Special Report: Alexandre O. Philippe on Lynch/Oz (2022)

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Tv & Film, Film Interviews, Film Reviews, Film History

4.6 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Director Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene, Memory: The Origins of Alien) discuses one of his latest films, Lynch/Oz (2022); an incredible essay film about the influence of The Wizard of Oz on the films of David Lynch. He also discusses some of his other new films including The Taking (2022) and You Can Call Me Bill (2023).

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.2	Shut it off.
0:25.5	Turn it off. I do see the story of the Wizard of Oz as the story of David Lynch himself, becoming a filmmaker.
1:01.7	David has gone over the rainbow from the very first film ever. He lives in a different reality
1:07.0	than you or I do, and that's quite obvious.
1:17.0	Yeah. than you or I do? And that's quite obvious. Why would Lynch be that absorbed for the Wizard of Oz?
1:19.9	Did he watch the Wizard of Oz on a perfect day,
1:23.1	at the perfect time as a child, and it's sort of baked into his subconscious?
1:47.0	Yeah. perfect time as a child and it's sort of baked into his subconscious. Hey, Hello. Hey, Hey folks, welcome to a special episode of the projection booth.
2:07.5	I'm your host, Mike White.
2:08.9	On this episode, our old friend Alexander O'Philippe is back and talking about his latest film,
2:15.8	though he's got a lot of films coming out over the next
2:18.0	little bit here. His latest one from 2022, Lynch Oz. It is a amazing look at the influences
2:26.9	of the Wizard of Oz onto the films of David Lynch. Of course, it goes a lot deeper than
2:33.2	just Wild at Heart. He does some amazing work
2:36.7	in this. I highly recommend it. The movie itself is making its way around the country right now.
2:42.8	I think it's playing at the IFC Center in New York. It's playing at the Detroit Film Theater
2:47.6	the weekend of the 17th of June, 2023. It is well worth your time to check that
2:54.8	out. I hope you enjoy the film, and I hope you enjoy the interview. Essay films happen. They don't
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