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Inland Empire: Before you watch, read this!

  There are realities we recognize, and realities in between. As we send our desperate calls, our wishes, and the cries of our hearts across the airwaves, the networks, and in our dreams, our cries pass through other worlds and are echoed by those who live there. Our suspicions and our doubts echo and play out in repetitive little games and little shows that would tell us a lot if we could see them. But we wouldn’t understand what we were seeing. It would be as nonsensical to us as talking rabbits living in apartments. The "rabbits" understand us, though. They’re very interested in what we do next. But that reality is just an in-between space. Behind that reality, on the other side, is a world of spirits who watch us. Some are good, some are evil. Some just want to keep things in balance. They live there, but they can come here when they want to. They have work to do here. In Twin Peaks, these were the spirits who lived in the Black Lodge. In Inland Empire, their Lodge is an ...

Inland Empire: Deleted Scenes (aka Some other things that happened)

On the Inland Empire DVD, one of the special features is basically the deleted scenes, and is called "More Things That Happened". You can find it on Youtube. Try this link:   More That Things Happened (David Lynch, 2007) - YouTube . The one scene from this set of deleted scenes that you should definitely watch is one I call "A Dangerous Meeting", and you should watch it right before you watch the movie, as if it were the first scene. See below for time stamps. 0:00 - Lost Shoes and Bad News 5:16 - A Dangerous Meeting 20:00 - Nicki tells all, Mr. K takes notes 22:10 - Slipping between realities 25:25 - A home she can't recognize 26:54 - The snowy streets of the past 27:51 - A bad decision, the scene of the crime 29:31 - Delerium, Lost, Rabbits sound the alert 33:50 - Talking with Mr. K II 34:27 - Nicki's friend Nastassja was led astray ( 38:51 - a rabbit investigates) 39:29 - Futzin' 'round the house ( 41:26 - Visit from the Gir...