Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Elephant Man,' ...

David Lynch answered the call with Blue Velvet. Lynch was an unlikely saviour ... Hopper seizes the role with relish, somehow avoiding going over the top despite screaming lines like, "Let's ...

followed by "Blue Velvet" in 1986 and "Mulholland Drive" in 2001, the latter also earning Lynch a best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, where he previously earned the festival's top ...