Nearly four decades after David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet' made her a star, the Italian grand dame is finally getting her due from the Academy.

The famously weird filmmaker set his 1986 movie in Lumberton, with many modifications, and filmed in Wilmington during its film infancy.

His visceral films, which reflect the best and worst of American life, affected viewers in realms both conscious and unconscious.

Rossellini, 72, has shared her passion for acting on her home turf and has been a longtime patron of the arts on Long Island. She has been a frequent presence at The Gateway in Bellport where she performed her original science-themed works "Link Link Circus" in 2019 and "Darwin's Smile" in 2022 to benefit the theater.

Isabella Rossellini has paid tribute to David Lynch - whose death was announced yesterday - with a post on Instagram. Rossellini shared an image of the pair embracing. The caption read: "I loved him so much.

Isabella Rossellini has paid tribute to the late David Lynch, who died on Thursday at 78. The legendary actress, who had her breakthrough role in Lynch’s 1986 film “Blue Velvet” and was in a roughly five-year relationship with the director afterwards,

Isabella Rossellini has paid tribute to the late David Lynch, who died on Thursday at 78. The legendary actress, who had her breakthrough role in Lynch’s 1986 film “Blue Velvet” and was in a ...

British film star Ralph Fiennes has said he is “thrilled” to receive a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in pope drama Conclave. This year’s announcement saw Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez lead the way with 13 nominations while director Edward Berger’s film, about cardinals voting to elect the next pope, secured eight nods.

Mikey Madison of “Anora” watched the Oscar nominations from her hotel room bed, screaming along with her mother on FaceTime. She and many other newly minted nominees for the 97th

Lynch expanded on the dark side of double lives and desire in a small town with the television show “Twin Peaks,” which premiered on ABC in 1990. Originally intended as a miniseries, the show’s immediate popularity led to its expansion into a series. Though it lasted just two seasons, its impact on popular culture was, and continues to be, massive.

Against a backdrop of continued change in the world, the artist here in London has come to the end of another large piece. It is challengingly good,