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Award-winning journalist. Author, THE DREAMER'S PATH: TWIN PEAKS AND DAVID LYNCH THE ACTOR, out now: https://xitter.cf/t.co/ex1YXJfJW5 Member: @LAFilmCritics. Find me: 🦋

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As this site sinks deeper into a miasma of deranged conspiracy theories, proto-fascism, racism, crypto promotion, boosted misinformation and degraded functionality, I feel less inclined to share my work here. I’ll still be around occasionally, but reach out to find me elsewhere.
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Honored by Film Obsessive’s THE DREAMER’S PATH review: Crafted “with a thoroughness that would impress Dale Cooper himself… Its interest (and expertise) in reevaluating his skill as a performer makes it a unique read in the pantheon of Lynch literature.” filmobsessive.com/film/film-…

The Dreamer's Path Shines a Spotlight on David Lynch the Actor

In Brent Simon's THE DREAMER'S PATH, David Lynch the actor is finally given full appraisal, from his underrated skill to his unlikely roles.

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David Lynch’s BOAT is one of many curios to receive loving examination in THE DREAMER’S PATH, which details *every* Lynch on-screen performance. Learn where the 2003 short was filmed… and how it connects to an incident from decades earlier! bit.ly/3NpYWqA #DavidLynch
Cue The Lonely Island and T-Pain… it’s David Lynch on a boat!

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📕 Happy National Book Lovers Day! That makes it *another* great day to check out THE DREAMER’S PATH, which chronicles the surprisingly long list of every onscreen performance from David Lynch — including several newly uncovered! bit.ly/4rsFNn9 #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks
A young Gordon Cole from FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992) and an old Gordon Cole from the third season of TWIN PEAKS (2017), as depicted on the cover of author Brent Simon’s new, award-winning book THE DREAMER’S PATH: TWIN PEAKS AND DAVID LYNCH THE ACTOR, which chronicles every onscreen performance and piece of voice work from Lynch — including several newly uncovered!

ALT A young Gordon Cole from FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992) and an old Gordon Cole from the third season of TWIN PEAKS (2017), as depicted on the cover of author Brent Simon’s new, award-winning book THE DREAMER’S PATH: TWIN PEAKS AND DAVID LYNCH THE ACTOR, which chronicles every onscreen performance and piece of voice work from Lynch — including several newly uncovered!

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On September 3, 2017, the final two parts of TWIN PEAKS aired, and with it David Lynch’s last appearance as Gordon Cole. His final onscreen words: “Be thinking of you, Coop.” In THE DREAMER’S PATH, 70+ interviewees talk about Lynch as an actor. bit.ly/4rsFNn9 #TwinPeaks
David Lynch as Gordon Cole in the penultimate episode of the third season of TWIN PEAKS, which aired September 3, 2017.

ALT David Lynch as Gordon Cole in the penultimate episode of the third season of TWIN PEAKS, which aired September 3, 2017.

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Eighteen years ago, on September 2, 2008, David Lynch met with THE CLEVELAND SHOW co-creator Mike Henry (left) to discuss Lynch voicing a character on the series. In my book THE DREAMER’S PATH, Henry details the incredible collaboration. 📕 bit.ly/46WL5z1 #DavidLynch
THE CLEVELAND SHOW co-creator Mike Henry (left), his brother Patrick Henry (right), and David Lynch (center), on September 2, 2008, at Lynch’s Hollywood Hills home.

ALT THE CLEVELAND SHOW co-creator Mike Henry (left), his brother Patrick Henry (right), and David Lynch (center), on September 2, 2008, at Lynch’s Hollywood Hills home.

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Thirty-four years ago today, August 28, 1992, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME was released... and largely misunderstood by critics, and underappreciated or ignored by fans of the show who'd moved on. Several years ago, I unpacked the film's redemptive arc. avclub.com/twin-peaks-fire-w…

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me: How David Lynch's film finally found redemption after 30 years

Once deemed a spectacular failure, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was ahead of its time with both its approach and its subject matter

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Twelve years ago, on August 26, 2014, David Lynch accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge, while playing “Over the Rainbow” on his trumpet. THE DREAMER’S PATH considers this fun curio in the context of performance… plus so much more! bit.ly/4rsFNn9 🌈 📕 #DavidLynch
David Lynch playing “Over the Rainbow” on a trumpet and getting a bucket of iced coffee with double shot of espresso dumped on him by his son Riley Sweeney Lynch, on August 26, 2014, as part of the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Not pictured: Lynch’s pay-it-forward nominee, the reprehensible Vladimir Putin.

ALT David Lynch playing “Over the Rainbow” on a trumpet and getting a bucket of iced coffee with double shot of espresso dumped on him by his son Riley Sweeney Lynch, on August 26, 2014, as part of the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Not pictured: Lynch’s pay-it-forward nominee, the reprehensible Vladimir Putin.

