Screenwriter and director David Lynch ... personal assistant to film legend Mel Brooks, who would go on to hire Lynch to co-write and direct the acclaimed biographical drama The Elephant Man ...

Beyond style ... film. His work has also left its mark on literature, music and even video games. Miley points to the ways Lynch’s themes and aesthetics have been echoed in the novels of David ...

David Lynch’s intense interest in art began with paintings and sculptures. His interest in the movement of sculptures inspired him to make short films. This led him to direct his first feature, ...

But the Nine Inch Nails founder didn’t have experience in Hollywood when David Lynch called and said he wanted Reznor to work on music for 1997’s “Lost Highway.” Lynch trusted him ...

Pauline Kael, the film critic, called Lynch ... of David’s own movies,” Spielberg said. “The world is going to miss such an original and unique voice.” “Lynchian” became a style ...