66-927: Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA , is an American filmmaker. His accolades include a BAFTA Award , and nominations for eleven Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards . He has also won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival , the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival , and both the Silver and Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival . Anderson's films are often psychological dramas characterized by depictions of flawed, desperate characters; explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness, and redemption; and
132-539: A Golden Globe Award nomination, eight British Academy Film Award nominations, and a Grammy Award nomination. He received a Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award for Inherent Vice in 2015. As of 2022, Anderson is one of the few filmmakers to earn more than ten nominations without a win for the Academy Awards. Anderson has directed multiple Oscar nominated performances. Mockumentary A mockumentary (a portmanteau of mock and documentary )
198-590: A 2015 documentary about the making of the album by the composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood , the Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich , the Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur , and a group of Indian musicians. Most of the performances were recorded at the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan . Junun premiered at the 2015 New York Film Festival . Anderson's eighth film, Phantom Thread , set in
264-413: A bold visual style that uses constantly-moving camera shots and long takes . After his directorial debut, Hard Eight (1996), he had critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), and received further accolades with Magnolia (1999) and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). His fifth and sixth films, There Will Be Blood (2007), and The Master (2012), are often cited among the greatest of
330-528: A budget of $ 10,000 (which was made up of gambling winnings, his girlfriend's credit card, and the money his father set aside for him for college), Anderson made Cigarettes & Coffee (1993), a short film connecting multiple storylines with a $ 20 bill. The film was screened at the 1993 Sundance Festival Shorts Program. He planned to expand the film to feature-length, and was invited to the 1994 Sundance Feature Film Program . Michael Caton-Jones served as Anderson's mentor. He saw him as someone with "talent and
396-563: A cinematographer for Anderson's films, except The Master which was shot by Mihai Mălaimare Jr. and Phantom Thread which has no credited cinematographer. Jon Brion served as a composer for Hard Eight , Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love, and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead for every film since. Dylan Tichenor edited Boogie Nights , Magnolia , There Will Be Blood and Phantom Thread . Anderson regularly works with producers, JoAnne Sellar , Scott Rudin , Michael De Luca and Daniel Lupi , and casting director Cassandra Kulukundis. Anderson
462-413: A cinematographer on the film, no official credit was given. On February 16, 2019, Elswit said he would not work with Anderson on his next films. Phantom Thread was nominated for six awards at the 90th Academy Awards , winning one for Best Costume Design. In 2019, Anderson directed the short music film Anima , starring the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and featuring music from Yorke's album Anima . It
528-412: A different visual style, shedding the influences and references of his earlier films, being more surreal and having a heightened sense of reality. It was also short, compared to his previous two films, at 90 minutes. There Will Be Blood stood apart from his first four films, but shared similar themes and style, such as flawed characters, moving camera, memorable music and a lengthy running time. The film
594-673: A film that was "intimate and small-scale", the script "kept blossoming". The result was the ensemble piece Magnolia (1999), which tells the story of the peculiar interaction of several individuals in San Fernando Valley. It was inspired by the music of the singer-songwriter Aimee Mann , who wrote songs for its soundtrack. At the 72nd Academy Awards , Magnolia was nominated for three awards, including for Best Supporting Actor ( Tom Cruise ), Best Original Song for "Save Me" by Mann, and Best Original Screenplay. After its release, Anderson said that " Magnolia is, for better or worse,
