In honor of David Lynch’s passing, Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre presents David Lynch: A Retrospective throughout the month of March, featuring showings of his work (Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead and more) along with two seminars on his work. On this week’s What Where When-sday, we talk with the theater’s program director, Toby Leonard, about Lynch’s legacy and impact on the film industry.
“I don’t know if there’s a beta to David Lynch, but I think of like the loss of Prince or somebody like that,” Leonard said. “It’s a pretty monumental loss in the world of cinema.”
“From a subjective point of view, I would say that the mood and vibe is cast upon the casual viewer, or perhaps going in, not knowing what they’re going into and leaving, perhaps not even sure if they arrive to any sort of conclusion whatsoever in the in the ensuing two or so hours. I think of “Twin Peaks,” the television show. Many people have attempted to reach into the morass and pull out some morsel of meaning, but I just think it’s just the work of a consummate artist who is always wanting to keep his audience on their toes and constantly second guessing.”
This week in live music:
Tonight (Wednesday, March 5), WNXP Presents Hovvdy at The Basement East, and WNXP Presents Paris Paloma at Brooklyn Bowl. At The Blue Room tomorrow (Thursday, March 6), WNXP’s March Nashville Artist of the Month Annie DiRusso celebrates the release of her debut album Super Pedestrian, and Gary Clark Jr. begins his two nights at the Ryman. On Tuesday (March 11), head to Grimey’s for Vundabar’s in-store performance and signing for their new album, Surgery and Pleasure.
