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‘Inherent Vice’ suffers only against Paul Thomas Anderson’s past work
It’s not just that Paul Thomas Anderson’s movies tend to defy any one genre description; it’s that, often, it seems as if the writer-director is trying to play with many genres simultaneously. The only reason that Boogie Nights isn’t the best drama of the 1990s is that it spends a lot of time trying to be the best comedy of the 1990s instead. So Anderson’s newest, Inherent Vice, is a departure in that it mostly sticks to one style (sun-drenched film noir) and one tone (absurdist comedy). It’s also a fine film, which suffers only when measured against the insanely high standard that Anderson’s past work has set. More
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Men, Women, Anderson and Altman: On ‘The Master’ and ‘3 Women’
1. Paul Thomas Anderson learned to make movies by watching movies. Each of his films bears the ghostly fingerprints of his masters and mentors: the obsession and one-point perspective of Kubrick; the tough-guy veneers and fetid societies that sated the first decade of Scorsese’s career; the intense meditative stares of Jonathan Demme, constantly reminding us […] More
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Nine new amazing character posters for ‘Inherent Vice’
Paul Thomas Anderson’s seventh feature, Inherent Vice, has a cast of odd characters that includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, LAPD Detectives, a tenor sax player working undercover, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang. In order to help promote the film, the official Inherent Vice website has […] More
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Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Thomas Anderson: One of film’s greatest teams
What more can be said about Philip Seymour Hoffman, especially in the wake of his terribly tragic, premature death? He was perhaps the finest actor of his generation, he was deeply loved in his community, and he was a partner, a father. More
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Mondo’s Latest Paul Thomas Anderson Poster Art Series
Mondo has just announced a poster series based on the films of one of our favourite directors, Mr. Paul Thomas Anderson. Curated entirely by Aaron Horkey, one of Mondo’s most popular artists, the series will be sold by Mondo online throughout the month of May. More information and artists details with each art print below. […] More
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Watch A 20 Minutes Of Deleted Scenes From ‘The Master’
Much like Paul Thomas Anderson’s previous movie There Will Be Blood, The Master is a portrait of megalomaniac. It is about character interaction, not character development – a study of two souls searching for answers and for belonging. It is also one of the most technically impressive films of the year and one that satisfies […] More
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New Mondo Posters for ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Paranorman’ and ‘The Master’
Mondo has announced that they will be selling posters designed by various artists for some of the Oscar-nominees this year. The first three posters have been revealed and they come from some of our favourite artists. Check out Mondo for more details. Les Miserables by Olly Moss The Master by Laurent Durieux Paranorman by DKNG […] More
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‘The Master’ Image Gallery
[quote by=”Synopsis”]Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master stars Joaquin Phoenix as a psychologically damaged war veteran who finds himself working for Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a charismatic figure building his own religion. As the alcoholic, self-destructive former soldier becomes more deeply involved with the leader of this cult-like organization, his natural instincts keep him from […] More
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2012: The Best Movies of September
Every thirty days, I like to post a list of my favorite films I’ve recently seen. Here are the best films I’ve seen throughout the month of September. This list is based on movies theatrically released here in Canada, and I do not include what I have seen at film festivals. **** 1: Tabu Directed […] More
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Poster Art for ‘There Will Be Blood’
The Tumblr round-up is a compilation of images, links, posters, stories, videos and so on, taken from the Sound On Sight Tumblr account. We simply do not have the man power nor time to write articles on every interesting movie related goody we find, so this is our way of still promoting some of the stuff […] More
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2012’s Great Movie Moments: September
Spring Breakers – Opening Sequence Having been at TIFF this month, attempting to select favorite scenes without going entirely overboard– well, it may not exactly be as drastic as Sophie’s choice, but that is the first label that comes to mind. Spring Breakers is one of many very strong showings from Toronto this year, and […] More
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