Lynch’s death inspired tributes from fellow filmmakers, celebrities and past collaborators, who praised his visionary work and singular voice.

The late Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet director’s canon has left a lasting imprint on musicians and sound designers

This interview was originally published June 25, 2018. We’re rerunning it following David Lynch’s death at 78.

Lynch was a onetime artist who broke through in the 1970s with the surreal “Eraserhead” and rarely failed to startle and inspire audiences and peers in the following decades.

Iconic filmmaker David Lynch's death on January 16th prompted a flood of tributes to the pioneering director and writer.

Steven Spielberg, Kyle MacLachlan, Nicolas Cage and more pay tribute to auteur - The ‘Eraserhead’ and ‘Elephant Man’ director was described as ‘the first populist surrealist’

The American filmmaker who was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in movies such as Blue Velvet has died just days before his 79th birthday.

The film world is mourning the loss of David Lynch, the legendary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Blue Velvet.' Lynch's family confirmed his passing in a Facebook post, saying there is "a big hole in the world now that he's no longer with us.

Duran Duran have paid their respects to David Lynch describing him as a “creative superhero” and “enormous inspiration”. The veteran director and Twin Peaks creator’s death was announced yesterday (January 16) by his family and came after he was reportedly “forced to relocate from his house” due to the Los Angeles wildfires. He was aged 78.

David Lynch, the legendary filmmaker known for the likes of Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and the TV series Twin Peaks, has died at the age of 78. The news was confirmed by his family in a Facebook post.

Much like dreams, merely hearing Lynch's work described does not compare to experiencing his movies and TV series firsthand. Unconventional to the end, the director's filmography (plus Twin Peaks, indispensable to his oeuvre) almost always elicits strong responses, with each project re-assembling a number of core ideas, themes, and images.