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.

David Lynch was a master in many ways. One of his most overlooked achievements is the effective motif for the seedy underbelly of small towns in 'Blue Velvet'.

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

Lynch, who was born in Montana in 1946, was a writer, director and painter who studied at the American Film Institute. He first broke into the movie scene in 1977 when he turned his thesis project into his first feature film "Eraserhead," a black-and-white surrealist indie film that quickly gained notoriety as a midnight movie.

(NEXSTAR) – David Lynch, the filmmaker and director behind such movies as “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died, his family announced in a message posted to his official Facebook page. Lynch was 78.

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

Screenwriter and director David Lynch, who died this month, has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.

As the film community mourns the loss of visionary filmmaker David Lynch, Detroit's Redford Theatre is giving fans a place to mourn, and celebrate, his life and career. The Redford is showing Lynch's 1986 classic "Blue Velvet" on the big screen at 8 p.m. Friday, theater reps announced Thursday. Tickets, $7, are available on the theater's website.

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

Famed director David Lynch, who dared to be different in his often dark and surrealistic storytelling in film and on television, has died. He was 78. “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole,’” wrote a family member on Facebook.

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

Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence” requires some initial audience disorientation. Mistake? If so, why do we miss David Lynch so much?