Paul Thomas Anderson is a famous contemporary American film maker. He has been nominated for the Academy Awards for five times. Anderson was born on June 26, 1970 in the Studio City, California. He passed his early days in San Fernando Valley and then enrolled into the New York University. But this creative genius did not continue his higher studies after passing the first semester.
The experiences of Paul Thomas Anderson's early days in San Fernando Valley played a major role behind the formation of his artistic self. The young artist was influenced by the colorful lives of the people of the valley. Anderson made his first presence in the film making when he was a student of the high school. In the year 1988, the director made a mockumentary called the ‘Dirk Diggler Story’. This film depicts the life of a fortunate male porn star.
Paul Thomas Anderson stayed for a brief time at Emerson College as an English major and even enrolled in the New York Film School for a shorter period. The film career of Anderson began as a production assistant in many production houses of Los Angeles and New York. The first film directed by Paul was a short movie called Cigarettes and Coffee in the year 1992.
Even Jim Jarmusch directed a movie with the same name- Cigarettes and Coffee. People sometimes confuse this movie with that of Paul’s, which was screened at the Sundance Festival,1993. Later, Paulk directed a full length feature film called Sydney which was known as Hard Eight in the year 1996. Another popular movie of Paul Thomas Anderson was Boogie Nights which was released on October 10, 1997. |
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This movie was a huge commercial success for the director.
Many critics of American films considered this film as the best film of the year. Some were even of the opinion that this film of Paul Thomas Anderson was one of the best films of the decade. The master direction of Paul could be seen in Magnolia, 1999 which depicts the curious and funny interaction of the director with the people of San Fernando Valley, California. The movie received 3 Academy Award nominations in Best Original Song, Best Actor in Supporting Role and Best Original Screenplay categories.
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