Dennis Lim

Part of James Atlas s Icons series, a revealing look at the life and work of David Lynch, one of the most enigmatic and influential filmmakers of our time"

The Man from Another Place

David Lynch

Part of the Decadent Editions series, on Hong Sangsoo's 2005 film Tale of Cinema.

Tale of Cinema

This article examines the author's right of integrity of authorship contained in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), which is the right of an author to object to a 'derogatory treatment' of his or her work. A treatment of a work is derogatory if it is 'prejudicial to the author's honour or reputation'. No Australian court has decided upon an issue of prejudice to honour or reputation yet. To reduce the uncertainty that currently surrounds the right of integrity, this article will thoroughly interpret the phrase 'prejudicial to the author's honour or reputation' and establish tests for determining whether a treatment is prejudicial to an author's honour or reputation.

Prejudice to Honour or Reputation in Copyright Law

Stephanie Dennison

Hamid Naficy

Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu

Aboubakar Sanogo

Essays and notes to accompany the six-film (9 discs) DVD and Blu-Ray collection: Martin Scorsese's world cinema project no. 3.

Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project

In this book, Dennis Lim tells the enthralling story of the legendary film director David Lynch, who has a huge cult audience. Lynch has directed some of the most noteworthy films of the last 30 years, including Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Wild at Heart, The Elephant Man, and Mulholland Drive. He also produced and directed Twin Peaks, the hit cult TV series from the early 1990s. The author recounts all the juicy back stories about most of his productions that have involved fights with studios, actors, and networks. Lynch is, according to Lim, a world-class eccentric with a colorful personal life: He used to date Isabella Rosselini, is a 30-year practitioner of transcendental meditation, and this past year alone, divorced his longtime companion (and producer) Mary Sweeney after only one month of marriage, introduced his own line of coffee, and conducted an Oscar campaign for Laura Dern that involved camping out on Sunset Boulevard with a live cow. He was the first major filmmaker to start his own Web site (davidlynch.com, which has content for subscribers only). Lynch’s reputation and fan base have grown over the years. His new Inland Empire, a three-hour experimental film shot on murky video, broke opening weekend records at the IFC Center in Manhattan. Thousands showed up for his Barnes and Noble signing in New York two weeks ago for his new book mostly about his meditation practice, Catching the Big Fish. Lim has a hip, knowing writing style that will work well for this biography and its market demographic. Lim has access to Lynch and his inner circle and we think Lim can do a very good job of exploring the many facets of this fascinating and eccentric genius.

Dennis Lim

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