In what turned out to be a weekend that can only be described as (excuse the pun) 'Lynchian,' Kurt Loder and a few lucky other folks from MTV News travelled deep into the heart of the Midwest to chat with the legendary filmmaker and artist David Lynch at the Maharishi University of Management -- the first school in America founded and based on the principles of Transcendental Meditation.
And after dealing with cancelled flights, missing luggage, and 6 – count 'em, SIX – errant tornadoes, we managed to make it to Fairfield, Iowa. Fairfield is a town of less than 9000, but is notable as the home of Maharishi University.
Now while the bulk of our discussion with Lynch dealt with Transcendental Meditation, and the nature of inspiration and creativity, we also touched on one of Lynch's favorite topics; new digital media...in fact, we were taken aback, not to mention pleasantly surprised, when during the interview, Lynch snapped up one of our handheld video cams and decided to shoot a bit of the interview himself.
Lynch ended up shooting for about 45 minutes, so we had to cut it down a bit...but take a minute and check out our first ever David Lynch/MTV News Joint as Kurt Loder interviews the acclaimed filmmaker. After that, click here to read Kurt's thoughts on the experience.
The Oscars are only hours away and yes, we're going to be all over them here at the Movies Blog and MTV.com. I'll be writing a delicious live blog right here and we'll even have a live red carpet show streaming on MTV.com starting at 7pm eastern.
So yes, we're Oscar-obsessed here. And if you need any more proof of that check out the video below. Ever wonder what it would be like to find yourself stuck in an Oscar montage a la Billy Crystal? Look no further than our ambitious film featuring Kurt Loder, myself, and all five Best Picture nominees! It's the Oscar montage from hell!
From the opening frames of "The Simpsons Movie" you know that you are in good hands (from now on Ralph Wiggum should appear in every 20th Century Fox film) and it's no wonder, with brains like Matt Groening and James L. Brooks back at the helm of the franchise. Not that they ever went away, but these two, by all accounts, were much more involved in the new flick than in recent seasons of the show.
Our very own Kurt Loder sat down with Groening and Brooks for a fascinating edition of "Rough Cut." If you'd rather read some of the interview, just click here. Meanwhile, check out a portion of the conversation below where, among other things, Groening and Brooks debate the merits of a live action Simpsons movie.
He didn't exactly say he would in the below clip from Kurt Loder's recent interview, but we sure get the sense that Danny Boyle has the itch. Are we reading too much into this or not? You be the judge. But check out how jazzed he sounds as he talks about directing second unit on "28 Weeks Later." And he does acknowledge that "there is an idea" for a sequel. Come on Danny! Go for it!
Our man, Mr. Loder, spent a lot of quality time with Danny Boyle resulting in a pretty awesome Q&A with the "Sunshine" director. Read the full Boyle interview here or watch the interview in living color here. You'll see Boyle weigh in on the sequel he wants to do for "Trainspotting," why he thinks there's never sex in space movies, and the always scintillating much, much more.
