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

Blue Velvet' cinematographer Frederick Elmes remembers David Lynch, 'Wild at Heart,' and the late filmmaker's legacy.

David Lynch, the four-time Oscar-nominee behind ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Mulholland Drive’ and ‘The Elephant Man’ who also created TV's ‘Twin Peaks,’ has died at 78.

To the extent the “average person” was aware of the work of David Lynch, the visionary surrealist director who died on Jan. 15 at the age of 78 after a bout with emphysema, they might have simply summed up his work as “weird.

David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who brought surrealist storytelling to the mainstream via 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' has died. He was 78.

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.

David Lynch, the legendary director of "Twin Peaks" and "Mulholland Drive," is dead at 78, his family announced Jan. 16 on Facebook.

(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.

Lynch was diagnosed with emphysema in 2024. LOS ANGELES - David Lynch, renowned filmmaker and artist, has died, according to a post published on his official Facebook account. He was 78 years old.

Following his death, revisit David Lynch's most iconic movies at home with this Blu-ray box set, featuring "Mulholland Drive, "Blue Velvet" and more.

The beloved director was known for his surreal works like "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive," and "Twin Peaks."

David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated director of surrealistic films including "Eraserhead," "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive," and the co-creator of the cult drama series "Twin Peaks," has died, his family announced.