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4 unusual facts about Paul Thomas Anderson


Edmund Berry Godfrey

The murder of Godfrey is featured as an opening naration in the Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia.

Max Ophüls

Many of his films inspired filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, who gave an introduction on the restored DVD of The Earrings of Madame de... (1953).

Ronald Opus

The incident has been adapted for various media, notably the Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia (1999) in which the protagonist is reimagined as "Sydney Barringer".

Versatone

Current users of Audio Guild equipment include producer Jon Brion, known for his soundtrack work on Punch-Drunk Love and other Paul Thomas Anderson films; session player Stephen Patt, a guitarist, and session player Chris Solberg (Santana, Eddie Money, Chris Isaak, George Lynch) who played bass using Carol Kaye's Versatone bass amp on such hits as Chris Isaak's Wicked Game.


Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline Kael

In it, she describes her affinity for the new works of directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson and David O. Russell, showing an appreciation for Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, the first half of Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Three Kings.


see also

Punch Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love, a 2002 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson