I recently stumbled on a Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) interview about Boogie Nights from 1997 and began revisiting of his work. I’ve now seen all of his nine written-&-directed films, most more than once, and he’s certainly up there with the greatest of the active mid-career contemporary filmmakers. Since Boogie Nights he’s been compared […]
Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino — Friends and Cinematic Soulmates
June 30th, 2025 · 7 Comments · Movies
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An Autodidact Meets A Collaborative Form
July 31st, 2021 · 9 Comments · Movies
. One thing I learned during my lockdown Film Studies deepdive is just how subjective movies are. I know all art is subjective, but maybe film is the most because of how it’s every art form blended together and being experienced at once. Something I picked up from a Tarantino interview — that a book […]
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