Philip Seymour Hoffman

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Hard Eight’, AKA ‘Sydney’: “It’s Always Good to Meet a New Friend”

Hard Eight, AKA Sydney poster art by Rich Kelly, https://www.rfkelly.com/hard-eight   By Tim Pelan Paul Thomas Anderson's debut film Hard…

4 years ago

‘Magnolia’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Absorbing Mosaic of Compassion, Humanity and the Importance of Forgiveness

  By Sven Mikulec   In 1997, an ambitious 26-year-old called Paul Thomas Anderson made Boogie Nights, his sophomore directing…

4 years ago

Reclaiming the Lost Art of Melodrama in Sidney Lumet’s Unsung Masterpiece: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’

  By Parrish Stikeleather   I sent the script first to Philip, one of the finest actors in the country,…

5 years ago

‘Punch-Drunk Love’: The Hilarity of Anxiety and Blossoming Love in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘art house Adam Sandler film’

  By Adam Buffery   According to Paul Thomas Anderson, the self-taught San Fernando valley wiz-kid now entering the second…

6 years ago

‘Boogie Nights’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Priceless 155-Minute Film School

  By Sven Mikulec   Had it not been for his inclination for porn films during his formative teenage years…

6 years ago