Masters of Hollywood – from directors to actors – anticipate awards season each and every year, hoping that their work throughout the past 12 months will gain them a coveted nomination. Whether you think of the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Awards, or the prestigious Oscars when you think of the most exciting night for…
Tag: Thomas Pynchon
“Love usually leads to trouble." Oscar nominees Joaquin Phoenix and Paul Thomas Anderson have teamed up once again for the 2014 release of Inherent Vice, the latter’s directorial follow up to 2012’s The Master, a film loosely based on scientology founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pynchon, whose works include:…
There comes a point in every budding director’s career, usually a few movies in, where the circumstances align to allow for a breakthrough. The backing is there, the level of control is reasonable. The director is young and hungry and vibrant, wholly convinced that he or she has got something to prove. The script is…