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[Mark Kohut]

In at least one interview Anderson said he was a lifelong reader.

Love your M&D stuff and Magnolia. I must watch that again too. 

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On Nov 28, 2014, at 2:56 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd argue that there are fanboy-level references to Pynchon in
> Anderson's work. I saw Magnolia not long after reading M&D and the
> characters of Dixon and The Worm and that sequence's mix of unsolvable
> mystery, biblical allusion, violence and karmic adjustment made me
> immediately think of Pynchon in the cinema. The framing themes of the
> work - coincidence versus chaos and the manifold abuses of children by
> their elders and of the present by the past - also seemed both
> sophisticated enough AND unfinished enough to hint at someone who gets
> Pynchon but is also prey to some of the perceived shortcomings of the
> author. But confirmation bias and all that... I didn't think the guy
> was trying to make a Pynchonesque movie, just that he'd be a
> sympathetic reader if he wasn't already.
> 
> His first film, Hard Eight, is a great debut. Didn't at all enjoy
> Punchdrunk Love and only appreciated There Will Be Blood on a
> technical level. Mixed feelings about The Master but would certainly
> recommend viewers make up their own minds.
> 
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:12 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>> My answer to Mark T. when asked about the Pynchon allusions in The Master
>> per your request.
>> 
>> 
>> That's one......another to something in CofL49 (arguably and in my
>> notes not my mind at the moment [and no, not looking anything up and
>> am away from my notes]]
>> and third is Hoffman quoting direct battle history recounted in AtD
>> about the past life connection between them...Siege of Paris stuff, I
>> believe.
>> 
>> and something else Hoffman says in his wedding speech. Nice working allusion to
>> How to Train Your Dragon as well.....arguably.
>> 
>> Must watch the movei again, been awhile.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> What are the allusions, if I may ask? I recognized the drinking from
>>> torpedos from V...
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