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June 20, 2011 6:43 AM Subscribe
'Dumbland is a crude, stupid, violent, absurd series. If it is funny, it is funny because we see the absurdity of it all.' Fresh off the critical success of Mulholland Dr. [previously] in 2001, David Lynch set out in 2002 to conquer the internet, creating a paywalled website to feature original content like his short film Darkened Room, an anti-sitcom called Rabbits, and the intentionally lowbrow DumbLand.
Featuring animation, music, sound effects, and voice acting entirely by Lynch, DumbLand is a black and white Flash animation series with a total running time of approximately half an hour. A few notes on DumbLand from Lynch. [Also previously: David Lynch's Weather Report] [And super-previously.]
Featuring animation, music, sound effects, and voice acting entirely by Lynch, DumbLand is a black and white Flash animation series with a total running time of approximately half an hour. A few notes on DumbLand from Lynch. [Also previously: David Lynch's Weather Report] [And super-previously.]
That Lynchian weather report thing reminds me that Timothy Olyphant used to do the sports news on indie 103.1 too. Which I dunno if it's appropriate to mention here but there ya go.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 7:07 AM on June 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 7:07 AM on June 20, 2011 [1 favorite]
I haven't been keeping up with Lynch's always-excellent work, so thanks for linking to these. I'm currently enjoying the hell out of Dumbland (which reminds me, in a good way, of the comix of Johnny Ryan, which I love), and look forward to watching Rabbits.
posted by Dr. Wu at 11:53 AM on June 20, 2011
posted by Dr. Wu at 11:53 AM on June 20, 2011
I miss the weather report; it's been a 404 since his site became the David Lynch Music Company. There was something really comforting about his calm musing on the California mornings, and of course the ironic contrast of the reports with the content and style of most of his films was an added happy dimension.
posted by aught at 1:22 PM on June 20, 2011
posted by aught at 1:22 PM on June 20, 2011
My favourite David Lynch thing is The Angriest Dog In The World, which I greatly enjoyed in the Dark Horse series Cheval Noir. He's angry because his owners are morons!
We watched Wild At Heart the other night and it was stupid.
posted by tumid dahlia at 4:28 PM on June 20, 2011
We watched Wild At Heart the other night and it was stupid.
posted by tumid dahlia at 4:28 PM on June 20, 2011
Nick Cage was on a bike in a tornado? Jesus, I just watched the damn thing and I don't even remember.
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:53 PM on June 20, 2011
posted by tumid dahlia at 8:53 PM on June 20, 2011
Oh cmon, Willem Defoe blowing his own head off with a shotgun was pretty sublime.
posted by bardic at 8:54 PM on June 20, 2011
posted by bardic at 8:54 PM on June 20, 2011
Oh yeah we watched that bit a couple of times.
posted by tumid dahlia at 9:02 PM on June 20, 2011
posted by tumid dahlia at 9:02 PM on June 20, 2011
Rabbits is still one of the most unsettling things I've ever seen, even after I've seen the re- cut version with all the dialogue in order.
posted by KingEdRa at 2:03 AM on June 21, 2011
posted by KingEdRa at 2:03 AM on June 21, 2011
Both of them are productions which he created exclusively for his website. Where do you get the idea they were meant to be seen in a theater when he never intended them for theatrical distributi
on?
Portions of Rabbits were used in Inland Empire. Now when I watch Rabbits I have to fight the urge to yell "Run, Laura Dern! Creepy Rabbit Man is about to step back out into the hall!"
posted by KingEdRa at 2:14 AM on June 21, 2011
on?
Portions of Rabbits were used in Inland Empire. Now when I watch Rabbits I have to fight the urge to yell "Run, Laura Dern! Creepy Rabbit Man is about to step back out into the hall!"
posted by KingEdRa at 2:14 AM on June 21, 2011
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Kind of good for little fragments. That's really very true.
posted by three blind mice at 6:50 AM on June 20, 2011