Discussing Mulholland Drive with John Thorne, author of the bestselling new book, “Devious Dreams: Reimagining David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive” (get it here: http://tiny.cc/0mtkzz) Highlights include: 0:43 - Multiple meanings within the book’s title & cover 6:23 - Is John’s book a key or guide? 8:20 - Interlude one: a live reading 10:40 - Aspects of solitary book-writing; meditative discovery process; forensic analysis 12:54 - The elderly couple & the importance of sound 19:01 - Getting the film’s history right 25:28 - Devious Dreams: backstory & main sections (history, analysis, interviews) 30:46 - Interlude 2: dream booster 33:21 - John’s unique knowledge of the film’s history 42:30 - A film with many characters but few autonomous beings 49:20 - Appreciating (unlocking?) David Lynch’s storytelling breakthroughs 59:41 - The mysterious sequence of phone calls in MD 1:02:22 - Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks venn diagram 1:11:11 - Watching the film in 2001: a paradigm-shifting experience 1:14:27 - The function of torch singers in MD and beyond 1:20:25 - Deciphering the 10 clues to “unlocking” Mulholland Drive 1:24:31 - Blue box, blue key 1:31:10 - When scholarly writing is readable, enjoyable, and lasting 1:35:26 - Devious Dreams: goals and early feedback 1:38:35 - John Thorne, guest teacher 1:58:40 - What is geocaching? 2:04:34 - Missing pieces (plug: “The Art of Editing” with John Thorne) 2:10:03 - Writing in Snoqualmie Theme song: “Neighborhood Shadows” by Josef Polydoros For more: https://twitter.com/thornewip | https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BBBB5VPH The "Artists Love Twin Peaks" video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcwY0BwwNWIYhtoxZ6VksJHwF2tuEfyd- #MulhollandDrive #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks