Tokyo, Japan, November 1984: Director David Lynch at a press conference in Tokyo. Lynch was in town promoting his latest film “Dune,” the Dino De Laurentiis epic film based on Frank Herbert’s best-selling science fiction novel.

Although Dune was panned by most critics at the time, it would become a cult- and sci-fi fan favorite, and Lynch would go on to find critical acclaim with his later movies “Blue Velvet” (1986) and “Mulholland Drive” (2001). But he was probably best known for the surreal murder-mystery TV series “Twin Peaks” (1990 — 1991) which he created together with Mark Frost. Lynch died earlier this week, January 15, 2025.

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