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Paul Thomas Anderson

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    The 15 Best '90s Movie Soundtracks

    Oh, Uma!​Last week's list of the best soundtracks of the '80s naturally got us thinking--what happened in the next decade? We instantly thought of so many classic '90s soundtracks we couldn't limit it to just 10. Turns out a lot of cool stuff happened in the decade of Zubaz, boy bands, and All ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Thai Food and Porn Stars: A Tasty Combination

    Samuel Goldwyn FilmsGugino explains the birds and the bees.​The Dinner: Massaman Beef Curry at Tup Tim Thai (18 W. Mercer St.). The Movie: Elektra Luxx at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: When was the last time you rented a dirty movie? (Or downloaded it or streamed it or whate ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    Boogie Nights

    Samuel Goldwyn FilmsGugino explains the birds and the bees.​The Dinner: Massaman Beef Curry at Tup Tim Thai (18 W. Mercer St.). The Movie: Elektra Luxx at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: When was the last time you rented a dirty movie? (Or downloaded it or streamed it or whate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Music in Movies on Mondays: Aimee Mann's "Wise Up" in Magnolia

    Much of what drives P.T. Anderson's turn-of-the-millennium masterpiece is its meditation on the universal preponderance of loneliness. Every character, from Tom Cruise's egomaniacal self-help guru to the preternaturally talented boy genius (played with understated, but powerful grace by Jeremy Blac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Music in Movies on Mondays: "Sister Christian", from Boogie Nights

    ​The soundtrack to P.T. Anderson's affectionate portrait the late '70s porn industry as it faded into the Reagan era was unflinchingly reflective of the times. From the Ohio Players to Rick Springfield, just about every angle was covered on the two-volume compilation, whether it was sublime an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Weekend Review: Two Beers, Larry Craig, and the Fremont Fair

    ​The soundtrack to P.T. Anderson's affectionate portrait the late '70s porn industry as it faded into the Reagan era was unflinchingly reflective of the times. From the Ohio Players to Rick Springfield, just about every angle was covered on the two-volume compilation, whether it was sublime an ... More >>

  • Film

    January 2, 2008

    Eastern Promises and the Best Discs of 2007

    ​The soundtrack to P.T. Anderson's affectionate portrait the late '70s porn industry as it faded into the Reagan era was unflinchingly reflective of the times. From the Ohio Players to Rick Springfield, just about every angle was covered on the two-volume compilation, whether it was sublime an ... More >>

  • Film

    January 2, 2008

    The 10 Best Films of 2007

    ​The soundtrack to P.T. Anderson's affectionate portrait the late '70s porn industry as it faded into the Reagan era was unflinchingly reflective of the times. From the Ohio Players to Rick Springfield, just about every angle was covered on the two-volume compilation, whether it was sublime an ... More >>

  • Film

    January 2, 2008

    There Will Be Blood: Daniel Day-Lewis Devours the American West

    ​The soundtrack to P.T. Anderson's affectionate portrait the late '70s porn industry as it faded into the Reagan era was unflinchingly reflective of the times. From the Ohio Players to Rick Springfield, just about every angle was covered on the two-volume compilation, whether it was sublime an ... More >>

  • Film

    March 21, 2007

    The Upside of Angst

    Dialed down and depressed, Adam Sandler shows us he's a real actor in Reign Over Me.

  • Film

    August 9, 2006

    Reno 911! and Tristram Shandy

    Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon should hire themselves out to do all DVD commentaries—whether they were in the movie or not.

  • Diversions

    November 30, 2005

    All Sexed Up

    The naughty and nice. Plus five more picks.

  • Music

    November 16, 2005

    Better Than Fine

    A tale of two albums, starring Fiona Apple.

  • Music

    August 3, 2005

    Aimee Mann

    Also: Superstars #1 Hits Remixed and Télépopmusik.

  • Film

    June 29, 2005

    The Popcorn Holocaust

    Spielberg brings genocide to your front door this summer, but without any cheerful victory parades.

  • Arts

    March 30, 2005

    Six Degrees of Denigration

    Backbiting and betrayal never go out of style in Hollywood—thank God.

  • Diversions

    December 8, 2004

    The 100 Greatest Don Knotts Movies of All Time

    Part of the fun of making a canon of video favorites is breaking the movie snobs' mold.

  • Diversions

    December 8, 2004

    Tokyo Calling

    The year's best anime on DVD.

  • Film

    April 14, 2004

    This Week's Attractions

    The year's best anime on DVD.

  • Film

    June 25, 2003

    Punch-Drunk Love

    Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, $29.95

  • Film

    April 30, 2003

    Brief Encounters

    Painted Fire, Grey Gardens, and Pie in the Sky.

  • Film

    October 16, 2002

    Unlovable

    Savvy Sandler can't save this off-putting romance.

  • Film

    August 22, 2001

    Road tripped

    Kevin Smith stumbles one step forward, two steps back.

  • Music

    November 29, 2000

    Fred & Courtney.

    Kevin Smith stumbles one step forward, two steps back.

  • Music

    January 26, 2000

    They like to score

    Entwined in cinema, Michael Penn and Aimee Mann take fresh stabs at conquering pop—on and off the screen.

  • Film

    January 5, 2000

    Magnolia

    Way too long, still worth seeing.

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