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THE CAREER OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON IN FIVE SHOTS

By PARALLEL MADNESS @parallelmadness · On April 29, 2013

Kevin B. Lee’s video essay for Sight & Sound covers various Steadicam shots in demigod Paul Thomas Anderson’s collaborations with cinematographer, Robert Elswit, on Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood.

Lee is an effective articulator who backs his points up.  He’s a rare example of a critic who actually critiques. And he has a proverbial set of balls.  Try seeking out more of his video essays.

Elswit and Anderson will team up once again for an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon‘s novel – Inherent Vice. It will be out next year. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

WIDE. WISTFUL. AN EMPTY LANDSCAPE. NO-ONE ENTERS FRAME. NOTHING HAPPENS. SUSTAIN. ONE MINUTE. CUT!

Anecdotal Film SchoolBoogie NightsHard EightInherent ViceKevin B. LeeMagnoliaPaul Thomas AndersonPunch-Drunk LoveRobert ElswitSight & SoundThere Will Be Blood
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