The Master (2012)

Posted by moviegeek916 on January 2, 2013 · 1 Comment 

The Master (2012) – So looking across the wide range of American film-makers working today, it’s easy to single Paul Thomas Anderson as one of the geniuses. With a track record that includes Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, and There Will Be Blood (in addition to Hard Eight, which I have not seen yet but … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to James Cameron

Posted by moviegeek916 on March 19, 2012 · 1 Comment 

The following article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 19 March 2010. Dear Mr. Cameron, Firstly: big fan. Seen most of your movies (have yet to track down Piranha II: The Spawning, but will most definitely get around to it) and have enjoyed all I have seen. I know I am a lowly community college … Continue reading →

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There Will Be Blood (2007)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · 1 Comment 

There Will Be Blood (2007) — The film opens with a sucker punch of great film-making with about 15 minutes of wordless exposition. It just gets better from there. While Paul Thomas Anderson’s earlier films like Boogie Nights and Magnolia were about large ensemble casts, There Will Be Blood focuses mainly on one man. One … Continue reading →

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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Punch-Drunk Love (2002) — Adam Sandler plays a socially dysfunctional man with occasional outbursts of anger who successfully courts a woman too attractive for him. When phrased that way, it sounds like most Adam Sandler movies. Indeed Punch-Drunk Love was written for Sandler, but the person doing the writing was Paul Thomas Anderson so this … Continue reading →

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Magnolia (1999)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Magnolia (1999) — I really don’t know what all to say about Magnolia without going through every member of the cast and crew and just gushing with praise. It’s one of those movies there’s a lot of disagreement on and I happen to come down fervently on the “pro” side. This film is just over … Continue reading →

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Boogie Nights (1997)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Boogie Nights (1997) — This is a story, basically, of losers bottoming out yet it doesn’t ever get as depressing as that summary would imply (maybe because banding together as a surrogate family helps them cope). I think Paul Thomas Anderson ascended to that Robert Altman level of directed large ensemble casts for epic-in-scale movies … Continue reading →

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