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Hal Leonard Corporation Twin Peaks FAQ: All That's Left to Know About a Place Both Wonderful and Strange
ÊTwin PeaksÊ the infamously strange seductive and confounding murder mystery that made network television safe for surrealism is returning to the small screen after 25 years. Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost the series enjoys a hallowed standing in popular culture and remains a touchstone in the evolution of TV as an artistic medium. For its many intensely devoted fans ÊTwin PeaksÊ continues to beguile and disturb and delight; it's a bottomless well of allusions symbols conundrums to ponder and images to unpack an endlessly engrossing puzzle box an obsessive's dream.ÞÊTwin Peaks FAQÊ will guide longtime fans and the newly initiated through the origins of the series take them behind the scenes during its production and transport readers deep into the rich mythology that made ÊTwin PeaksÊ a cultural phenomenon. The book features detailed episode guides character breakdowns and explorations of the show's distinctive music fashion and locations. With a sometimes snarky always thoughtful (but never dry or academic) analysis of ÊTwin PeaksÊ' myriad oddities mysteries references and delicious insanity ÊTwin Peaks FAQÊ is a comprehensive immersive and irresistible reference for experts and newbies alike.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Buffy the Vampire Slayer FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Sunnydale's Slayer of Vampires Demons and Other Forces of Darkness
ÊBuffy the Vampire SlayerÊ redefined what was possible for teen-centric TV built an extraordinary strong bond of love and loyalty with its passionately devoted fans and launched the meteoric writing and directing career of creator Joss Whedon. ÊBuffy the Vampire Slayer FAQÊ takes a comprehensive look at the groundbreaking series giving both Buffy experts and newbies fresh insights into the creation and production of the show in-depth analysis of the show's complex mythology and thematic concerns and lots of irreverent cracks at Riley's expense (love ya buddy). Readers will learn secrets even the Watchers Council doesn't know relive their favorite moments from the show and settle once and for all: Angel or Spike?
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Fayetteville Mafia Press The Women of David Lynch: A Collection of Essays
David Lynch has been accused for decades of sexism and even misogyny in his work, due largely to frequent depictions of violence against women. Yet others see in Lynch’s work the deification of the female, and actresses like Laura Dern and Naomi Watts jump at every opportunity to work with him. “He is the master of the juxtaposition of the creepy and the sweet, the sexual and the chaste,” wrote W’s Lynn Hirschberg. “And at the heart of this tense, intriguing friction, you will always find Lynch’s women.” The Women of Lynch is a deep, provocative dive into this paradox, featuring ten essays, thought pieces and impressionistic interpretations of Lynch’s depiction of women on screen, by an eclectic array of accomplished female critics, scholars, performers, and writers, each tackling this vexing conundrum in her own unique way. The book also contains an interview with actress MÄdchen Amick (Shelly Johnson in Twin Peaks) where she gives first hand knowledge on what it is like to be a woman of Lynch. Lisa Hession interviews the original woman of Lynch, Charlotte Stewart (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks) about being the actress with longest active span of working with David Lynch.This is the first essay book about the work of David Lynch by all female writers. Readers will enjoy The Women of Lynch: A Collection of Essays.This book contains essays by:x. An Introduction by Philippa Snow1. The Uncanny Electricity of David Lynch’s Women by Leigh Kellmann Kolb2. Women’s Films: Melodrama and Women’s Trauma in the Films of David Lynch by Lindsay Hallam3. A Colorless Sky: On the Whiteness of Twin Peaks by Melanie McFarland4. Warding off the Darkness with Coffee and Pie by Mallory O'Meara5. “This is where we talk, Shelly.” An Interview with MÄdchen Amick by Lindsey Bowden6. Welcome to the Bipolar Silencio Club! by Hannah Klein7. The Triple Goddess by Lauren Fox8. Isabella Rossellini: The Shocking “Real” in Blue Velvet by Kathleen Fleming9. Tea And Sympathy: Mrs. Kendal and The Elephant Man by Rebecca Paller10. Jade: Ornamental Gem or Protective Talisman? A Character Study by Marisa C. Hayes11. "Mary X Marks The Spot." An Interview with Charlotte Stewart by Lisa Hession12. Impressions of Lynch: Journaling a Requiem by Mya McBriarEdited by David BushmanConcept by Scott RyanFront Cover by Blake MorrowArt by Wayne Barnes & Hannah Fortune
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Amazon Publishing Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks
A brilliantly researched reinvestigation into the nearly forgotten century-old murder that inspired one of the most seductive mysteries in the history of television and film. In 1908, Hazel Drew was found floating in a pond in Sand Lake, New York, beaten to death. The unsolved murder inspired rumors, speculation, ghost stories, and, almost a century later, the phenomenon of Twin Peaks. Who killed Hazel Drew? Like Laura Palmer, she was a paradox of personalities—a young, beautiful puzzle with secrets. Perhaps the even trickier question is, Who was Hazel Drew? Seeking escape from her poor country roots, Hazel found work as a domestic servant in the notoriously corrupt metropolis of Troy, New York. Fate derailed her plans for reinvention. But the investigation that followed her brutal murder was fraught with red herrings, wild-goose chases, and unreliable witnesses. Did officials really follow the leads? Or did they bury them to protect the guilty? The likely answer is revealed in an absorbing true mystery that’s ingeniously reconstructed and every bit as haunting as the cultural obsession it inspired.
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