Category: The Masterworks of Paul Thomas Anderson

Music as a Balm: My Appreciation for Magnolia’s Mid-Film Sing-Along

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|David Potvin| Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 magnum opus Magnolia is sonically chaotic. There’s no two ways about it. Within the first eleven minutes we meet no less than nine members of the film’s ensemble cast amidst a cacophony of these characters’ morning routines… Continue reading

From the Valley to the Mountain: The Inevitable Success of Paul Thomas Anderson

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|Brogan Earney| “I have seen the new Quentin Tarantino, and his name is Paul Thomas Anderson,” wrote Entertainment Weekly’s Owen Gleiberman after watching the premiere of Boogie Nights at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. A line that recognizes the achievement… Continue reading