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Slab Cinema brings lesser-known David Lynch film Inland Empire to Arthouse at Blue Star

The film, originally shot on a Sony handheld camera, was recently remastered by the Criterion Collection.

By Macks Cook on Fri, May 19, 2023 at 11:00 am

The Criterion Collection

Inland Empire loosely follows the experiences of promising actress Nikki Grace (Laura Dern) after she's given a once-in-a-lifetime acting role.

Lingering on the precipice of being considered lost media, David Lynch's first digitally shot film, Inland Empire (2006), has been remastered as a part of the Criterion Collection for a Blu-ray and 4k release.

This three-hour dream sequence of a movie was initially shot in disparate scenes on a low-resolution Sony handheld camera, meaning that even viewers who could find it online were in for a visual experience not unlike watching an early 2000s home video.

Now that it's been remastered under the careful supervision of Lynch himself, Inland Empire can be experienced with full clarity, projected on the big screen.

The experimental psychological thriller film loosely follows the experiences of promising actress Nikki Grace (Laura Dern) after she's given a once-in-a-lifetime acting role. Her prospects slowly unravel as it becomes clear that the film's production is cursed.

$10, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 25, Arthouse at Blue Star, 134 Blue Star, (210) 212-9373, slabcinemaarthouse.com.

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