{"id":14239,"date":"2014-10-07T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T04:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=14239"},"modified":"2014-10-06T22:53:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T02:53:38","slug":"watch-along-david-lynchs-eraserhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2014\/10\/07\/watch-along-david-lynchs-eraserhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch-Along — David Lynch’s Eraserhead<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year,\u00a0The New Yorker<\/em> ran a David Gilbert\u00a0story called “From a Farther Room” (our thoughts here<\/a>). In it, a directionless man returns home one night feeling a bit sick; he vomits on the floor, goes to bed, and is awoken by crying — from whatever he threw up. He begins to care for the revolting creature. I — and others — thought immediately of David Lynch’s debut film Eraserhead <\/em>(1977). At the time, I started to prepare a review of the film, but I put it on hold knowing that The Criterion Collection was working on a new edition. It took them a bit of time, but it’s arrived!<\/p>\n

So, Lee and I, jabbering away one day about\u00a0the 2666<\/em> read-along (which we’ve been enjoying a great deal)\u00a0and David Lynch, hatched this plan: Let’s do a blog watch-along of Eraserhead<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Eraserhead<\/p>\n

Obviously, still in the middle of our first blog read-along, we’re very new to this “along” thing. But here’s the main plan: between now and the final run-up to Halloween (though this film would work just as well as a prelude to family dinner on\u00a0Thanksgiving), watch Eraserhead<\/em>. Think about it. We’ll be doing the same. On Monday, October 27<\/strong>, Lee and I will put up a post meant to start a conversation\u00a0about this rich, enigmatic film.<\/p>\n

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If you’re interested in joining us,\u00a0you may want to consider the new Criterion edition as it comes with a number of\u00a0interesting supplements\u00a0(and looks and sounds superb). Plus, between now and October 27, I think I’ll be talking about the six short films included.<\/p>\n

Here are the Criterion supplements (organized, interestingly, by year):<\/p>\n