660-430: A fully formed creative voice, but not much hands-on experience", and gave him some hard and practical lessons. While at Sundance, Anderson had a deal with Rysher Entertainment to direct his first full-length feature film, Sydney , which was retitled Hard Eight . After completing the film, Rysher re-edited it. He had the workprint of the original cut and submitted the film to the 1996 Cannes Film Festival , where it
726-432: A homeless man. Philip Seymour Hoffman worked with Anderson on five films. In his review of the film, Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert wrote, "Movies like Hard Eight remind me of what original, compelling characters the movies can sometimes give us." Anderson worked on the script for his second film while working on the first one, and completed it in 1995. The result was his breakout film Boogie Nights , which
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#1732776214987792-470: A long-term liberal incumbent played by Gore Vidal . Man Bites Dog is a 1992 Belgian black comedy crime mockumentary written, produced, and directed by Rémy Belvaux , André Bonzel , and Benoît Poelvoorde . In 1995, Peter Jackson and Costa Botes directed Forgotten Silver , which claimed New Zealand "director" Colin McKenzie was a pioneer in filmmaking. When the film was later revealed to be
858-519: A mockumentary about the survival of the megalodon . The Canadian series Trailer Park Boys and its films (1998–present) were one of the first mainstream examples of Canadian mockumentaries. Popular examples in the US include sitcoms The Office (2005–2013), Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), and Modern Family (2009–2020); the American improv comedy Reno 911! (2003–2009); Derek (2012–2014);
924-415: A mockumentary refers to films, while the term comedy verite refers to TV series, though term is widely used here. The series Documentary Now! (2015–present) on IFC , created by Saturday Night Live alumni Bill Hader , Fred Armisen , and Seth Meyers , spoofs celebrated documentary films by parodying the style and subject of each documentary. Hight argues that television is a natural medium for
990-456: A mockumentary, Jackson received criticism for tricking viewers. Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan from 2006, and its 2020 sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm , are two controversial yet successful films that use this style, as does Brüno , a similar film from 2009 also starring Sacha Baron Cohen . Sony Pictures Animation released their second animated feature, Surf's Up in 2007, which
1056-449: A mockumentary, as it provides for "extraordinarily rich sources of appropriation and commentary". In 2018, the BBC released the series Cunk on Britain created by Charlie Brooker and starring Diane Morgan about British history with Philomena Cunk, an extremely dim-witted and ill-informed interviewer, asking various experts ridiculous questions. The follow-up Cunk on Earth featuring
1122-623: A photography assistant. In 2022, Anderson was brought in to rewrite portions of Ridley Scott 's Napoleon biopic after star Joaquin Phoenix, who had worked on with Anderson on The Master , threatened to otherwise leave the project. On January 10, 2024, it was announced that Anderson had cast Leonardo DiCaprio , Regina Hall and Sean Penn , as part of the ensemble cast of The Battle of Baktan Cross based at Warner Bros. Pictures . Production began in California later that month with
1188-519: A reported $ 100 million budget. In February 2024, it was subsequently reported that Licorice Pizza star Alana Haim and singer Teyana Taylor had joined the cast for the film. In 2000, Anderson wrote and directed a segment for Saturday Night Live with Ben Affleck , "SNL FANatic", based on the MTV series FANatic . He was a standby director during the 2005 filming of Robert Altman 's A Prairie Home Companion for insurance purposes, as Altman
1254-471: A senior at Montclair Prep, using money he earned cleaning cages at a pet store. The film was a 30-minute mockumentary about a porn star called The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), with a story inspired by John Holmes , who also served as a major inspiration for Boogie Nights (1997), the feature-length adaptation of The Dirk Diggler Story . Anderson attended Santa Monica College , before having two semesters as an English major at Emerson College , where he
1320-456: A young age, and never had an alternative plan to directing films. He made his first film when he was eight years old, and started making films on a Betamax video camera that his father bought in 1982. He later started using 8 mm film , but realized that video was easier. As a teenager, he began writing and experimenting with a Bolex 16 mm camera . After years of experimenting with "standard fare", he wrote and filmed his first real production as
