PTA Meetings: Licorice Pizza(2021)

 

Continuing our series on the films of Oscar winning director, Paul Thomas Anderson. The Vern brings back on film critic and composer, David Rosen of Piecing it Together to talk about Licorice Pizza. A slice of life rom com in the 70's featuring outstanding debut performances from Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim.

PTA Meetings: Magnolia 1999

 

It's really difficult to explain what happens in this third feature from Paul Thomas Anderson. So I'm very glad I brought in guests Jeanette Mickenham and Erin & Kevin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die to help me out with our discussion.

Magnolia has a great cast with Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Melora Walters, Tom Cruise, John C. Riley and much much more. It's a drama that interweaves many characters all through out one rainy day in L.A.

PTA Meetings: Boogie Nights 1997

 

With the release of Licorice Pizza coming to theaters. I wanted to look back at some of the films from writer, director Paul Thomas Anderson.

After his debut movie Sydney was destroyed by movie studios who changed the title to Hard Eight and cut footage without his knowledge. PTA vowed on his next feature that he would have complete creativity control. He got his wish with Boogie Nights. A sprawling ensemble drama about the people involved in the adult entertainment industry in the late 70's.