A special one hour review on director Paul Thomas Anderson and his ingenious body of work.
Anderson is known for films with large ensemble casts and interweaving story-lines, as in the case of Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999). Anderson is a member of the first generation of VCR filmmakers”, much like director Quentin Tarantino who learned the craft not in film school, but by viewing thousands of movies on video.
Ricky D is the editor-in-chief of Sound on Sight and one of the hosts of 'Sound On Sight Radio', the 'Sordid Cinema' podcast and our videocast titled 'Front Row Center'. He also contributes written reviews when time permits.
Favorite films: 'Salo', 'Contempt', 'The Vanishing', 'Pulp Fiction' & 'La Haine'
Favorite Directors: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Billy Wilder & Stanley Kubrick 
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