1386-415: Is a vegan . He dated musician Fiona Apple from 1997 to 2000. Apple said in 2020 that he had anger issues during their relationship, and once threw a chair across the room and another time shoved her out of his car. Apple said that aspects of the relationship had made her feel "fearful and numb". Anderson has been in a relationship with actress and comedian Maya Rudolph since November 2001. They live in
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#17327762149871452-411: Is a 1978 television film in mockumentary style about The Rutles , a fictional band that parodies The Beatles . The Beatles' own 1964 feature film debut, A Hard Day's Night , was itself filmed in mockumentary style; it ostensibly documents a few typical (and highly fictionalized) days in the life of the band as they travel from Liverpool to London for a television appearance. Since the beginning of
1518-703: Is a Cold-War era American "mockumentary" film that made use of archival government footage from the 1950s. Woody Allen's 1983 film Zelig stars Allen as a curiously nondescript enigma who is discovered for his remarkable ability to transform himself to resemble anyone he is near, and Allen is edited into historical archive footage. In 1984, Christopher Guest co-wrote and starred in the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap , directed by Rob Reiner . Guest went on to write and direct other mockumentaries including Waiting for Guffman , Best in Show , and A Mighty Wind , all written with costar Eugene Levy . In Central Europe,
1584-412: Is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events, but presented as a documentary. The term originated in the 1960s but was popularized in the mid-1990s when This Is Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner used it in interviews to describe that film. Mockumentaries are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues in a satirical way by using a fictional setting, or to parody
1650-674: Is also considered an Anderson regular. Hoffman acted in Anderson's first four films as well as The Master . Except for Paul F. Tompkins , Kevin Breznahan and Jim Meskimen , who all had equally minor roles in Magnolia , There Will Be Blood had an entirely new cast. Anderson is one of three directors – the others being Jim Sheridan and Martin Scorsese – with whom Daniel Day-Lewis has collaborated more than once. Robert Elswit served as
1716-694: Is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He has received eleven Academy Award nominations. He was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay for the drama focusing on the porn industry during the 1970s Boogie Nights (1997), and the psychological drama Magnolia (1999). He received three nominations for Best Picture , Best Director , and Best Adapted Screenplay for his epic period drama There Will Be Blood (2007). He also received nominations for psychedelic crime film Inherent Vice (2014), and costume drama Phantom Thread (2017). He also has received
1782-457: Is based on his short film The Dirk Diggler Story and is set in the Golden Age of Porn . The film follows a nightclub dishwasher who becomes a pornographic actor under his stage name . The script was noticed by New Line Cinema 's president, Michael De Luca , who felt "totally gaga" reading it. It was released on October 10, 1997, and was a critical and commercial success. The film revived
1848-517: Is known for films set in the San Fernando Valley with realistically flawed and desperate characters. Among the themes dealt with in the films are dysfunctional families , alienation , surrogate families, regret, loneliness, destiny, the power of forgiveness, and ghosts of the past. Anderson makes frequent use of repetition to build emphasis and thematic consistency. In Boogie Nights , Magnolia , Punch Drunk Love , and The Master ,
1914-519: The Golden Globe Award for Best Director , Ben Affleck compared Anderson to Orson Welles . As of 2024, Anderson is the only person to win all three director prizes from the three major international film festivals ( Cannes , Berlin , Venice ). List of awards and nominations received by Paul Thomas Anderson The following is a list of awards and nominations received by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson . Paul Thomas Anderson
1980-420: The San Fernando Valley and was raised as a Roman Catholic . He had a troubled relationship with his mother, but was close with his father, who encouraged him to become a writer or director. He attended various private schools , including The Buckley School , John Thomas Dye School , Campbell Hall School , Cushing Academy , and Montclair College Preparatory School . Anderson was involved in filmmaking from
