by Mark Deming
synopsis
Director David Lynch has produced as distinctive a body of work as any filmmaker of his generation, with films like Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, and Lost Highway. Pretty As A Picture: The Art Of David Lynch shows the filmmaker at work on the set of Lost Highway as well as examining his creative pursuits as a writer, composer, photographer, and painter. Also features interviews with some of his collaborators, including Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Mel Brooks, Robert Loggia, and the late Jack Nance.