Winter Break Movies!

This winter break I'm trying to watch a movie a day! This has mostly succeeded, here is my list so far:

Saturday December 15th: Mulholland Drive dir. David Lynch
Sunday December 16th: Hour of the Wolf dir. Ingmar Bergman
Tuesday-Wednesday December 18th-19th: Closer dir. Mike Nichols
Thursday December 20th: Following dir. Christopher Nolan, The Runaways dir. Floria Sigismondi
Saturday December 22th: Drive dir. Nicolas Winding Refn (rewatch)

Mulholland Drive dir. David Lynch

Well I finished Mulholland Drive late last night and let me say that was a mind fuck. I finished Twin Peaks and needed some crazy Lynch in my life and did I get some.

The thing with Mulholland Drive is that it almost tells two different stories. I don't want to give much away but it seems to be a neo noir in the first half and a (revenge) love story in the second. I enjoyed the first half more but the more I thought about the second half, the more I understood the first. My favorite scene that stuck with me throughout the whole movie was the Club Silencio scene. My mind could not handle it. I still have to think about the movie, it definitely requires a second viewing.

I also recommend looking at David Lynch's ten tips for unlocking the movie:

• Pay particular attention in the beginning of the film: at least two clues are revealed before the credits.
• Notice the appearances of the red lampshade. 
• Can you hear the title of the film that Adam Kesher is auditioning actresses for? Is it mentioned again?
• An accident is a terrible event....notice the location of the accident.
• Who gives a key, and why?
• Notice the robe, the ashtray, the coffee cup.
• What is felt, realized and gathered at the Club Silencio?
• Did talent alone help Camilla?
• Notice the occurrences surrounding the man behind Winkies.
• Where is Aunt Ruth?