What makes a Paul Thomas Anderson movie a Paul Thomas Anderson movie? Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, Magnolia--his filmography contains some of the most well regarded films of all time. This feature length documentary explores 8 of the 9 films in his filmography, both individually and in the context of his entire body of work to see how he has evolved as an artist and to better understand the techniques and stylistic trademarks of an American auteur. It took a tremendous amount of work and research. Enjoy.
The MCU's Consequence Problem: https://youtu.be/26S5PQO5XvU
Sources (in order of appearance):
Norm Macdonald Has a Show: S1E7
PTA Production Assistant 1992: https://youtu.be/B4U3f8xSP2o
GDT and Coen Brothers: https://youtu.be/8fCe2KmZUA0
PTA on Sydney/Hard Eight: https://youtu.be/x3M7STLU4i0
PTA on Boogie Nights: https://youtu.be/CY_IAT3FejY
Goodfellas at 25: https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a8843/goodfellas-best-scenes-moments/
Steve James on Nashville: https://youtu.be/h0lBD6cLtFk
Roger Ebert on Magnolia: https://youtu.be/uXd910vgf3Q
Marc Maron PTA Interview: https://youtu.be/bv6xVEhtQnc
Behind the Scenes Magnolia: https://youtu.be/-sG40zsq3kI
Adam Nayman on Adam Sandler: https://youtu.be/jKtyTvrGmtA
Robert Elswit on PTA: https://youtu.be/JES7e-9sMvg
Pudding Airline Miles: https://youtu.be/0bV2_DHraVA
Quentin Tarantino on TWBB: https://youtu.be/Ym_0IS0AUD0
PTA with Henry Rollins: https://youtu.be/MhYKI_YWGFE
DDL and PTA interview TWBB: https://youtu.be/0SFvaootAL8
PTA The Master interview: https://youtu.be/5dWdkUIZ59E
Mark Normand joke: https://youtube.com/shorts/VIJrbwNj1lE?feature=share
PTA on Film School: https://youtu.be/V89yFMHXynk
PTA, Haim, Hoffman on Licorice Pizza: https://youtu.be/DBwhLeX4PHc
Timestamps:
0:00 PREFACE
1:37 THE DEBUT
14:32 THE PROCLAMATION
30:08 GRIEF AND MEANING
44:35 LOVE
54:05 THE CROSSROADS
1:06:15 THE MASTER
1:11:54 CRAFT AND CIRCUMSTANCE
1:25:04 RECAPTURED YOUTH
1:39:17 END
1:40:05 CREDITS