This group examines contemporary American cinema through Paul Thomas Anderson and his treatment of character, power, family, ambition, and national mythology.
You’re listening to Filmmaking Giants. Today’s episode is about a director who makes violence look like opera—stylized, rhythmic, sometimes darkly funny, sometimes horrifically intimate—and then uses that beauty to trap you.
You’re listening to Filmmaking Giants. Today we’re stepping into the work of a director who doesn’t just tell stories about love and memory—he builds films that feel like remembering.
You’re listening to Filmmaking Giants. Today’s episode is about a director who changed what camera movement means. Plenty of filmmakers move the camera. Some move it to show off. Some move it because the…
You’re listening to Filmmaking Giants. Today’s filmmaker works at the center of American cinema while constantly pushing against its edges. Paul Thomas Anderson is a director obsessed with power, obsession, intimacy, and the invisible…
You’re listening to Filmmaking Giants. Today’s filmmaker works at the opposite end of cinema from explanation. Lynne Ramsay does not tell you what to think, and she does not walk you through what happens.…
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