Magnolia

  • The Rundown

Paul Thomas Anderson On a Move to TV; Cha Cha Real Smooth and Other Sundance Hopefuls; Kevin Spacey Pays Up

Paul Thomas Anderson gets candid about working in television and ponders the ideal runtime; Writer-director-star Cooper Raiff follows up the…

2 years ago
  • First Draft

10 Screenplay Structures To Flesh Out Your Formless Story

Since we're all spending more time indoors lately, its prime time to write that screenplay you've been putting off. So…

4 years ago
  • Directing

A Living Thing: How Paul Thomas Anderson Makes Emotions Visual

With Phantom Thread giving Paul Thomas Anderson his first Best Director nomination since 2007, the American auteur has scored his biggest success…

6 years ago
  • Video - Directing

Seeing Sounds: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Sound Mixes Form a Strange Symphony (Video)

Just as easily as a film's images can lull its viewers into a trancelike state of submission, so can its…

7 years ago
  • Documentary

Kim Jong-il Productions: Ross Adam and Robert Cannan on a Tyrant’s Love of Cinema in The Lovers and the Despot

History has repeatedly shown that tyrants are often some of the most avid art collectors and supporters, despite the dark motivations…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Why A Screenwriter Should Think Like A Film Editor

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. When the…

8 years ago
  • Directing

Three Things Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold Can Teach Moviemakers About Changing Technologies

Werner Herzog doesn’t own a cell phone, but that doesn’t make him a technophobe. At first glance, the poster for…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: How The Big Chill Teaches Writers to Introduce Ensemble Characters in Drama

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Previously, we explored…

8 years ago