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      Twin
      Peaks:
      Fire
      Walk
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      Me
     
     
      Directed
      by
      David
      Lynch
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Kirby
      Ferguson
     
    

    
     
      ailed
      as
      the
      thinking
      person’s
      soap-
     
     
      H
      opera
      when
      it
      appeared,
      David
      Lynch’s
     
    

    
     
      television
      project,
      Twin
      Peaks,
      gave
     
     
      many
      of
      us
      reason
      to
      believe
      back
      in
      1989.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      the
      hook
      that
      was
      set
      so
      deeply
     
     
      in
      the
      pilot
      was
      soon
      obscured
      in
      tangled-up
     
     
      knots
      of
      subplots.
      The
      show
      sank
      to
      the
      bottom
     
     
      of
      the
      ratings
      ocean
      and
      was
      cancelled.
      Free
      of
     
     
      the
      constrictions
      of
      TV,
      Lynch
      has
      abandoned
     
     
      the
      intricate
      plot
      of
      the
      original
      and
      gone
      over-
     
     
      board
      on
      all
      counts
      with
      Twin
      Peaks:
      Fire
      Walk
     
     
      With
      Me,
      a
      prequel
      to
      the
      series.
     
    

    
     
      The
      big
      problem
      with
      Lynch’s
      films
      has
     
     
      always
      been
      their
      strangeness:
      the
      unfathom-
     
     
      able
      motivations
      of
      his
      characters,
      the
      black,
     
     
      black
      humour,
      the
      unflinching
      portrayals
      of
     
     
      weird
      behaviour
      of
      all
      sorts.
      Enjoying
      a
      David
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      enjoying
     
     
      a
      trip
      to
      the
     
     
      insane
      asylum."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lynch
      film
      is
      like
      enjoying
      a
      trip
      to
      the
      insane
     
     
      asylum.
      In
      1986
      Lynch
      produceda
      brilliant
      film
     
     
      in
      Blue
      Velvet,
      but
      frequently
      he’s
      impenetrably
     
     
      bizarre,
      reaching
      his
      nadir
      with
      this
      unwatchable,
     
     
      incoherent
      mess.
      ,
     
    

    
     
      The
      first
      half-hour
      consists
      of
      Chris
      Isaak
     
     
      (who
      is
      horrible)
      and
      Keifer
      Sutherland
      inves-
     
     
      tigating
      a
      pre-Laura
      Palmer
      murder.
      Fortu-
     
     
      nately,
      they
      then
      disappear
      without
      a
      trace.
      Just
     
     
      when
      Fire
      is
      at
      the
      threshold
      of
      ejection,
      we
      get
     
     
      the
      nostalgic
      rush
      of
      the
      theme
      song,
      the
      *
      ‘Wel-
     
     
      cometo
      Twin
      Peaks’’
      signand
      Kyle
      McLachlan
     
     
      and
      the
      original
      photogenic
      young
      cast
      (though
     
     
      not
      quite
      young
      enough
      for
      high
      school).
      It’s
     
     
      like
      a
      family
      reunion...
      ‘cept
      way
      better.
      Unfor-
     
     
      tunately,
      after
      that
      it’s
      a
      depressing
      spiral
      into
     
     
      nightmares,
      drug
      trips,
      hallucinations
      and
      what-
     
     
      ever.
      We
      get
      to
      know
      Laura
      Palmer
      far
      too
      well
     
     
      and
      find
      out
      it’s
      no
      wonder
      someone
      did
      in
      the
     
     
      self-destructive
      wacko.
      As
      usual,
      Lynch
      creates
     
     
      some
      terrifying
      images,
      but
      the
      humour
      misses
     
     
      wildly,
      the
      quirky
      charm
      of
      the
      original
      is
      now
     
     
      simply
      odd,
      and
      there
      are
      precious
      few
      connec-
     
     
      tions
      to
      reality.
      The
      film
      seems
      rife
      with
      sym-
     
     
      bolism,
      but
      the
      viewer
      is
      given
      little
      initiative
      to
     
     
      decode
      it
      all.
     
    

    
     
      Unendurable.
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      The
      Blue
      Rodeo
     
     
      interview
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      S.
      Livingstone
     
     
      he
      title
      of
      this
      article
      is
      full
      of
      deceit.
      A
     
     
      c
      simple
      ploy
      to
      attractreaders.
      The
      truth
     
     
      of
      the
      matter
      is
      that
      I
      failed
      to
      get
      an
     
     
      interview
      with
      Blue
      Rodeo
      during
      their
      two
     
     
      night
      stay
      at
      UPEI.
      It
      is
      certainly
      not
      due
      to
      a
     
     
      lack
      of
      trying
      as
      I
      visited
      the
      Student
      Union
     
     
      offices
      several
      times
      to
      get
      an
      appointment
      with
     
     
      the
      band.
      According
      to
      one
      source,
      the
      band
     
     
      members/management
      was
      being
      quite
      diffi-
     
     
      cult
      when
      it
      came
      to
      the
      media
      which
      was
     
     
      readily
      apparent
      from
      the
      my
      point
      of
      view
      as
      I
     
     
      had
      waited
      three
      days
      anticipating
      an
      interview
     
     
      that
      did
      not
      materailize.
     
     
      I
      must
      say
      that
      the
      concert
      was
      very
      good,
      and
     
     
      the
      University
      made
      a
      tremendous
      showing
      two
     
     
      nights
      in
      a
      row.
      It
      is
      difficult
      to
      understand
      why
     
     
      Blue
      Rodeo
      was
      then
      unable
      to
      give
      the
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
      newspaper
      fifteen
      minutes
      for
      an
      interview
     
     
      when
      the
      University
      community
      gave
      the
      band
     
     
      two
      sold
      out
      concerts.
      They
      also
      failed
      to
      give
     
     
      an
      explanation.
      I
      suppose
      I
      could
      have
      waited
     
     
      around
      until
      the
      concert
      was
      over
      and
      congre-
     
     
      gated
      with
      others
      in
      the
      SU
      offices
      for
      some
      idle
     
     
      conversation,
      but
      that’s
      not
      what
      I
      wanted,
      nor
     
     
      should
      have
      been
      expected
      to
      settle
      for.
      |
     
     
      wanted
      to
      interview
      the
      band
      as
      a
      journalist,
      not
     
     
      a
      fan.
      I
      attended
      the
      concert
      as
      a
      fan.
      The
     
     
      interview
      was
      for
      the
      X.Press
      which
      was
      in-
     
     
      formed
      of
      this
      so
      called
      media
      event
      weeks
      in
     
     
      advance.
      I
      do
      not
      hold
      animosity
      towards
      Blue
     
     
      Rodeo
      because
      of
      this.
      I
      still
      respect
      them
      as
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      best
      bands
      this
      country
      has
      to
      offer.
     
     
      I
      would
      also
      attend
      another
      concert
      at
      the
      Bam
     
     
      if
      this
      group
      was
      to
      return.
      I
      just
      know
      now
      to
     
     
      leave
      my
      press
      pass
      home.
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