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Paul Thomas Anderson on Licorice Pizza, his Oscar-nominated age-gap romance: 'There isn't a provocative bone in film's body'
•"I think it would be a mistake to tell a period film through the eyes of 2021. You can’t have a crystal ball, you have to be honest to that time," says director Paul Thomas Anderson on Licorice Pizza.
Oscars 2022: Streaming dominates nominations again, with Netflix's The Power of the Dog, Apple TV's The Tragedy of Macbeth
•Oscar voters rewarded Netflix, Apple TV+, and Amazon films with nearly 40 Oscar nominations — 27 for Netflix alone, with Jane Campion’s Western The Power of the Dog recognised in an impressive 12 categories, including best picture.
Martin Scorsese clarifies comment on Marvel films: They shouldn't crowd out works of directors like Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
•Despite some backlash, Martin Scorsese is standing by what he originally said
Anima is proof Radiohead, Paul Thomas Anderson, Netflix must join forces for a sci-fi film or series
Prahlad Srihari •Anima sees Thom Yorke team up with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson for a companion piece to his latest album.
Anima review: Paul Thomas Anderson's companion piece to Thom Yorke's album is more motion, less poetry
Devanshsharma •While Anima is a detour from Thomas Yorke's usual aggressive streak, it should have organically been far more poetic under Paul Thomas Anderson's direction.
Anima: Paul Thomas Anderson makes Netflix short film for Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's new album
•Thom Yorke called the short film Anima "a motion picture, especially a cartoon or comedy, of 10-12 minutes duration and contained on one reel of film; popular especially in the era of silent films."
Margot Robbie, Gary Oldman, Saoirse Ronan and other Oscar nominees attend Academy Awards luncheon
Fp Staff •The Oscar nominees luncheon brought together A-listers and rising stars for an afternoon of celebration and mutual fandom.
Criterion Collection to launch new classic movie streaming service with WarnerMedia after FilmStruck shutdown
Fp Staff •Criterion Collection will live on as a subscription-streaming service after FilmStruck is shut down.
Christopher Nolan, Paul Thomas Anderson urge TV manufacturers to get rid of motion smoothing
Fp Staff •Director Reed Morano began the protest against motion smoothing by launching a petition four years ago.
In Phantom Thread and mother!, the story of an artist and his muse unravel in vastly different ways
Anupam Kant Verma •While Phantom Thread — the more its mysteries are revealed with repeated viewings by critics and audiences — climbs higher and higher towards the pantheon of great films, mother! turns into a film that you’ll either hate or fall in love with, passionately.