500 Questions for Joel Bocko (Parts 1 & 2‪)‬ Artists Love Twin Peaks

In this two-part chat with film analyst Joel Bocko (Lost in the Movies), we speak in depth about his own work before turning our attention to Twin Peaks. Part 1 explores Joel's productivity methods, his prolific output of Twin Peaks analysis, and his influences and accomplishments as a video essayist. In Part 2 (a play-along-at-home section), Joel graciously fields “exactly” 430 questions about that show we all like. You can support Joel and his damn fine work ⁠here⁠: https://www.patreon.com/Lostinthemovies
Highlights include:
Part 1: All about Joel
1:00 - Joel’s winning combination of “left & right brain”
2:24 - Mapping out this discussion
4:00 - Calendering out my work and daily life
8:35 - Joel’s website (LostInTheMovies.com) and wide diversity of work
13:00 - Self-motivation, productivity, frustration, & refinement
18:30 - Feedback and original ideas
22:07 - Which of Joel’s works does he recommend? (https://www.lostinthemovies.com/p/top-posts.html)
26:55 - Heydays: the movie blogosphere’s and Twin Peaks’s
32:34 - Is Twin Peaks still pleasurable?
38:24 - Potential next projects
45:39 - “Journey through Twin Peaks” and the video-essay genre
53:00 - The innovations & influence of Kevin B. Lee
58:24 - Mysteries of going viral
1:03:00 - Potential legacy of the video essay genre
1:07:28 - Autograph-signing in the Peaks-verse
1:12:00 - Making films
1:19:42 - Is Joel an artist?
Part 2: All about TP
1:23:30 - 253 questions about TP (Play along at home)

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