Each viewing presents a new idea, some darker, some lighter, but always driving home the precariousness of relationships, betrayal, desire, unfulfillment and failure. A year later, the film also won Best Film and Best Actress (Naomi Watts) awards at the National Society of Film Critics Awards. For more about Mulholland Drive 4K and the Mulholland Drive 4K Blu-ray release, see Mulholland Drive 4K Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Laura Harring, Johanna Ray, Justin Theroux, and Naomi Watts - in this video program, casting director Johanna Ray discusses her professional relationship with David Lynch (which started with Blue Velvet), the casting choices that were made during the pre-production of Mulholland Drive (and how important head shots are for David Lynch), her interactions with Naomi Watts, etc. Skin tones are perfectly natural, even in the dream state, and watch how the picture grade fades as the film progresses from bright to dark but retaining depth and focus – stunning.

Criterion's first 4K Blu-ray release is a combo pack that has 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray copies of Mulholland Drive. Review System: Denon AVR-X4300H, MK Sound LCR750 and SUR55T, XTZ S2 Atmosphere ceiling mounted, SVS PB-12 Ultra.There are small details about the car accident Rita begins to remember, flashbacks from her past, even feelings she can't quite understand.

There are no compression issues and the original source is pristine, there is a thin, organic sheen of grain and the whole thing is wonderfully filmic; a beautiful – beautiful – image. I think that the darker footage where neon lighting is present, for instance, can look quite a bit better. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed. This is the exact same disc as the Criterion release in the US; just in case anyone is in any doubt, the Criterion logo boots up before the film starts. When the first 4K Blu-ray releases began arriving on the market, I created a small wish list of all-time favorite films that I immediately wanted to own in native 4K and David Lynch's Mulholland Drive was near the very top of it.Black level is amazing, the whole picture is somewhat darker than previous releases, but reveals so much more going on; frame depth in increased, shadow detail is increased, colours pop more, while the white scale pushes the frame and give astonishing highlights; the lights overlooking Hollywood against the night sky, the reflections in eyes, the shimmer of light against darkness. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other.

Whether sublimated or made explicit, that longing feeling so specific to the queer experience has always existed in the movies. Next year will be incredible, folks, because I think that we will see some absolutely spectacular and of course definitive 4K Blu-ray releases of timeless classic films. Director Lynch has also revealed that Mulholland Drive is a film about unique feelings, and slipping into another world where specific intellectual judgments are to be avoided. Cinematographer Peter Deming explains in great detail how various sequences were shot (with some great comments about the one featuring Monty Montgomery's mysterious cowboy), the management of light and some of David Lynch stranger decisions, and the dual nature, moods and colors of Mulholland Drive. For the week of November 15th, the Criterion Collection finally enters the 4K UHD market with their release of Mulholland Drive.Indeed everything is absolutely gorgeous: the décor of Betty’s apartment, the grime in the diner, the leaves against the sky, overlooking Hollywood – everything is keen, clear and precise – even the intentional lens flares or softness! The musical numbers are perfectly pitched with the Spanish version of Crying being of particular delight, you are drawn into the emotion just like our protagonists.

Despite director David Lynch’s ‘ten points’ to unravelling the plot, the basic idea is relatively simple.

A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Angelo Badalamenti - in this new video interview, Angelo Badalamenti discusses his long and illustrious career, his professional relationship with David Lynch (with excellent comments about the scoring of Blue Velvet), and the iconic soundtrack for Mulholland Drive. Clarity, sharpness, depth, dynamic intensity and balance, as well as overall balance are outstanding. It is the type of organic smoothness that is introduced by exceptionally strong density and equally impressive fluidity.