Inherent Vice is a big movie with a lot of moving parts. Even though it cuts out a lot of material from the novel by Thomas Pynchon, the film still has a wealth of characters with odd names, many of whom are given pretty breezy introductions. But a set of Inherent Vice character posters and…
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Inherent Vice begins its limited rollout tomorrow, and the excellent and unusual film should be on your must-see list for the end of the year. (Or for early January, if you're in a market that doesn't get it this month.) As prep for that release there has been a new trailer, a handful of clips,…
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Paul Thomas Anderson's newest film, Inherent Vice, opens limited on December 12, but for the markets that don't get the film until January Warner Bros. is offering sneak preview screenings this coming Saturday, December 13. You can get theater info here, and there's a great new Inherent Vice trailer that tells of the upcoming screenings. It…
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Inherent Vice, the new film from Paul Thomas Anderson, isn't just an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon. It is part of a specific tradition of movies that pry into the gaps between visions of American culture, especially as seen on the streets of Los Angeles locations. Paul Thomas Anderson…
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Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice world premiered in New York this week. Read 10 Inherent Vice reviews to give you an idea of how it is.
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Here's the first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's new film Inherent Vice, which is based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon. This does a great job of setting up the basic story beats right at the outset in a manner that is funny and effective, and which aptly communicates the tone of the novel. And then…
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Paul Thomas Anderson has written a new Inherent Vice ending. The comedy noir is based on the book by Thomas Pynchon, who has a cameo in the movie.
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It’s not much, but we’re still in “we’ll take *anything*” mode when it comes to the new Paul Thomas Anderson film Inherent Vice. So here’s the first Inherent Vice footage, albeit in super-brief form. The trailer for this year’s New York Film Festival has gone online, and it features two or three clips from the…
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This year we'll get to see the first feature adaptation of a Thomas Pynchon novel, which is amazing. The film is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, which is even better. Now we've got a full-size version of the first official still from Inherent Vice. The image shows Joaquin Phoenix as burnout "detective" Doc Sportello, as…
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Briefly: Mark your calendars: Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel Inherent Vice is now set to arrive on December 12 of this year. The film will likely premiere long before that, either at Cannes, or a festival like Venice or Toronto, but regardless, by Christmas you should have a chance to see…
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If you're looking for any little thing there is to know about Paul Thomas Anderson's next film, the adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel Inherent Vice, enjoy this: the actor Eric Roberts recently said he's got a part in the picture. Get his word on it, below. Cigarettes and Red Vines passes this along, from the…
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Briefly: More casting news is in for Paul Thomas Anderson's adatpation of Thomas Pynchon's novel Inherent Vice. This time, we've even got a confirmed role to go along with the actor; most of the actors cast so far have been in roles that are speculative, at best. Anderson has picked Katherine Waterston (daughter of Sam…
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Briefly: You've seen a lot of casting reports for Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel Inherent Vice. The writer/director is assembling an impressive cast to live in the story of a burnout private detective who is drawn into an increasingly weird web of disappearances and underhanded business deals. Josh Brolin is the…
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A Thomas Pynchon novel is really, truly headed to the big screen from a reputable director. And that director is Paul Thomas Anderson -- what a wonderful world this is! Anderson took quite a long time to finance, make and release The Master, which hit theaters five years after his previous film, There Will Be…
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It's not every actor that can steal a scene right out from under Philip Seymour Hoffman's nose, but in The Master, Joaquin Phoenix did just that. No wonder, then, that director Paul Thomas Anderson is eager to reunite with him on his next movie. Phoenix is now in talks to join Anderson's Thomas Pynchon adaptation…
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Thomas Pynchon fans have reason to celebrate this year. The reclusive author (is Pynchon's name ever mentioned without the word "reclusive"?) has announced the imminent publication of a new novel, for one. And his previous novel, Inherent Vice, is the subject of an adaptation effort by none less than Paul Thomas Anderson. Pynchon's novels have…
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After whipping out three features in four years in the late '90s, Paul Thomas Anderson mellowed his pace during the '00s. It took three years to get from Magnolia to Punch-Drunk Love, five to get from the latter to There Will Be Blood, and then another five after that to complete The Master. But he's…
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With the best filmmakers, the instant their latest movie arrives at your local theater, it's easy to begin looking forward to the next one. Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master is now playing and though it was five years between that and his last film, he's had his follow-up in mind for sometime. It's an adaptation…
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It wasn't quite two years ago that we heard that Paul Thomas Anderson might follow up The Master with one of the first major film adaptations of a Thomas Pynchon novel. The book in question is Pynchon's most recent, Inherent Vice, which follows a burnt-out detective who gets roped into a caper revolving around a…
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When the news broke that Robert Downey Jr. could be teaming up with Paul Thomas Anderson to make Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice, fans geeked out at the possibility of such an unpredictable pair teaming up for such a cool story. That was back in 2010. In February, things started to heat up but then news…
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Over three years have passed since the release of Paul Thomas Anderson's last film, There Will Be Blood, and we're at the point now where any shred of news on his future projects is of interest to someone. We know that he is prepping two films, an adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel Inherent Vice…
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This article could have an alternate title: Megan Ellison, movie savior. Allow me to explain. Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, has two children with movie business aspirations. David Ellison appeared in Flyboys, was trying to get that Taylor Lautner movie Northern Lights made, and he put up some of the money for Paramount films like…
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Not long after reclusive author Thomas Pynchon published his latest novel, Inherent Vice, it was noted that the book rights were being handled by agency CAA. That seemed like a preemptive move to develop the story for film, and now we're seeing the very unlikely, but potentially wonderful results. Paul Thomas Anderson seeks to adapt…
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Thomas Pynchon is among our most reclusive major creative figures. He hasn't been publicly photographed since his teens and never makes public appearances. His infrequently published novels are often sprawling works that define the term 'unfilmable'. And yet there's always someone willing to try. I haven't yet bought, Pynchon's new Inherent Vice (I've been re-reading…
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