Showing posts with label 1997. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1997. Show all posts

Friday, December 12, 2014

CNN investigates the mystery of Thomas Pynchon in 1997

INHERENT VICE, P.T. Anderson's film adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel, opens is some theaters this weekend, and while it's the first feature-length adaptation of Pynchon's work, his enigmatic nature has fascinated the media for years.  In this 1997 report, CNN looks at the enigma of Pynchon's reclusiveness, including the word "cyberspace" and a brief segment about "The John Larroquette Show," which featured Pynchon input after the show started making jokes about him.






Thursday, December 11, 2014

Trailer: Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a dog turned man in KILLER TONGUE (1997)

KILLER TONGUE gets a bad rap and, well, it kind of deserves it, as the movie about a woman that is overtaken by an alien with a giant, maniacal tongue and her band of poodles that she turns into men (including Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a complete mess.  But it's not an uninteresting one.