David Lynch, the four-time Oscar-nominee behind ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Mulholland Drive’ and ‘The Elephant Man’ who also created TV's ‘Twin Peaks,’ has died at 78.

Blue Velvet' cinematographer Frederick Elmes remembers David Lynch, 'Wild at Heart,' and the late filmmaker's legacy.

David Lynch's passing comes just months after he confirmed that health issues related to emphysema had forced him to retire from filmmaking.

David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated director of surrealistic films including "Eraserhead," "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive," and the co-creator of the cult drama series "Twin Peaks," has died, his family announced.

The famously weird filmmaker set his 1986 movie in Lumberton, with many modifications, and filmed in Wilmington during its film infancy.

Lynch spent time in Wilmington in the mid 1980s, when the director made one of his best-known and most notorious films.

David Lynch, the groundbreaking director of films including "Twin Peaks" and "Blue Velvet," has died at the age of 78, his family announced Thursday.

Believe it or not, the answer is yes, I do have a fondness for David Lynch,” begins Ben Godar, Executive Director of Varsity Cinema in Des Moines. Losing Lynch, who passed away on Jan. 15, 2025, has highlighted just how many people agree with this sentiment.

David Lynch left behind a long legacy of cinematic innovation, but not everyone realizes how deeply intertwined car culture was to his filmmaking.

Though the officially presentation will happen in February, the 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Blue Velvet' writer-director was able to accept the prize in late 2024, before his death on Jan. 16.

Director David Lynch to posthumously receive 2025 Writers Guild Laurel Award - The award is given to those who have ‘made outstanding contributions to the profession of the screenwriter’.

Although the artist, director, and screenwriter himself is no longer with us, his legacy will be honored with a lifetime achievement award.