2046-739: The plague of frogs , culminating with the literal raining of frogs in the film's climax, or the title and themes in There Will Be Blood , a phrase in Exodus 7:19, which details the plague of blood . Within his first three films, Hard Eight , Boogie Nights and Magnolia , Anderson explored themes of dysfunctional families, alienation, and loneliness. Boogie Nights and Magnolia were noted for their large ensemble casts , which Anderson returned to in Inherent Vice . In Punch-Drunk Love , Anderson explored similar themes, but expressed
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2112-482: The "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far". In December 2009, Anderson worked on a new film about a "charismatic intellectual" starting a new religion in the 1950s. An associate of Anderson's stated that the idea for the film had been in his mind for twelve years. The Master was released on September 14, 2012, in North America to critical acclaim. The film follows an alcoholic World War II veteran, who meets
2178-461: The 1950s when archival film footage became available. A very early example was a short piece on the " Swiss Spaghetti Harvest " that appeared as an April Fools' prank on the British television program Panorama in 1957. Mockumentaries can be partly or wholly improvised . Early work, including Luis Buñuel 's 1933 Land Without Bread , Orson Welles 's 1938 radio broadcast of The War of
2244-405: The 1980s, the mockumentary format has gained considerable attention. The 1980 South African film The Gods Must be Crazy (along with its 1989 sequel ) is presented in the manner of a nature documentary , with documentary narrator Paddy O'Byrne describing the events of the film in the manner of a biologist or anthropologist presenting scientific knowledge to viewers. In 1982, The Atomic Cafe
2310-456: The 21st century. They were followed by Inherent Vice (2014), Phantom Thread (2017) and Licorice Pizza (2021). Anderson is noted for his collaborations with the cinematographer Robert Elswit , the costume designer Mark Bridges , the composers Jon Brion and Jonny Greenwood , and several actors. He has directed music videos for artists such as Brion, Fiona Apple , Haim , Aimee Mann , Joanna Newsom , Michael Penn , Radiohead and
2376-476: The 42-year-old writer-director, affirms his position as the foremost filmmaking talent of his generation. Anderson is a rock star, the artist who knows no limits." Other directors have also praised him. In an interview with Jan Aghed, Ingmar Bergman referenced Magnolia as an example of the strength of American cinema. Sam Mendes referred to Anderson as "a true auteur – and there are very few of those who I would classify as geniuses". In his acceptance speech for
2442-626: The Coen Brothers for No Country for Old Men . Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar for Best Actor and Robert Elswit won the prize for Best Cinematography . Paul Dano received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Anderson was nominated for Best Director from the Directors Guild of America . There Will Be Blood was regarded by some critics as one of the greatest films of the decade, with some parties further declaring it one of
2508-678: The London fashion industry, was released in December 2017. Day-Lewis starred in his final film role to date, after his penultimate film Lincoln . The cast includes Lesley Manville and Vicky Krieps . Focus Features distributed the film in the United States, with Universal Pictures handling international distribution. Principal photography began in January 2017. Elswit was absent during production, and despite claims of Anderson acting as
2574-501: The Money and Run (1969), The Clowns (1970) by Federico Fellini (a peculiar hybrid of documentary and fiction , a docufiction), Smile (1975) , Carlos Mayolo 's The Vampires of Poverty (1977) and All You Need Is Cash (1978). Albert Brooks was also an early popularizer of the mockumentary style with his film Real Life , 1979, a spoof of the 1973 reality television series An American Family . Woody Allen 's Take
2640-427: The Money and Run is presented in documentary style with Allen playing a fictional criminal, Virgil Starkwell, whose crime exploits are "explored" throughout the film. Jackson Beck , who used to narrate documentaries in the 1940s, provides the voice-over narration. Fictional interviews are inter-spliced throughout, especially those of Starkwell's parents who wear Groucho Marx noses and mustaches. The style of this film
2706-534: The San Fernando Valley with their four children. Anderson has been called "one of the most exciting talents to come along in years" and "among the supreme talents of today." After the release of Boogie Nights and Magnolia , Anderson was praised as a " wunderkind ". In 2007, the American Film Institute regarded him as "one of American film's modern masters." In 2012, The Guardian ranked him number one on its list of "The 23 Best Film Directors in
