Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer known for directing acclaimed films such as *Boogie Nights*, *Magnolia*, *There Will Be Blood*, *The Master*, *Phantom Thread*, and *Licorice Pizza*. He is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary American directors and has received numerous major awards and nominations for his work.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail👍 Recommends
…paul thomas anderson's early experience learning scriptwriting format
“I had the script for Holy Grail. Oh, wow. Um, Monty Python. Monty Python? Monty Python. It was published as a little book and, and I loved that movie so much. This would be like probably eight, 78 or 79 whenever they came out... Um, so I, I had the, that, what, what was the script for that? And I, and then, um, I just copied that. I just copied how the, the formatting was of that. It was a great way to learn.”
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The Purple Rose of Cairo👍 Recommends
…discussing film length and storytelling efficiency in modern television
“I was watching The Purple Rose of Cairo last night, which is about 92 minutes and absolutely perfect. And it packs so much story.”
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The Worst Person in the World👍 Recommends
…music recommendations and family listening habits
“we're kind of obsessed right now with this film, The Worst Person in the World. Yeah. I don't know if you guys have seen it. I saw in the trailer, it looks great. Oh, it's fucking magical, this film. And it's got this great soundtrack. So we've just kind of been listening to all this variety of songs on that soundtrack, which is everything from like Harry Nilsson and Todd Rundgren to a lot of new stuff that I've never heard in my life, you know?”
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