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On September 13, 2012, David Lynch appeared in the first of two LOUIE episodes. For THE DREAMER'S PATH, Louis C.K. and every actor with whom Lynch shared a scene in the series recounted their experience of working with him! bit.ly/4rsFNn9 📕 #DavidLynch #TheDreamersPath
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Thirteen years ago today, May 19, 2013, in THE CLEVELAND SHOW's penultimate episode, Gus the Bartender (voiced by David Lynch) attended a lowrider convention. My book THE DREAMER'S PATH unpacks Lynch's series participation! bit.ly/4rsFNn9 #DavidLynch #TheDreamersPath
A wide-eyed Gus the Bartender, voiced by legendary director David Lynch, stands in front of a lowrider hearse and background bystander in the penultimate episode of the animated series THE CLEVELAND SHOW.

ALT A wide-eyed Gus the Bartender, voiced by legendary director David Lynch, stands in front of a lowrider hearse and background bystander in the penultimate episode of the animated series THE CLEVELAND SHOW.

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Six years ago, May 11, 2020, David Lynch would bring back his daily weather reports, and continue them for 950 consecutive days. My book THE DREAMER’S PATH has their full story… plus that of every on-screen Lynch performance! bit.ly/3NpYWqA #DavidLynch #TheDreamersPath
David Lynch during one of his daily weather reports from 2020, preparing to wish everyone a good day — with blue skies and golden sunshine all along the way!

ALT David Lynch during one of his daily weather reports from 2020, preparing to wish everyone a good day — with blue skies and golden sunshine all along the way!

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… the circumstances that led to the cameo, Lynch’s nervousness that prevented a certain directorial note, Lynch stepping in to actually finance the movie when casting-dependent funding fell through, and much, much more. Chapter 12 tells the full story! bit.ly/4rsFNn9 📕

The Dreamer’s Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor | Tucker DS Press

First Place Winner of the 2026 Best Non-Fiction Entertainment book at the Book Fest Awards   Much has been written about David Lynch and his films, but The Dreamer’s Path approaches his canon from a...

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Today is National Red Wine Day, which means a chance to blast UB40, yes... but also to pop open a bottle with the e-book version of THE DREAMER’S PATH, which details every onscreen performance from David Lynch! bit.ly/4rsFNn9 🍷 #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks #NationalRedWineDay
David Lynch and Bérénice Marlohe relax between takes on the set of the third season of TWIN PEAKS, their characters enjoying a nice bottle of red wine. Photo courtesy of Cori Glazer. 🙏

ALT David Lynch and Bérénice Marlohe relax between takes on the set of the third season of TWIN PEAKS, their characters enjoying a nice bottle of red wine. Photo courtesy of Cori Glazer. 🙏

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Thirty-one years ago, on September 1, 1995, Michael Almereyda’s arthouse vampire film NADJA, in which David Lynch cameos as a morgue attendant who falls victim to hypnosis, released theatrically. For THE DREAMER’S PATH, Almereyda recounted his relationship with Lynch… 1/
David Lynch’s cameo in Michael Almereyda’s 1995 film NADJA, as a fantastically-coiffed morgue attendant who falls victim to vampiric hypnosis.

ALT David Lynch’s cameo in Michael Almereyda’s 1995 film NADJA, as a fantastically-coiffed morgue attendant who falls victim to vampiric hypnosis.

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David Lynch’s BOAT is one of many curios to receive loving examination in THE DREAMER’S PATH, which details *every* Lynch on-screen performance. Learn where the 2003 short was filmed… and how it connects to an incident from decades earlier! bit.ly/3NpYWqA #DavidLynch
Cue The Lonely Island and T-Pain… it’s David Lynch on a boat!

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On September 3, 2017, the final two parts of TWIN PEAKS aired, and with it David Lynch’s last appearance as Gordon Cole. His final onscreen words: “Be thinking of you, Coop.” In THE DREAMER’S PATH, 70+ interviewees talk about Lynch as an actor. bit.ly/4rsFNn9 #TwinPeaks
David Lynch as Gordon Cole in the penultimate episode of the third season of TWIN PEAKS, which aired September 3, 2017.

ALT David Lynch as Gordon Cole in the penultimate episode of the third season of TWIN PEAKS, which aired September 3, 2017.

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On September 13, 2012, David Lynch appeared in the first of two LOUIE episodes. For THE DREAMER'S PATH, Louis C.K. and every actor with whom Lynch shared a scene in the series recounted their experience of working with him! bit.ly/4rsFNn9 📕 #DavidLynch #TheDreamersPath
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Honored by Film Obsessive’s THE DREAMER’S PATH review: Crafted “with a thoroughness that would impress Dale Cooper himself… Its interest (and expertise) in reevaluating his skill as a performer makes it a unique read in the pantheon of Lynch literature.” filmobsessive.com/film/film-…

The Dreamer's Path Shines a Spotlight on David Lynch the Actor

In Brent Simon's THE DREAMER'S PATH, David Lynch the actor is finally given full appraisal, from his underrated skill to his unlikely roles.

filmobsessive.com
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