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It'll be just like in the movies. Pretending to be somebody else.

No 391 - Mulholland Drive Director - David Lynch After watching a few fairly simple films, I thought I would entertain myself by watching a guaranteed head fuck which I've never before seen. Also Ultra Culture bloody loves this film - and they're an excellent blog with pretty reliable views on stuff.. I don't want to sit down and write a detailed essay explaining what I think the film is about (though I've found some great sites which have helped deepen my experience, which I'll list at the end... in case you guys need help) - I'm instead going to talk about what I though about the film. Looking at it as a classic Neo - Noir and as a piece of atmospheric wonderment. We begin with a bungled assassination of a nameless woman ( Laura Harring - the character later takes the name Rita from a Rita Hayworth movie poster), who escapes the site and crawls into an empty apartment. Alas, the apartment is later occupied by Betty (played by Naomi Watts ) who has flown ...