Comments on: LiC Interview: Jennifer Lynch – Surveillance

By: Miranda Wilding

Miranda Wilding — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:10:51 +0000

I absolutely adored this interview, Craig.

Ms. Lynch seems like a fascinating individual.

Her cinematic sensibility seems far closer to mine than anything her father ever did.

It’s a shame that the media and the industry raked her over the coals for BOXING HELENA. When I saw it late at night on cable, I absolutely loved it. KIM BASINGER’S much publicized exit from that film was unfortunately the lowest point of her career…and she didn’t even end up starring in it.

I’ve long been a fan of SHERILYN FENN (spectacuarly beautiful and a great, underrated talent) and I thought that she and JULIAN SANDS were wonderful.

Every time I see it at HMV I want to pick it up. I probably will one of these days.

Ms. Lynch clearly has guts and resilience. I had no idea that life had dealt her such a difficult hand. So obviously the BH debacle was only the tip of the iceberg for her.

But she’s definitely made it through the tough times with grace, sharply defined intelligence and her indomitably wicked sense of humour. She sounds like my kind of chick. My relationship with my dad seems similar to what she has with David.

“It rhymes with vagina. So I had to go.”

Hah hah. She’s obviously an iconoclast. Takes one to know one.

As they used to say back in the dark ages, this was very, very rad, honey.

I wish Ms. Lynch much future success. I predict she’ll have lots of it.

By: Alexander Coleman

Alexander Coleman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:01:56 +0000

Splendid interview, Craig. I hung on every word from this.

Looking forward to the film. I’m glad you have set our expectations at a sustainable level.

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:24:33 +0000

I did see it, though I’m hesitant to review it for fear I can’t judge it objectively having now spoken to the people involved.

I’ll say the movie is a little uneven…it gets a little cartoony at times and it doesn’t fit with some of the other genuinely dark moments…but I think it shows a lot of promise. Pullman and Ormond were great and Lynch has learned a thing or two from her father about setting a creepy/unsettling vibe.

I think it’s worth seeing for genre fans and it’s got me interested in her next film Hisss.

It’s easy to forget how they destroyed her on Boxing Helena. First they built her up as the next big then when she wrote the screenplay at 19 and then they killed her when the movie came out. That’s some heavy shit for a person at that age.

By: joel

joel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:41:48 +0000

Nice interview. For someone who has been through the media wringer in a way most folks never even dream of, she’s come out the other side a better person for it. I have to tip my hat to her.

Did you see the movie, Craig?

By: sartre

sartre — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:50:58 +0000

But you were the disdain guy :-)

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:06:01 +0000

To clarify, this was a roundtable and the “good question” belonged to someone else. But yeah, she was very likable. I’m glad to see she’s back in movies.

By: sartre

sartre — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:55:18 +0000

Wow, what a great personality Jennifer Lynch has (“It rhymes with vagina, so I had to go..”). I’m not surprised she said “that’s a really good question”, you have a knack for eliciting great responses. Watch the disdainful looks though :-)

By: Alison Flynn

Alison Flynn — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:38:38 +0000

I’m sure it is tough to keep up on a regular basis, especially if you want to keep the interviews high quality. But an interview once in awhile is fine, in my opinion.

Quality over quantity, to quote the old cliche. :)

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:24:44 +0000

Thanks. I haven’t decided yet whether I want to make this a regular thing. I experimented with it a bit last year, but it’s harder than it looks. For me anyway.

By: Alison Flynn

Alison Flynn — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:09 +0000

It’s awesome that you’re doing all these interviews, Craig. I haven’t had a chance to sit down and read in full but plan to this weekend when I have time.