Blue Velvet (1986, dir: David Lynch)
No film in recent history has generated more praise or more controversy than Blue Velvet. Director David Lynch takes you on a surreal journey that peeks through the windows and over the well trimmed hedges of small town to discover murder, mystery and perversion. His hero (Kyle MacLachlan) finds a severed ear whose trail leads him to a detective’s daughter (Laura Dern) and a mesmerizing beauty (Isabella Rossellini) with a terrible secret. Dennis Hopper’s ferocious performance as the sadistic villain is already legendary. Disturbing, astounding and sometimes oddly comic, BLUE VELVET is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before: one touch and you’ll never be the same.
“Erotically charged… you’ve never seen anything like it in your life.”
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone.
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The 2011 High Definition Digitally Remastered trailer for Blue Velvet, celebrating the films 25th anniversary and upcoming Blu Ray release.
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Blue Velvet (1986)
Iconic ‘Blue Velvet’ turns 25
Barbary Coast celebrations for David Lynch’s landmark classic Blue Velvet are beginning. Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 19, 1986, a made-in-Wilmington feature, “Blue Velvet,” opened in movie houses across the U.S.A.
The DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group production was a box office flop, grossing just $7.2 million in first-run ticket sales against estimated production costs of $6 million. Spy magazine estimated that DEG, which owned what is now EUE Screen Gems Studios, lost more than $4 million on the project.
Nevertheless, “Blue Velvet” – an often-puzzling concoction of small-town values mixed with a severed ear, kinky sex, drug use and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer – was a critical success (see sidebar). Its writer-director, David Lynch, went on to launch the controversial TV series “Twin Peaks” and to create a series of increasingly complex films such as “Lost Highway,” “Mulholland Dr.” and “Inland Empire.”
“Blue Velvet” became a cult favorite. Port City is ready to embrace the film once again, with celebrations of the film beginning at 7pm at the Barbary Coast, the legendary downtown bar that served as one of the films most memorable locations.
Fox said “Blue Velvet” could potentially serve as a focus for film-related tourism in the area, drawing fans from around the globe. The film will also be re-released in a special re-mastered Blu-Ray edition on November 8, featuring 50 minutes worth of deleted scenes and outakes.
David Lynch’s classic Blue Velvet get’s Blu-Ray release
David Lynch’s highly influential surrealist coming of age erotic drama psycho-sexual thriller-cum-horror film “Blue Velvet” has received a long-awaited Blu-Ray release date for November 8th. The seminal classic has inspired many works of art in both film and television, including Donnie Darko, American Beauty and even The X-Files.
Although no technical specifications have been disclosed, it is rumored that it may be a Director’s Cut (the original cut ran for about 4 hours).
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Kyle MacLachlan on the set of Blue Velvet
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