First off, the good folks that put together the amazing Twin Peaks 20 Art Exhibit last year will be doing a new show to honor Fire Walk With Me’s 20th Anniversary happening in Santa Monica’s Copro Gallery between April 21 through May 12, 2012. “This new exhibition will include all of the artists from the previous show, and will also expand it to a gallery setting with an artist reception featuring unreleased music from Twin Peaks and many suprise guests! The fact that the gallery is located in part of what used to be a train station, fits the theme of Fire Walk with Me particularly well since Laura Palmer was murdered in an abandoned train car by the tracks which became ground zero for the TWIN PEAKS franchise. ”

Hoping to catch the film on the big screen. Well, look no further. On February 24th, 2012, Fire Walk With Me will be screening in New York’s 92Y Tribeca. Also, I can confirm that the film will also screen at this years Twin Peaks Festival on August 3rd.

Keep checking back in the next few weeks including at the Dugpa.com forums where we you will find exclusive information on Fire Walk With Me 20th Anniversary events.

She will also be doing some book  signings in Texas and Florida.
Nov 8 at 6: Cinema Paradiso in Ft. Lauderdale, the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
Nov 9 at 7: Books and Books (the most beautiful bookstore in America) in Coral Gables

In Ft. Worth:
Nov 11 at 8.30 at the Ft. Worth Film Festival, at the AMC Theatres

About the book:

An intimate memoir by three-time Oscar nominee Piper Laurie, one of Hollywood’s most gifted and respected actresses

At the age of seventeen, in the glory days of movie-making, Piper Laurie was living every little girl’s dream. Having been selected by Universal Studios to be a contract star, Piper was removed from her acting class and provided with stylists, chaperones, leading roles, and handsome dates, and elevated to the heights of Hollywood. Her beauty was admired by the likes of Ronald Reagan, Howard Hughes, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis, as well as dozens of directors and legions of fans. Her name was emblazoned on marquees across America for hit movies of the fifties such as the The Prince Who Was a Thief, The Mississippi Gambler, and Ain’t Misbehavin’.

But Piper discovered early on that the little girl’s dream was not her own. Mortified by the shallowness of the roles and movies she was given, she longed for the freedom and fulfillment of her own artistic vision. After years in the studio system, shy Piper Laurie found her voice and the courage to burn her contract. It was only after she left the oppressive studio culture that she began to star in the TV shows, plays, and films that truly became the hallmarks of her career: The Glass Menagerie on Broadway, the original Days of Wine and Roses, The Hustler, the iconic Carrie, and Twin Peaks. She grew into a three-time Oscar-nominated actress, an accomplished sculptor, and a director.

This memoir is the inspiring tale of Piper’s perseverance to break from tradition and to practice her craft at the highest level. She started life as a withdrawn, mute child who couldn’t find her voice and was transformed into a woman who learned to live out loud by her own rules.

We will update this article as more information becomes available.

Until then, check out this article over at Moviehole on the matter!

Keep your fingers crossed for the deleted scenes!

Sheryl Lee: #twinpeaks “There was only one thing I had to tell @david_lynch ‘no way.’ it was one of the bedroom scenes with Leland, then with Bob, then I saw these two crew guys carrying in the head of a pig, and I had to do it again with the pig. And I told him no, no I’m not. And he looked at me and said, really? Why?”

I can confirm that this scene was actually filmed. Although Sheryl Lee would not share the scene with the pig head, David Lynch and Ron Garcia figured out a way to film the scene by putting the pig head on a C stand and hanging it over Laura’s bed while Sheryl Lee was taking a break from shooting. Originally it had been planned to be a cutaway shot to morph between Leland and BOB but alas was left on the cutting room floor.

The story reminds me of the other instance in Lynch’s Ronnie Rocket screenplay in which a dead pig comes to back to life and utters the words “Life is a donut.” Also the fact that they used a C stand reminds me of the photo that Grace Zabriskie took of David standing behind C Stands.

Makes me really wish they would get on with releasing those Deleted Scenes. Also, if you’re a supporter of the release of the FWWM Deleted Scenes like me, check out the Official Twin Peaks FWWM Deleted Scenes Petition Page. Rumor has it that the powers that be are watching that page, so the more people that “Like” that page, the better.

What is also very interesting is that a fan recently asked Frost what he thought about having an audio book version with Sheryl Lee doing the narration and he apparently liked the idea and posted back that he was looking into it.

I also contacted Jennifer Lynch to see what I could find out about the new edition and got some very interesting news. Apparently she only found out about the re-release through Facebook! She also mentioned that had she have known, she would have added some of the “torn out pages”!

Wouldn’t that have been something. In any case, if you would like to pre-order the book on Amazon.com, you can do so by clicking here.

Described as “two Twin Peaks newbies watch the show for the first time accompanied by two Twin Peaks fans”, this podcast began last month and has steadily released roughly weekly episodes. They are currently up to Episode 4.

You can check it out in iTunes or at this website.

We are pleased to announce that Sheryl Lee has accepted our invitation to join us for the 2011 Twin Peaks Festival! Sheryl played the much-loved dual roles of Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson. She’s made a number of film and television appearances outside of Twin Peaks, including Backbeat, Wild at Heart, and recurring roles on Dirty Sexy Money and One Tree Hill. She also took part in the special “Dual Spires” episode of Psych this past November. This will be her very first festival appearance (although she did attend the 1992 premiere of Fire Walk With Me) and she is very excited to be joining us!

 

As always, please remember that our celebrity guests are still working actors, and while they have indeed committed to joining us for the festival, if a role comes along that conflicts with our festival schedule, their work must take precedence. We don’t foresee any issues, but we still feel we need to remind our fans of this occasionally. Thank you everyone for your support and understanding.