Then he topped himself, and every other filmmaker of the time, with the film-noir-gone-mad genius of “Blue Velvet” (1986). Then came the dread-drenched soap opera of “Twin Peaks” (kicking ...

Soon, headlines across the state screamed in outrage over David Lynch and “Blue Velvet,” the movie he filmed mostly in Wilmington but partially in its Robeson County namesake, which is dressed ...

Released on September 19, 1986, the film starred Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern, Dennis Hopper, and Hope Lange in prominent roles. The plot of Blue Velvet follows a young man ...

including a 2001 “best director” award at Cannes Film Festival for “Mulholland Drive.” His frequent collaborators included such actors as Laura Dern, who appeared in “Blue Velvet” and “Wild at Heart,” ...