_One Battle After Another_ , __Paul Thomas Anderson's action drama, shot by cinematographer Michael Bauman in VistaVision, is one of the best-looking films in recent memory. We've written about it at length here. Obviously, there's a lot to learn about the style and technical finesse of how the film was shot.

But cinematography YouTuber cNOMADIC (Chris Tinard) took a different pass at the…

Guys, I love Reddit so much. I was on there looking up some stuff on PTA, and I stumbled across this incredible post that talks about the screenplay structure of _Finding Nemo_ and how _One Battle After Another_ follows the same one.

The discussion was on the r/paulthomasanderson subreddit, which highlighted the uncanny structural parallels and was one of my favorite recent reads.

I knew I…

Far too often, I measure the success of my writing by how much work I produce each day, instead of actually thinking about the quality of what I put down on the page.

That's why I was so excited to watch this clip of legendary filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, who explains that the most vital part of the "writing" process often involves no typing at all.

The director behind masterpieces like…

I'm not sure TCM gets enough credit in this wild world. They are such a fun channel and so good at bringing in cool directors to talk about the classics that have influenced them.

And this month, they brought in Paul Thomas Anderson, who sat down with Ben Mankiewicz to discuss the films that have shaped his cinematic DNA. The conversation covered Anderson's latest film, _One Battle after…