This is a note ostensibly for my friend Norm, but I'll do my best to include the other five people checking out this blog.
I found a site this morning that my friend Norm told me about; pretty cool. I created a Pynchon loving monster (like myself). I was reading some of the essays (I like the one about him and Brian Wilson), and I then tried to find some more information about the Imipolex movie from other sources, but couldn't manage much.
It did remind me that, Norm, you'll know what Imipolex is after getting through Gravity's Rainbow, and that if you get a chance, check out Prufstand 7, a german made movie using some characters from GR (Bianca, Blicero, possibly Slothrop), and since Pynchon never lets his books be made into movies, it took quite an explanation from the producers to convince him to relinquish hold on his characters. Since the film is a character study of a rocket, and not the telling of GR's story, Pynchon caved.
Too bad about the no-Pynchon-book-to-movie deal...for anybody who's read Against the Day, a long form Anime-style season-long series would be the best way to tell that story outside of printed word. Am I right?
Such language... Event though the internet is made for porn, you shouldn't sink to those levels Pat... Using the 'F' word? Come on...
ReplyDelete...if you can't tell, I'm kidding....
Daniel
Hey Dan, the Rocketman would appreciate your concern...
ReplyDeleteWell, for some reason, all I can think of when the term 'rocketman' is used it the Rocketeer... Remember that fucking game? And how hard it was to fight the Nazis on top of that blimp? G D Nazis... always making things difficult!
ReplyDeleteI thought the Rocketeer was a movie with Brendan Frasier. I guess there were nazis in the movie too... I think anyways - its only been about 12 yrs.
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