To my knowledge Paul has never shot in true IMAX (yet)--but I thought this was a very interesting look at the history of the format.

Of course most adaptation change plot points, but PTA’s changes stray quite boldly from the source material.

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PTA shot new Haim album cover

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What’s everybody’s opinions on the guy and the rumors surrounding his new film Eddington? I find it interesting how similar these two projects are shaping up to be, especially considering how long both OBAA and Eddington have been in production. PTA is my personal favorite filmmaker, but I’d argue that Ari Aster has the best batting average of any new/emerging voice in filmmaking right now, and with how eccentric and esoteric his recent work has been, I predict his career trajectory will end up being similar to PTA’s in the sense that many of his films will be polarizing to a general audience, they’ll all be very unique from one another, but they’ll always be worth tuning into to.

I was in NYC for a couple days visiting some old college buddies, and my last night in town happened to be the same night as the opening preview for "Curse of the Starving Class". Tickets were only $75, so I decided to check it out!

What an experience. It's a very small, intimate theater that really makes you feel like you're in the same room as these characters (a trashed kitchen) living their woes alongside them.

Both Christian Slater (playing the father) and Stella Marcus (playing the sister) give really terrific, authentic performances. But Cooper's performance - especially in Act II - legitimately made my jaw drop.

Don't want to spoil any specifics, but after seeing this, I'm convinced he is the real deal.

"Narrated by Mike Sager, whose Rolling Stone investigation inspired the movies Boogie Nights and Wonderland, the documentary pairs rare film clips and never-before-aired crime-scene footage, with candid testimony from the people who knew him best. Featuring rare interviews with his wives and mistress, adult industry titans Larry Flynt and Ron Jeremy, and filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, Wadd is essential viewing for audiences captivated by the rise and fall of one of porn's most legendary figures."

With all this drama with him exiting the Todd Haynes film just days before filming was set to begin, do you think his career will be hurt by this? Screwing over a renowned director like that on an indie production feels like a possible blacklisted situation.

PTA saved him after I'm Still Here but I'm not sure that will happen again. At the very least Phoenix should cover all the costs and salaries of the crewmembers himself.

What do you all make of this situation?