Introducing: "How To Make Films and Influence People" - Mulholland Drive

Send us Fan MailPeter and Andrew journey through David Lynch's 2001 surreal psychological thriller Mulholland Drive, exploring how its dream logic and masterful subversion of cinematic language left a lasting mark on modern cinema. They discuss the film’s themes of identity, the dark side of the Hollywood system, and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy, and debate whether its highly open-ended, subjective narrative still resonates in a modern world.In their remake scenarios, they tackle a surreal challenge: How do you adapt a dark story about Hollywood dreams and nightmares for families? Could it work as a straightforward mystery where helping an imaginary friend builds self-confidence? What would a no-budget, single-location version set entirely in a dingy office building look like? Would it be better as a world-expanding TV series exploring the bizarre backstories of side characters like the Cowboy and the hitman?The hosts also share their current viewing habits, including the new season of Scrubs and the indie horror hit Obsession, while referencing The Usual Suspects, Swingers, Sunset Boulevard, La La Land, Nashville, Inception, Beau Is Afraid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not, Eraserhead, The Straight Story, All About Eve, Tully, Twin Peaks, and Good Will Hunting in their discussion.Topics covered: Taking the leap to shoot your first short film, how David Lynch manipulates audience expectations with pacing and camera movement, writing scenes to showcase an actor's range, and why some movies are meant to be rewarding homework rather than casual viewing.