Weekender: Fourth Weekend in January — Dark on Power of the Dog; Wilford on Licorice Pizza
January 23, 2022
After a few "Weekenders" away, here are a few highlights from the last few weeks.
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Weekender: 2022 film calendar; Luci Shaw’s latest poems; C’mon C’mon; Azor; Licorice Pizza
January 1, 2022
This week: An astounding 2022 preview. The upcoming poetry of Luci Shaw. And some initial thoughts on C'mon C'mon, Azor and Licorice Pizza.
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"The Master": Too Much Art for Oscar?
January 28, 2013
This article by Tyler Sage on Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master," published at The Los Angeles Review of Books, is so refreshing after reading a storm of hasty reactions, wild accusations, and complaints about this "difficult" work of art. It's a thoughtful, patient, studious consideration of this film.
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"The Master": So Many Thoughtful Examinations and Interpretations, So Little Time!
September 26, 2012
Do you feel the tremors? Yeah, that's the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie in theaters. In-depth reviews are popping up everywhere. Here are links to some that I've found very helpful.
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The Master (2012) – A Long Post-Viewing Conversation
On Movies & Media,Blog,Film Reviews
September 21, 2012
Here's an imaginary conversation between four moviegoers after they emerge from a screening of The Master. It's a long conversation. But, well... it's a complicated movie.
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Religion, Fuel, Fathers, Sons, Egomania, America: A Look Back at "There Will Be Blood"
September 19, 2012
Five years ago, on September 27, Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" screened for the first time. And a sure-thing Best Actor Oscar-winner came into plain view. Daniel Plainview, to be precise.
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