MGM has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Licorice Pizza which tells the story of a teenagers Alana and Gary as they fall in love and grow up in 1970s San Fernando Valley; take a look here… LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing […]
Paul Thomas Anderson defends superhero movies, thinks they “get a bad rap”
With so many superhero movies on the horizon, there’s a growing concern in some quarters that the current comic book movie boom is leading to the death of cinema, but one person who definitely isn’t concerned is Paul Thomas Anderson, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the likes of Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master […]
There Will Be Blood with journalist Stuart Heritage – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #23
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, journalist Stuart Heritage joins me to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson’s oil man epic There Will Be Blood… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, entertainment journalist Stuart Heritage […]
Daniel Day-Lewis on retirement and not wanting to see Phantom Thread
Daniel Day-Lewis has spoken about his decision to retire and has said that he won’t be seeing his last movie Phantom Thread. Day-Lewis is one of most celebrated actors in Hollywood history, winner of three Academy Awards and known for numerous memorably performances. The actor had earlier made the decision to retire after his collaboration […]
Paul Thomas Anderson says Phantom Thread is his attempt at Rebecca
Having been kept tightly under wraps during production, last week brought us our first real details on Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis’ latest (and final) collaboration Phantom Thread with the release of a poster, trailer and synopsis. Now, speaking to EW, Anderson has revealed that the film – set in the world of 1950s […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film gets a title and synopsis
Focus Features has revealed the official title of Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film as Phantom Thread. The drama sees the acclaimed director reunite with his There Will Be blood star Daniel Day-Lewis (in what will be the three-time Oscar winner’s finale role before his retirement), alongside Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, and Vicky Krieps. Here’s the official synopsis: […]
Blu-ray Review – Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love, 2002. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán. SYNOPSIS: A supplier of novelty items with anger management issues edges towards a surprise romance story with a mysterious woman, while also being blackmailed by a phone-sex line managed by a devious mattress salesman. Taking the […]
Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis’ new film snapped up by Focus Features
Focus Features has announced that it has snapped up the worldwide distribution rights to Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, which is set to reunite him with his There Will Be Blood star Daniel Day-Lewis and will revolve around the world of fashion in 1950s London. “Paul Thomas Anderson is a singular storyteller who has the […]
Production underway on Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis’ latest film
Focus Features has announced that production is underway on Paul Thomas Anderson’s as-yet-untitled new film, which reteams him with his There Will Be Blood star Daniel Day-Lewis. The film is a drama set in the couture world of 1950s London, and “illuminates the life behind the curtain of an uncompromising dressmaker commissioned by royalty and […]
Paul Thomas Anderson has supposedly directed a Radiohead video
Film auteur Paul Thomas Anderson has been taking, making and then sometimes even dropping from a host of atypical projects since his last feature Inherent Vice. He shot two music videos, Sapokanikan and Divers, for Joanna Newsom, he filmed a highly-secretive music documentary Junun and he was even attached to direct the live-action Pinocchio remake […]
