Isabella Rossellini, left, plays a masochistic nightclub singer in ‘Blue Velvet,’ directed by David Lynch, right. The 1986 movie was filmed in North Carolina.

David Lynch, visionary ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ director, dies at 78 Filmmaker was celebrated for this dark vision in movies including “Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive ...

David Lynch, the groundbreaking director of films and shows including "Twin Peaks" and "Blue Velvet," has died at the age of 78, his family announced Thursday. "It is with deep regret that we, his ...