"The best film of
the year did not get nominated for Best Picture: Mulholland Drive"
- Roger Ebert, 2001
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- Roger Ebert, 2001 |
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THE FILM - For whatever reason, in 2000 Lynch decided to return to the world of television. It is quite ironic in that he decided to partner up with ABC again - the same company who crushed Twin Peaks and On The Air. True to form, after spending million of dollars to film the pilot, ABC and owner Disney backed out after viewing the pilot and deeming it too strange and dark. (What were they expecting?) Rumors abound about the executives particularly objecting to a scene which focused on "dog doo-doo". There are multiple articles printed about the initial rise and fall of Mulholland Drive, the best of which is in the New Yorker. When it seemed time, talent and money had been wasted, Mulholland Drive was resurrected by the efforts of Lynch and his fan base and CanalPlus, a French cinema and distribution company came to the rescue. Funds were secured and filming began again, this time to make Mulholland Drive a feature film. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and Lynch shared "Best Director" award with Joel Coen. The film was picked up by Universal Focus and was released October 12 in the US. It went on to become one of Lynch's most critically acclaimed films being nominated for 4 AFI awards, 4 Golden Globes and named Best Picture by the Online Film Critics Society, NewYork Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics , Chicago Film Critics Association and Boston Society of Film Critics. Finally, the film garnered Lynch his third Best Director nomination. |
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THE POSTERS - Universal has done an excellent job at promoting the film and has produced two different styles of one sheet poster, each featuring "Betty" and "Rita". Both single and double sided have been printed and true to form the double sided are much more rare and valuable. There initially was felt to be an advance poster but this has not yet been confirmed. Both styles of single sided US one sheet are now available for $16.99 each here at the online catalogue. Foreign styles of poster are now available as the film hits international release. Most foreign styles seem to be based of the same campaign, most likely coordinated by Canal Films. While some of these foreign posters are quite valuable, the general rule is that any foreign poster that has artwork different than the majority of other foreign posters, will be more valuable. |
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