
The Oscar Project Podcast
A discussion of all the films nominated for Oscars, starting in 1929, plus interviews with filmmakers and authors writing about the film industry.
The Oscar Project Podcast
1.20 Author Interview with Ian Nathan #2
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Season 1
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Episode 20
In this author interview, I speak with Ian Nathan for the second time on the podcast He joins me today to talk about his book, David Lynch: A Retrospective.
Listen to hear the importance of Lynch's first film Eraserhead to his career, what exactly a Lynchian film is, and why Lynch is a mystery even to himself.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
- "David Lynch Keeps His Head" by David Foster Wallace (appears in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again)
- Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman
- The New Journalism by Tom Wolf
Films mentioned in this episode include:
- Eraserhead directed by David Lynch
- Blue Velvet directed by David Lynch
- Mulholland Dr. directed by David Lynch
- Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Inland Empire directed by David Lynch
- The Straight Story directed by David Lynch
- Miller's Crossing directed by Joel & Ethan Coen
- Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller
- A Brief Encounter directed by David Lean
- Aliens directed by James Cameron
Also mentioned in this episode:
- Twin Peaks created by David Lynch