There Will Be Blood
2008
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Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. His accolades include a BAFTA Award, and nominations for eleven Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Paul Thomas Anderson. Director: Punch-Drunk Love. Anderson was born in 1970. He was one of the first of the "video store" generation of film-makers. His father was the first man on his block to own a V.C.R., and from a very early age Anderson had an infinite number of titles available to him.
- January 1, 1
- 1.79 m
- Studio City, California, USA
Paul Thomas Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed nine feature-length films, five short films, twenty three music videos, one documentary, one television episode as a guest segment director, and one theatrical play.
- Magnolia (1999) It never rains in Southern California, or so the old song goes, though a weather forecast at the outset of PTA’s magnum opus gives it a 75% chance.
- There Will Be Blood (2007) The twin forces of commerce and Christianity go head-to-head in Anderson’s epic American showdown, set in the early 20th century, when opportunists like Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) could strike it rich overnight digging for silver — or that most precious of resources, black gold.
- Boogie Nights (1997) Hollywood may be full of hangers-on and has-beens, but in the world of porn, everyone’s a star — at least, that’s the sense one gets from Anderson’s slick homage to the adult film industry of the 1970s, which turns toxic with the introduction of drugs and home video in the ’80s.
- Licorice Pizza (2021) The latest twist in Anderson’s unpredictable career was his decision to follow his streak of tony great-man take-downs to make a free-wheeling coming-of-age comedy, à la “American Graffiti” and “Dazed and Confused,” and yet, the gloriously retro “Licorice Pizza” proves to be one of the director’s most heartfelt movies yet.
Paul Thomas Anderson. Director: Punch-Drunk Love. Anderson was born in 1970. He was one of the first of the "video store" generation of film-makers. His father was the first man on his block to own a V.C.R., and from a very early age Anderson had an infinite number of titles available to him.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- June 26, 1970
Nov 24, 2021 · Your favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movie probably depends on whether you prefer his oddball comedies or his operatic psychodramas. Sometimes, when you’re lucky, you get both at once.
May 3, 2024 · Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American screenwriter and director whose character-driven films, set mostly in the American West, are recognized for their ambitious and engaging storytelling.
