On this week's Empire Podcast Chris Hewitt, Alex Godfrey and Beth Webb gather together to bid a tough but heartfelt farewell to the great David Lync
On this week’s Empire Podcast Chris Hewitt, Alex Godfrey and Beth Webb gather together to bid a tough but heartfelt farewell to the great David Lynch, who sadly died at the age of 78 this week. Over the course of a wide-ranging, anecdote filled forty or so minutes, the trio — all huge, dyed-in-the-wool Lynch fans — pay tribute to the genius behind Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr., Twin Peaks, and so, so many more [44:18 — 1:26:33 approx.]
Elsewhere in this week’s episode, which we hasten to clarify was recorded before the news broke of Lynch’s passing, Chris is joined in the podbooth by colleagues of such lethal cunning Helen O’Hara and James Dyer. Together, the intrepid podding trio field a listener question that has them discussing cinema’s greatest bike moments, chat about the BAFTA nominations and the novel Daredevil: Born Again trailer, and find the time amid all the usual fun, news, and nonsense to cast a critical eye over A Complete Unknown, William Tell, Back In Action, and Wolf Man. And as the Looney Tunes never once did say, that’s not all, folks (take that Bugs!). It’s another veritable guestapalooza on the pod for our 651st episode as one-man junket machine Chris talks to a whole bunch of folks: there’s a riotous, disordered chat with A Real Pain stars Jesse Eisenberg (who also wrote and directed the movie) and Kieran Culkin, as they talk food, films, and feet [19:06 — 44:18 approx]; A Complete Unknown director James Mangold calls in from LA to talk about why he was drawn to Bob Dylan [1:43:03 — 1:57:39 approx]; and Wolf Man star Christopher Abbott stops by to tell us why he might start a novel club with Colin Farrell and Jeff Goldblum [2:23:50 — 2:37:57 approx.] Otherwise, it’s all about Lynch, as it should be. Farewell, sir.
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