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2772-652: The Smile . He also directed the documentary Junun (2015) and the short music film Anima (2019). Anderson was born in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 26, 1970, the son of Edwina (née Gough) and actor Ernie Anderson (1923–1997). His father was the voice of ABC and played a Cleveland late-night horror host known as Ghoulardi , after whom Anderson would later name his production company. Anderson has three siblings, as well as five older half-siblings from his father's first marriage. He grew up in
2838-489: The World ". The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour (1970–1971) also featured mockumentary pieces that interspersed both scripted and real-life man-in-the-street interviews, the most famous likely being "The Puck Crisis" in which hockey pucks were claimed to have become infected with a form of Dutch elm disease . All You Need Is Cash , developed from an early series of sketches in the comedy series Rutland Weekend Television ,
2904-407: The World," writing "his dedication to his craft has intensified, with his disdain for PR and celebrity marking him out as the most devout filmmaker of his generation." In 2013, Entertainment Weekly named him the eighth-greatest working director, calling him "one of the most dynamic directors to emerge in the last 20 years." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that " The Master , the sixth film from
2970-551: The Worlds , various April Fools' Day news reports, and vérité -style film and television during the 1960s and 1970s, served as precursor to the genre. Early examples of mock-documentaries include various films by Peter Watkins , such as The War Game (1965), Privilege (1967), and the dystopic Punishment Park (1971). Further examples are " The Connection " (1961), A Hard Day's Night (1964), David Holzman's Diary (1967), Pat Paulsen for President (1968), Take
3036-697: The band. In 2023, Anderson collaborated with Yorke and Greenwood again on the videos for " Wall of Eyes " and " Friend of a Friend ", by their band the Smile . Anderson attended film school for two days, preferring instead to learn by watching the films of directors he liked along with the accompanying director's audio commentary . He has cited Robert Altman , Jonathan Demme , Robert Downey, Sr. , Alfred Hitchcock , John Huston , Stanley Kubrick , Akira Kurosawa , Mike Leigh , David Mamet , Anthony Mann , Vincente Minnelli , Max Ophüls , Martin Scorsese , Steven Spielberg , Frank Tashlin , François Truffaut , Orson Welles and Billy Wilder as influences. Anderson
3102-474: The best movie I'll ever make". After the success of Magnolia , Anderson stated that he would make his next film around 90 minutes and would be working with Adam Sandler . The romance film is named Punch-Drunk Love (2002). It follows a beleaguered entrepreneur in love with his sister's co-worker. The film's main character for the subplot was inspired by real-life civil engineer David Phillips . Sandler received critical praise for his first dramatic role in
3168-573: The career of Burt Reynolds , and provided breakout roles for Mark Wahlberg and Julianne Moore . After the film's production, Reynolds refused to star in Anderson's third film, Magnolia . At the 70th Academy Awards , the film was nominated for three awards, including for Best Supporting Actor (Reynolds), Best Supporting Actress (Moore) and Best Original Screenplay . After the success of Boogie Nights , New Line told Anderson that he could do whatever he wanted for his next film and granted him creative control. Though Anderson initially wanted to make
3234-685: The comedy series The Muppets (2015); People Just Do Nothing (2011–2018) and the Australian Chris Lilley shows Angry Boys , Summer Heights High , We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year , Ja'mie: Private School Girl , Jonah from Tonga and Lunatics . Shows currently running in this format include What We Do in the Shadows (2019–present) and Abbott Elementary (2021–present). Strictly speaking,
3300-664: The documentary form itself. While mockumentaries are usually comedic , pseudo-documentaries are their dramatic equivalents. However, pseudo-documentary should not be confused with docudrama , a fictional genre in which dramatic techniques are combined with documentary elements to depict real events. Nor should either of those be confused with docufiction , a genre in which documentaries are contaminated with fictional elements. They are often presented as historical documentaries, with B roll and talking heads discussing past events, or as cinéma vérité pieces following people as they go through various events. Examples emerged during
