Esao Andrews: “White Horse”

Ryan Heshka: The Voice of Love

Ryan Heshka: The Voice of Love (Detail 1)

Ryan Heshka: The Voice of Love (Detail 2)

Martin Wittfooth: Fire Walk With Me

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. ”

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.

The transfer for Eraserhead is the original transfer done in HD back in 2000. I can confirm that Lynch was not involved in the creation of this box set.

While it was doubtful that Universal would pony up to do a proper Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me release, it is just shameful to not include some of the great extras that MGM and Lynch had done for Blue Velvet and even Wild at Heart featured on the Lime Green box set.

It’s going to be up to you to decide to make the plunge, but if I lived in the UK, I’d skip this set and look at my import options. The recent Blue Velvet Blu-ray with a Lynch certified transfer and 50+ minutes of amazing Deleted Scenes is reason enough to import and write this release off.

Also, if you are as disappointed as I was when I read the specs and feel like letting Universal UK know, you can hit them up on twitter @universaluk.

• Interview with Dennis Hopper (45 Mins)
• Mysteries of Love documentary (70 Mins)
• Three Outtakes
• Siskel & Ebert “At the Movies”
• Four Vignettes
• Theatrical trailer
• TV Spots

• Destination Dune (06.16)
• Impressions of Dune (38.02)
• Interview with Golda Offenheim, production co-ordinator on Dune (25.00)
• Theatrical trailer

• Four Intervalometer Experiments:
• Steps (03.38)
• Dining Room (02.55)
• Groper (00.18)
• Sunset (06.03)
• Six short films:
• The Darkened Room (08.16)
• Boat (07.16)
• Lamp (30.20)
• Out Yonder – Neighbour Boy (09.38)
• Industrial Soundscape (10.20)
• The Bug Crawls (04.12)

• DUMBLAND (all eight animated episodes) (35.00)
• Two short films:
• The Grandmother – 1970 (33.36)
• Lumiere and Company – 1995 (00.58)

• LYNCH ONE documentary (81.42)
• Four short films
• Six Men Getting Sick – 1966 (03.45)
• The Alphabet – 1968 (03.44)
• The Amputee Take 1 – 1974 (04.50)
• The Amputee Take 2 – 1974 (04.04)

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.

Be sure to check out the absolutely amazing photos over at:

Blue Velvet 25th Photos Official Website

Additionally, you can check out a new film trailer to Peter’s film “No Frank in Lumberton” which I really hope will get an official release at some point:

Also, be sure to “Like” the Official “It’s a Strange World – the Filming of Blue Velvet” Facebook page. The film is set for a 2012 release and  will be presenting a very rare glimpse of what it was like to be on the set of the film Blue Velvet as it was being made.

Photo above Copyright Peter Braatz.

If that was not enough to sell you on it, be sure to check out some clips from the Blu-ray including an exclusive clip to provided to Dugpa.com.

Blue Velvet – Exclusive Blu-ray Clip – Available on Blu-ray on 11/8.

Blue Velvet – Film Clip: “Strange World Redux”

Blue Velvet – Film Clip: “Do It For Van Gogh”

Blue Velvet – Film Clip: “Dorothy Vallens Intro”

Blue Velvet – Film Clip: “Nightmare”

Blue Velvet – RED BAND Film Clip: “On the Hunt”

Blue Velvet – RED BAND Film Clip: “PBR at Ben’s”

Blue Velvet – Film Clip: “Robin Dream”

Blue Velvet – Film Clip: “Strange World”

Blue Velvet – Film Clip: “Underworld”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “The Robin”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “American Surrealism”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “Casting Jeffrey Beaumont”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “Casting Sandy Williams”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “Chicken Walk”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “Hands On”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “Legacy”

Blue Velvet – Bonus Clip: “Theatrical Trailer”

Blue Velvet – NEW Bonus Clip: “Depression”

Blue Velvet – NEW Bonus Clip: “Jeffrey Gets Called Home”

Blue Velvet – NEW Bonus Clip: “Lincoln Lot Pictures”

Blue Velvet – NEW Bonus Clip: “Piece of Cake”
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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.

So here’s the deal. If you would like a shot at winning one of 5 copies of the film on Blu-ray here’s what you need to do:

Film a short video of you, your friends, or a tribute of any kind to the movie Blue Velvet. It can be an impression of a character or a re-creation of your favorite scene. Once you’ve filmed it, post it on Youtube or Vimeo and send us the link. Our top 5 favorite entries will receive a copy of the Blu-ray sent out on release day. The top entries will be featured on the main page and be tweeted out to our Twitter followers. Your video should be less than 5 minutes long. It can be filmed on any type of camera.

All participants must have a shipping address within the US or Canada to qualify for a prize. Entries must be received by Monday, November 7th at 12:01am. Good Luck!

Our current entries:

1. Frank beats Willard in a bar. – 03:13
2. A neighbor sees Jeffrey’s dad unconscious in his yard. – 0:26
3. Jeffrey is recalled from college when his father suffers a brain hemorrhage. Summoned from a school dance (where he watches a date rape in progress – !) Jeffrey gets the bad news on a dorm phone. – 10:39
4. Jeffrey calls Louise. – 01:49
5. Jeffrey first sees Sandy while eating cake with her mother. He also meets Sandy’s boyfriend Mike at this time. Jeffrey and Sandy go to the Slow Club. – 12:37
6. Jeffrey’s mom criticizes him for coming back home late. – 00:53
7. Jeffrey calls Louise again. – 00:47
8. Jeffrey talks to aunt Barbara before going out. – 00:54
9. At the Williams house Jeffrey makes Mike jealous by hanging out with the couple. – 08:48
10. Jeffrey calls Dorothy but it’s Frank who answers the phone. – 02:17
11. Jeffrey goes to Dorothy’s apartment. She leads Jeffrey to the apartment roof. Dorothy almost throws herself from the roof in despair. They end up making love. – 09:16

Based on the details posted, it appears that the quality is comparable to the Blu-ray transfer as all the Deleted Scenes are presented in 1080p and have full 5.1 audio mixes. Only a few more weeks till this hits the US. It sounds like MGM/Fox knocked this release out of the park.

Thanks again to Jojos for posting the details!