“The Straight Story” begins like many other David Lynch films. First with stars flickering in the night. Then shots of a small town somewhere in America’s Midwest — green lawns and red brick buildings ...

David Lynch has passed away at 78 years old after being diagnosed with emphysema in 2024. Director and visionary artist David Lynch has died at 78 years old, according to Variety. He is most notably ...

Early on in The Straight Story, the 1999 drama that David Lynch called his “most experimental film,” a doctor tells 73-year-old Alvin Straight that he likely has emphysema and that if he doesn’t make ...

"Mulholland Drive" and "Twin Peaks: The Return" may not have happened without little ol' Alvin Straight. From “Eraserhead” to “Twin Peaks: The Return,” and perhaps even earlier with his short films, ...