Movies
The filmmaker invited us to open our minds to the impossible, with movies such as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” that defined an American surrealism.
David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who brought surrealist storytelling to the mainstream via ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ has died. He was 78.
Entertainment & Arts
David Lynch, who died Thursday at age 78, was remembered by his many collaborators, as well as those he inspired, such as “Donnie Darko” director Richard Kelly.
Letters to the Editor
David Lauter’s columns were ‘lucid, informative and good-hearted — stellar as columnist Steve Lopez’s work, but different,’ says a reader.
Books
Lodge often satirized academic life and Catholicism in his novels and was twice nominated for the Booker Prize, for ‘Small World’ and ‘Nice Work.’
Violet Lucca, author of ‘David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials,’ considers the filmmaker a moralist and social critic with a taste for blood
Our columnist remembers his time with the late filmmaker, who famously loathed dissecting his work — but hung on to a Boy Scout ethos one couldn’t help but love.
World & Nation
President-elect chooses a former business executive turned politician to be the administration’s envoy to one of America’s most potent economic and military adversaries.
High School Sports
David Sandy, star football player at L.A. Jordan, gave his all for the Bulldogs while also being an advocate for the homeless and an example for the Watts community.