What holds the film together is its big heart as represented in part by Aimee Mann’s songs that are used throughout, most notably at one of the film’s show-stopping scenes.
However, at times, Anderson has trouble knowing where to put things and the film threatens to collapse under its own ambitions – juggling multigenerational storylines, a musical number and a freak occurrence right out of the Bible. Like Donnie, the film wears its heart on its sleeve in what I feel is the filmmaker’s most personal film to date. I have trouble knowing where to put things…” These lines sum up Anderson’s ambitious epic perfectly for it is a film filled with the most extreme examples of love and pain in its rawest forms. Macy) tells a patron ( Henry Gibson) in a bar, “I’ve got so much to give, but I just don’t know where to put it. Partway through Magnolia, former quiz kid Donnie Smith ( William H. So, were Jackie Brown (1997) and Magnolia (1999) signs of maturity from Tarantino and Anderson? Both films divided critics and underperformed at the box office but, for me, they remain their most personal and intimate examinations of the relationships between people. Both films were massive hits, wowing critics and audiences alike. The result? Tarantino made Pulp Fiction (1994) and Anderson made Boogie Nights (1997). Then, they capitalized on the notoriety of those films to each make one that was a rollercoaster ride with tons of flashy camerawork brimming with the confidence of the brash, young Turks that they were. They both started off with lean, character-driven crimes film – Tarantino with Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Anderson with Hard Eight (1996). Among the best and the brightest from this decade would have to be Anderson and Tarantino, two filmmakers steeped in encyclopedic film knowledge and with all kinds of talent to burn. Some of the diverse talent included the Coen brothers, Allison Anders, Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, and Gus Van Sant to name but only a few. The 1990s saw an explosion of talented filmmakers produce some of the most fascinating work to come along in some time. I urge you to check out and support all of the hard work Jeremy has been putting into this loving tribute to PTA.Īlong with Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson started making films during an exciting time for American independent cinema. So far there have been nothing short of top notch submissions. Quantic Dream bosses David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière also took separate legal action, and won in one instance.BLOGGER'S NOTE: This post originally appeared over at Jeremy Richey's blog Moon in the Gutter as part of the excellent Paul Thomas Anderson Blogathon that is running all this week. Quantic Dream most recently hit the headlines as the studio's bid to sue several French publications was finally concluded, with all judgements ruling in favour of the journalists.
Until everything goes wrong, of course.ĭozens of projects set in the High Republic era have already been launched, and there had previously been rumours that a video game would also be part of the era's offering. The Jedi are around in huge numbers to keep everything above board, and galactic culture is going through a renaissance. Grubb stated he thought Eclipse would be revealed before the end of 2021 - all eyes on December's Game Awards, then.Ī previously rather undetailed era in Star Wars chronology, the High Republic marks a time where its galaxy is more or less at peace.
This is a time period currently being used as a major staging ground for numerous intertwined novels, comics, audio dramas, manga and other bits and pieces, while the main Star Wars film series takes a much-needed break. (It's not to be confused the Old Republic, set thousands of years prior.)
Currently named "Star Wars Eclipse", the project is set during the affluent High Republic era, around 200 years before the Skywalker Saga.