"It's a strange world."
-- Jeffrey Beaumont, Blue Velvet
It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast! This time, we discuss the new Criterion Collection release of Blue Velvet, the 1986 neo-noir mystery film from director David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont, Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy Vallens, Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth, and Laura Dern as Sandy Williams!
LET'S ROCK!
In our latest episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan's recent trip to Romania, Vlad the Impaler, David Lynch finally receiving an honorary Oscar, David Lynch being a creative artist but not a weirdo, small towns having a dark underbelly, Blue Velvet being the prototype for Twin Peaks, similarities and differences between the DVD and the new Criterion Blu-Ray, Megan Mullally as Jeffrey's college girlfriend Louise, the 53 minutes of Lost Footage, Jeffrey being a voyeur at college, the deleted scenes changing your outlook on Jeffrey's mom, A&P supermarkets, Jeffrey's relationship with Aunt Barbara, wondering how Sandy gets Heiniken without being carded, Lumberton being very hard up for entertainment, David Lynch's fascination with the names Bob and Mike, Jeffrey finding out Louise got married, Sandy's a-hole boyfriend Mike, Xan's audio sounding very Max Headroom, Jeffrey and Detective Williams bonding over crime scene photos, Sandy buying Jeffrey a Dairy Queen, Aunt Barbara leaving two termites on a note to Jeffrey, Jeffrey panicking talking to Frank on the phone, Jeffrey rescuing Dorothy from jumping off the roof, my 50th birthday weekend, Buzz Aldrin punching a moon landing skeptic, and more!
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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 057, as Xan and I finish our review of the new Criterion Collection blu-ray release of David Lynch's classic film Blue Velvet, starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern! Look for more of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast on iTunes, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!