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Daniel Lupi is an English film producer. [1] He collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on each of his films. [2]
Feb 24, 2024 · Daniel Lupi looks back at making Martin Scorsese's latest crime epic, one that deeply resonated with the community where the movie was set and filmed.
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Daniele Luppi is an Italian composer and music producer who has been active since around 1999. He is an Emmy nominated film and television composer [1] and has worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gnarls Barkley and John Legend.
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In 1898, Daniel Plainview finds silver while prospecting in New Mexico but breaks his leg. Dragging himself from the pit, he takes a sample to an assay office and receives a silver and gold claim. In 1902, he discovers oil in California. Following the death of a worker in an accident, Daniel adopts the man's orphaned son, H.W. The boy becomes his p...
Many have seen the film as a commentary on the nature of capitalism and greed, and its inherent national presence in America.Daniel Plainview's "I have a competition in me" speech has been looked upon as important when analyzing the film from this angle. David Denby of The New Yorker described the film as being about "the driving force of capitalis...
Development
After Eric Schlosser finished writing Fast Food Nation, many reporters noted similarities to Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle. Although he had not read the book and was unfamiliar with Sinclair's other works, comparisons between the two books prompted Schlosser to read Sinclair's works, including the novel Oil!. Schlosser, who found the book to be exciting and thought it would make an excellent film, sought out the Sinclair estate and purchased the film rights. Schlosser intended to find a di...
Filming
Principal photography began in June 2006 on a ranch in Marfa, Texas, and took three months. Other location shooting took place in Los Angeles. The film was shot using Panavision XL 35 mm cameras outfitted primarily with Panavision C series and high-speed anamorphic lenses.Anderson tried to shoot the script in sequence with most of the sets on the ranch. Two weeks in, Anderson replaced the actor playing Eli Sunday with Paul Dano, who had originally been cast only in the much smaller role of Pa...
Music
Anderson had been a fan of Radiohead's music and was impressed with Jonny Greenwood's scoring of the film Bodysong. While writing the script for There Will Be Blood, Anderson heard Greenwood's orchestral piece "Popcorn Superhet Receiver", which prompted him to ask Greenwood to work with him. After initially agreeing to score the film, Greenwood had doubts and thought about backing out, but Anderson's reassurance and enthusiasm for the film convinced him to continue. Anderson gave Greenwood a...
Box office performance
The first public screening of There Will Be Blood was on September 29, 2007, at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. The film was released on December 26, 2007, in New York City and Los Angeles where it grossed US$190,739 on its opening weekend. The film then opened in 885 theaters in selected markets on January 25, 2008, grossing $4.8 million on its opening weekend. The film went on to make $40.2 million in North America and $35.9 million in the rest of the world, with a worldwide total of $76.1...
Home media
The film was released on DVD on April 8, 2008. An HD DVD release was announced, but later canceled due to the discontinuation of the format. A Blu-rayedition was released on June 3, 2008.
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 245 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Widely touted as a masterpiece, this sparse and sprawling epic about the underhanded 'heroes' of capitalism boasts incredible performances by leads Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, and is director Paul Thomas Anderson's best work to date."On Metacritic, the film has a weighted averagescore of 93 out of 100, based on 42 cri...
Top ten lists
The film was on the American Film Institute's 10 Movies of the Year; AFI's jury said: The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.
Decade-end lists
Review aggregator site Metacritic, when comparing over 40 'top ten of the decade' lists from various notable publications, found There Will Be Bloodto be the most mentioned, appearing on 46% of critics' lists and being ranked the decade's best film on five of them. In December 2009, Peter Travers of Rolling Stonechose the film as the #1 film of the decade, saying: Chicago Tribune and At the Movies critic Michael Phillips named There Will Be Bloodthe decade's best film. Phillips stated: Entert...
There Will Be Blood at IMDbThere Will Be Blood at AllMovieThere Will Be Blood at the TCM Movie DatabaseDaniel Lupi is an British film producer with over 20 credits to his name, including: Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Catch Me If You Can (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007) and The Master (2012).
Daniel Lupi is known for There Will Be Blood (2007), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) and Lincoln (2012). He is married to JoAnne Sellar.
Daniel Lupi is known for There Will Be Blood (2007), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) and Lincoln (2012). He is married to JoAnne Sellar.
