Movies: Paul Thomas Anderson

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film...

Paul Thomas Anderson spoofs the famous 1980s Mattress Man commercial outtake using Dean Trumbell, the character played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Anderson's 'Punch-Drunk Love', and he promotes his mattress company by performing a stunt that doesn't...

Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. With its use of rare interviews, representative f...

A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999), containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews....

A man goes shopping for a new couch....

Cigarettes & Coffee tells the story of five people's lives all interconnected through a $20 bill....

On the set of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice....

Two great filmmakers discuss the evolution of film, 70mm and Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight"....

A famous writer's obsession leaves his relationships and marriage in shambles....

A short film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Part of Adam Sandler's 'Meatball Series'. Shot during the filming of 'Punch-Drunk Love'....

Two guys talk about a seminar where they learn how to pick up chicks, both are seen from the waist down only, one is playing acoustic guitar. Related to the Frank TJ Mackie seminars shown in the film Magnolia....

In this music video for Radiohead's new single, singer Thom Yorke traverses a shifting landscape of hall-ways, houses, department stores and mountains in search of an unknown destination. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson....