American Cinematographer: Blood for Oil
American Cinematographer: Blood for Oil
Read this entire article if you like making movies, everything in it is worth your time.
American Cinematographer: Blood for Oil
Read this entire article if you like making movies, everything in it is worth your time.
I asked Anderson what was the first film he remembered seeing? “Rocky,” he replied. “With Sylvester Stallone. That was a really big deal to me. I told my mom, ‘I want to be a boxer.’ She said, ‘No, no, no – you want to be a writer – Rocky also wrote the movie!’ I went out running a couple of mornings to be like Rocky and I thought, ‘Fuck this – I’ll take my mom’s advice and write.’”
The Career of Paul Thomas Anderson in Five Shots
Absolutely engrossing, educational, and reaffirming my previous statement that Paul Thomas Anderson is the most important living filmmaker of our times.
Watch, watch again, and let us learn.
Another delightful example of PT Anderson at his best.