When learning of the surreal storyteller's passing on Jan. 16, fans began to flock to Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, not only to enjoy a damn fine cup of coffee in honor of the director but to leave a message of gratitude at the feet of the Bob's Big Boy statue, which spunkily graces the restaurant's entrance area.

An L.A. native, John Lopez has written for Strange Angel, Seven Seconds, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Terminal List. He was also an associate producer on The Two Faces of January and spent years assisting Tom Sternberg, producer of Lost Highway.

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.

There are many reasons to mourn the gloriously weird filmmaker, but I will never forget his COVID-era L.A. weather reports.

The director himself came off as almost performatively normal. Masterpieces like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive” said otherwise.

Lynch has directed 10 feature-length films with prolific actors like Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern, Nicholas Cage, and Kyle MacLachlan, as well as the beloved television show he co-created with Mark Frost, 'Twin Peaks.' Lynch's first full-length film is available to stream on Max and to purchase or rent on Prime Video and YouTube.

Director David Lynch passed away on Jan. 17 at the age of 78. While most people know him from his legacy of films and television shows, many may not be aware of his side project -- hundreds of daily Los Angeles weather report videos.

David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.”

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

The loss of singular talent and visionary filmmaker David Lynch is not only felt in the world of cinema, but music, where he had inextricable influence on multiple generations of artists.

Fremaux programmed "Mulholland Drive" at Cannes in 2001, beginning a relationship with the filmmaker that continued until Lynch's passing this past week.