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'Inherent Vice' costume designer Mark Bridges finally got an Oscar nod for a PTA film

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:45 pm · January 22nd, 2015

Oscar-nominated costume designer Mark Bridges talks to HitFix about “Inherent Vice” and finally getting a nomination for a Paul Thomas Anderson film.

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Paul Thomas Anderson thought that 'There Will Be Blood' Oscar DQ was B.S., too

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 pm · December 28th, 2014

In a recent interview, Paul Thomas Anderson let his feelings on Jonny Greenwood’s 7-year-old Oscar disqualification for “There Will Be Blood” known.

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Reese Witherspoon jumps aboard Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:26 pm · May 15th, 2013

Nothing turns a rough couple of weeks around like booking a gig on a Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Reese Witherspoon has done just that, landing a role in the director’s upcoming “Inherent Vice,” adapted from the Thomas Pynchon novel set in 60s/70s Los Angeles.

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Must-see reunions: Directors and actors who need to work together again

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:44 pm · March 5th, 2013

What filmmaker/actor collaborations have worked so well in the past that we’d like to see them team up again? Sometimes sparks really fly on such a combination and it can leave you yearning for more. While anything from conflicting schedules to outright estrangement can sometimes get in the way, it doesn’t mean filmgoers aren’t eager to see lightning strike again.

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Win a copy of 'The Master' on Blu-ray!

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:20 pm · February 19th, 2013

It’s been a while since we’ve run a contest so let’s remedy that!

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Online Film Critics Society goes with 'Argo,' PTA

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · January 7th, 2013

The Online Film Critics have jumped on the increasingly-strong “Argo” bandwagon and handed the film its Best Picture prize for 2012. Paul Thomas Anderson nabbed Best Director after his film, “The Master,” led the way with nominations. Philip Seymour Hoffman was also recognized for his work in the film. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jessica Chastain won top acting honors and Anne Hathaway picked up yet another prize for her performance in “Les Misérables.”

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Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 24th, 2012

As members of the Academy hurry through the last screeners they need to see before committing an opinion on the year’s best (for those who bother trying to get as deep into the stack as possible, that is), a number of races hang in the balance as extremely tight categories are sure to leave a few contenders feeling the sting of “also-ran” on Thursday, January 10.

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'Amour,' 'The Master' win big with Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:54 pm · December 9th, 2012

Over a week after their colleagues on the east coast went in big for Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” the Los Angeles Film Critics Association put the brakes on Kathryn Bigelow’s film, which has been dominating the circuit. It even won two Best Picture prizes today, but one of them was not LAFCA’s crown. Instead, the LA critics went with Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” and as a runner-up, a film clearly beloved by the group that won four other prizes, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

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'The Master' named 2012's best in Sight & Sound critics' poll

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 pm · December 2nd, 2012

‘Tabu’ and ‘Amour’ take medal positions in poll of over 90 international critics.

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How the internet gave 'The Master' its title

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:12 am · September 18th, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s love affair with his flock perhaps stretches further on “The Master” than they realize.

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Off the Carpet: Three to start the season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:05 am · September 17th, 2012

Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master”and David O.Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook.” With Venice, Telluride and Toronto in the rear view, those are the three films with the early stranglehold on the 2012-2013 Oscar season.

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Tell us what you thought of 'The Master'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:08 am · September 14th, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest opens in limited release today.

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Two major awards for 'The Master,' but Kim Ki-duk's 'Pieta' takes Golden Lion at Venice

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:22 pm · September 8th, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s film was reportedly the jury’s first choice for the top prize.

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Venice: What will win the big awards… and what should

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:55 am · September 8th, 2012

Critics are crazy for ‘The Master,’ but will the jury throw a curveball?

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Review: Seductive, elliptical 'The Master' answers to no man

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:29 am · September 1st, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest stimulates and mystifies in equal measure.

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'Side by Side' reflects a watershed moment in the history of film

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · August 18th, 2012

I’m not really sure what’s left to be said in the great film vs. digital debate, but if nothing else, Christopher Kenneally’s “Side by Side” brings things to a head nicely as it represents the layman’s way into the discussion. These things always reach broader consideration last and no film, to date, has been as thorough and definitive as this.

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First public screening of 'The Master' happening right now in Santa Monica (UPDATED)

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:58 pm · August 3rd, 2012

Anyone who happened to be on hand at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica this evening for the American Cinematheque unveiling of a new DCP of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” was treated to quite the exciting surprise: the first public screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master.”

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