by the Season 2 finale had been thoroughly and hopelessly dashed (or piqued even further) by "Fire Walk With Me". For some bewildering reason, the suits at ABC entrusted Lynch and Frost to come up with another TV show. A sitcom. Based on the mid-century variety shows that had long gone out of favour, and the hilarious hijinks going on backstage at the fictional Zoblotnick Broadcasting Company. Predating "30 Rock" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" by a good dozen or more years, ON THE AIR was a baffling collection of 7 episodes (3 of which aired between late June/early July on ABC before the show was cancelled). It's surreal. It's bizarre. It's utterly weirdly fantastic. And it's the subject of this week's Bickering Peaks. (Recorded in early 2017, re-released with a new intro. We hope you enjoy!)

The Bicks had the golden opportunity to sit down with Andrew Grevas to celebrate the first birthday of Andrew's legendary Twin Peaks site, 25 Years Later...and we couldn't pass it up! So here, in the space we'd normally talk about Twin Peaks in the chronological cataloguing of the Lynch/Frost professional oeuvre, permit us a moment to talk shop with our partner in publishing! Whether discussing the first time he entered the town of Twin Peaks or extolling the virtues of the amazing team of people who make the site what it is or lapsing into interview mode and asking US questions instead of the other way around, Andrew was a tremendous good sport and we had a lovely chat. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Happy Birthday, 25YL!!! https://25yearslatersite.com/ twitter.com/25YLSite facebook.com/25YearsLaterSite

Like you, we were a little surprised to find this gem in the memory banks at Lynch/Frost HQ. The second Lynch/Frost production to actually be produced, this short lived slice of Americana: Documented, is a treat. We talk about the nouveau approach to documentary filmmaking on display, the breadth and tone of the topics discussed, and how it fits in with Twin Peaks, and the larger cannon of Lynch and Frost works. This Mark Frost created project is a unique one, so don't miss out on our discussion, or the chance to watch it yourself. Links are below. Pilot (Farewell to the Flesh): https://vimeo.com/80385969 Manhattan After Dark: https://vimeo.com/80039298 Semper Fi: https://vimeo.com/81173257 Circus and Truck Stop: https://vimeo.com/81226788

The elevator pitch for this film would have included: a secret government installation; a small town in Kansas; a cast of wacky characters; and an errant laser beam. It is baffling to imagine this film having actually been greenlit and even though it was never actually made, here we are 30 years on reading the screenplay of the first Lynch/Frost production. Come with us as we meet proto-Dougie and explore some of the early themes from Twin Peaks: The Return! We've brought enough Beefy Cheese Louises for all! Notes: The screenplay - http://www.lynchnet.com/osbscript.html How a lost David Lynch script explains the divisive Dougie - http://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/36961/1/how-a-lost-lynch-script-explains Deconstructing David Lynch's One Saliva Bubble (Part 1) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arwZoe5cmVg