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Check Out New Inherent Vice Posters

December 28, 2014 by TPmaster 4 Comments

Steven Chorney

Steven Chorney

Warner Bros. released a collection character-focused posters in advance of the general theatrical release of Inherent Vice on January 9. They were created for online use only.

Each poster features a specific character in Inherent Vice.

The posters were designed by BLT Communications, LLC, an advertising agency located in Hollywood, CA. BLT also designed the Inherent Vice billboard art seen here and here.

Steven Chorney was the artist. His artwork won three Clio awards in 2015 (1 Grand, 2 Gold). Working in Hollywood, Mr. Chorney (b. 1951) has been doing illustrations since the 1970s.

When I asked Steve, by email, about his contribution to the artwork, he diplomatically responded: “no one person can claim credit. It was due to the combined efforts of some very talented people. I am happy to have been a part of it.”

He subsequently followed up, messaging to me….

“Thank you very much for wanting to include any thoughts or observations regarding my involvement with the Inherent Vice posters. It was a very involved project to be sure. All the character posters, the main Key art poster, the billboard art, several internet illustrations and also a film magazine cover in the UK. And that is not even counting all the preliminary concept sketches and several additional illustrations that in the end, were never used. This project was monumental…no one artist could have possibly done it alone! It was indeed a “team” of skilled artists that threw in together in order to make it happen. I can honestly say I was really happy to have been part of it because I am not sure we will see anything quite like it again!!”

Looking at his past work, you can get a good idea of his contribution to the “Inherent Vice” posters.

Enjoy!

Owen Wilson - Inherent Vice

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IV-poster-Reese

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Filed Under: Inherent Vice Film, Pynchon General News Tagged With: Benicio del Toro, inherentvice, josh brolin, Paul Thomas Anderson, ptanderson, reese witherspoon, thomaspynchon

Review: A Pynchon Fan’s First Impressions of “Inherent Vice” the Movie

December 11, 2014 by TPmaster 16 Comments

Inherent Vice - Last Supper Art PosterOn November 10, 2014, I was fortunate enough to attend an advance screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel Inherent Vice, at the Harmony Gold Screening Room on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Just prior to the evening screening, I decided to re-read the final three chapters of Inherent Vice, as it had been over five years since I’d read it. This may have been a mistake, as a movie isn’t a novel and has to compress a novel’s essence into a much briefer time span. The trick is to make a movie that works as a cinematic experience and, often, requiring that faithfulness to the novel take a backseat. But re-reading a bit allowed me to better see the disparities between the film and the novel, at least for those few chapters.

As an enthusiastic reader of Pynchon, I was skeptical that even a director of Anderson’s calibre could successfully translate a fairly conventional Pynchon novel to the Big Screen. And after seeing the film, I wasn’t sure what to say in a “review,” due to the complexity of my reaction and the feeling that I really needed to see it again, that it requires multiple viewings. But I’ve procrastinated as long as possible, as the film comes out tomorrow (in selected cities; general release is January 9, 2015)!

So off we went… My pal David Kipen, who procured the tickets, and I left Pasadena and headed to West Hollywood, both of us pretty excited despite my being at the tailend of a brief-but-brutal stomach virus and so a bit shakey.

CAVEAT: Regarding this “review,” I’ve only seen PT Anderson’s Inherent Vice once. I feel the film justifies a repeat viewing to really grasp Anderson’s vision. It’s entirely possible that my opinion of this film may evolve after a second look. And I DO recommend that you see it. MY job was to write this review; HIS job — much more difficult — was to actually make a good film…

UPDATE 12.12.14: I was privileged to speak to Mr. Anderson this morning via the PBS program Forum (on KQED in the SF Bay Area) and ask about all the great period music included in Pynchon’s Inherent Vice not making it to the film. Paul explained his reasons for not doing so. Here’s our exchange:

(If your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio, click here to listen to the show; my bit begins at 31 minutes.)

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Filed Under: Inherent Vice Film, Pynchon General News, Pynchon Reviews Tagged With: inherentvice, paulthomasanderson, ptanderson, thomaspynchon

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