In our hyper-rational, technology-mediated 21st century, Lynch’s cinema perforates this tyranny of a totalitarian vision and ...

Anthony Hopkins was well into his fifties when he became a Hollywood leading man, especially when he won the Oscar for Best ...

In the life and work of Correlli Barnett, we can find all the most dangerous currents of contemporary conservatism. By John Merrick We are living through one of Britain’s fits of declinism. The graphs ...

It was nominated for eight Oscars (and was unlucky not to win Best Actor for John Hurt, who richly deserved it for playing Merrick) and won Baftas for Best Film and for Hurt. It is heartbreakingly ...

Three years after making his debut with "Eraserhead," Lynch tackled the true story of Englishman John Merrick (played by John Hurt) – in real life, Joseph Merrick – who's labeled a freak because of ...

The adage "one of a kind" is overused yet definitely fits David Lynch, a filmmaker known for constantly reinventing his own weirdly wonderful mold before smashing that thing to bits. Three years ...

Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet ...

The great sorcerer of American cinema died on 16 January 2025. David Lynch’s life ended after fifty years of singular visions ...

where their mistreatment was very real and where a gentle soul like John Merrick didn’t have a chance in the world. Until he did. That’s fucking Lynchian too, guys. Defining his work ...

Starring John Hurt as the deformed John Merrick, the film suggested that Lynch might have a career in mainstream cinema. It secured eight Academy Award nominations including those for best ...