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Jul 2011 21

by Daniel Robert Epstein

“There’’s nothing about David [Lynch] that is elitist.”
– Laura Dern

Laura Dern is the talented and beautiful muse of many of David Lynch’s best films. Dern has starred in Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and most recently, Inland Empire.

In Lynch’’s three hour, shot on video opus Dern plays multiple characters all orbiting her main character of an actor who lands her first really great part in a long time.

Dern has not only supported many independent filmmakers throughout her career, she produced Alexander Payne’’s first film Citizen Ruth, scored an Oscar nomination for Rambling Rose and even changed herself into a femme fatale for Novocaine.

I got a chance to talk with Dern about Inland Empire from an undisclosed place in Manhattan.

Read our exclusive interview with Laura Dern on SuicideGirls.com.

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  1. […] His latest picture, Inland Empire, is the first feature he has shot on video. He’s even taking a stab at self-distribution. Inland Empire was another five year journey from start to finish, and once again Lynch is working with old friends and collaborators such as Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton and perhaps his most talented muse, Laura Dern. […]