The Genius of Paul Thomas Anderson Explained

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: Sources (in order of appearance): Norm Macdonald Has a Show: S1E7 PTA Production Assistant 1992: GDT and Coen Brothers: PTA on Sydney/Hard Eight: PTA on Boogie Nights: Goodfellas at 25: Steve James on Nashville: Roger Ebert on Magnolia: Marc Maron PTA Interview: Behind the Scenes Magnolia: Adam Nayman on Adam Sandler: Robert Elswit on PTA: Pudding Airline Miles: Quentin Tarantino on TWBB: PTA with Henry Rollins: DDL and PTA interview TWBB: PTA The Master interview: Mark Normand joke: PTA on Film School: PTA, Haim, Hoffman on Licorice Pizza: 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