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Tom Cruise Plays Himself…? Clip of the Day.

January 29, 2008 – 2:17 pm

Did MAGNOLIA anticipate Tom Cruise’s future weirdness, or has Tom Cruise become a parody of a character that was intended as a departure?

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Clip of the Day, Video | Comments (1)

There Will Be Bible Study

January 9, 2008 – 9:45 am

Paul Thomas Anderson has shown me the light with his unintentional commercial for Sunday School.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (9)

This is the true hallmark of a word-of-mouth hit: when single lines of dialogue take on a life of their own. “’I drink your milkshake’ has such Dickensian grandeur that its miniaturization in the mouths of SportsCenter anchors, scab gag writers, bloggers, and their ilk is practically a national tragedy,” writes food blogger extraordinaire Josh [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Community | Comments (0)

There Will Be Script, Screenings

December 27, 2007 – 10:25 am

Above: an excerpt from Paul Thomas Anderson’s shooting script for There Will Be Blood, which you can download here (via Movie City Indie, highlight in excerpt added by me). Obviously, if you’re spoiler-sensitive and haven’t yet seen the film, it’s probably best to leave that link alone. That said, Paramount Vantage is hosting midnight sneak [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Indies, Screenwriting | Comments (1)

There Will Be Blood: The Misconceptions

December 26, 2007 – 8:22 am

You’re wrong about the best American film of the year. Here’s five reasons why.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film Reviews | Comments (32)

BlogNosh 12/20/07

December 20, 2007 – 5:39 pm

Your Christmas weekend time suck is here, in the form of indieWIRE’s massive 2007 Critics Poll. There Will Be Blood takes top honors, but as usual, the real fun lies in investigating the individual ballots and spotting the idiosyncrasies. Behold Andrew Bujalski’s single vote for Best Supporting Actor! Marvel at the critic who gave almost [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Community, Lists, Video | Comments (0)