The way in which TV and film have blended together in recent years means that director Gregg Araki, whose career beginnings predate this site, but only just barely, has remained a fixture of fascination for us. Araki admitted to IndieWire he’s “been making movies for decades. I’m an old veteran in the indie world,” he was excited to bring his point-of-view to television for the Starz series “Now Apocalypse,” a lush, sexy, and at times unsettling look at life in Los Angeles for the beautiful and ambitious.
While “Now Apocalypse” is all about those hoping to make it in the entertainment industry, Araki’s initial inspiration came from a very different place: David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks.” “To do a show that’s so ground-breaking and artistic and unusual and just its totally own thing — I remember watching ‘Twin Peaks’ on TV when it was on and just...
While “Now Apocalypse” is all about those hoping to make it in the entertainment industry, Araki’s initial inspiration came from a very different place: David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks.” “To do a show that’s so ground-breaking and artistic and unusual and just its totally own thing — I remember watching ‘Twin Peaks’ on TV when it was on and just...
- 3/12/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
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