3366-699: The fictional Olympic Deliverance Commission in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics ), and W1A , which follows the main characters of Twenty Twelve as they start work at the BBC, as well as The Office (2001) and its many international offshoots , and Come Fly with Me (2010), which follows the activity at a fictional airport and its variety of staff and passengers. British comedy duo Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French often presented short mockumentaries as extended sketches in their TV show French & Saunders . Discovery Channel opened its annual Shark Week on 4 Aug 2013 with Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives ,
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#17327762149873432-527: The film (David Koechner, Eric Roberts, Chaz Bono, Ed Begley Jr.), performing arts (Ja Rule, Billy Morrison), and TV (Lindsey Shaw, Pierson Fode, Johnny Bananas) to play fictional versions of themselves. In television, the most notable mockumentaries in the 2000s have been ABC Australia 's The Games (1998–2000), the Canadian series Trailer Park Boys (1999–present), the British shows Marion and Geoff (2000), Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) (which follows
3498-520: The film. At the 2002 Cannes Film Festival , Anderson won the Best Director Award and was nominated for the Palme d'Or . Time Out included it among the best films of the 21st century. Karina Longworth wrote, "Paul Thomas Anderson's cracked ode to the transformative power of love in a world that actively mocks sensitivity is perhaps his most original work." There Will Be Blood (2007)
3564-543: The first time that Pynchon allowed his work to be adapted for the screen, and had Anderson work with Phoenix for a second time. The supporting cast includes Owen Wilson , Reese Witherspoon , Jena Malone , Martin Short , Benicio Del Toro , Katherine Waterston and Josh Brolin . Following its release in December 2014, the film was nominated for two awards at the 87th Academy Awards , including for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Costume Design . Anderson directed Junun ,
3630-485: The first time that viewers were exposed to mockumentary was in 1988 when the Czechoslovakian short film Oil Gobblers was shown. For two weeks, TV viewers believed that the oil-eating animals really existed. Tim Robbins ' 1992 film Bob Roberts was a mockumentary centered around the senatorial campaign of a right-wing stock trader and folksinger, and the unsavory connections and dirty tricks used to defeat
3696-593: The leader of a religious organization. Though the film makes no reference to the movement, it has "long been widely assumed to be based on Scientology ." At the 85th Academy Awards , the film was nominated for three awards, including for Best Actor ( Joaquin Phoenix ), Best Supporting Actor (Hoffman) and Best Supporting Actress ( Amy Adams ). Production of the film adaptation for Thomas Pynchon 's novel Inherent Vice began in May and ended in August 2013. The film marked
3762-427: The most accomplished American films of the modern era. David Denby of The New Yorker wrote, "the young writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson has now done work that bears comparison to the greatest achievements of Griffith and Ford ", while Richard Schickel proclaimed it "one of the most wholly original American movies ever made." In 2017, New York Times film critics A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis named it
3828-541: The phrase "I didn't do anything" is used at least once, developing themes of responsibility and denial . Anderson's films are known for their bold visual style which includes stylistic trademarks, such as constantly moving camera shots, steadicam-based long takes , memorable use of music, and multilayered audiovisual imagery. Anderson tends to reference the Book of Exodus , either explicitly or subtly, such as in recurring references to Exodus 8:2 in Magnolia , which chronicles
3894-542: Was 80 years old at the time. In 2008, Anderson co-wrote and directed a 70-minute play at the Largo Theatre , comprising a series of vignettes starring Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen , with a live score by Jon Brion . Anderson has directed music videos for artists, including Fiona Apple , Radiohead, Haim , Joanna Newsom , Aimee Mann , Jon Brion and Michael Penn . Anderson directed a short film for Haim in 2017, Valentine , featuring three musical performances from
3960-525: Was loosely based on Upton Sinclair 's novel Oil! . It follows a ruthless oil prospector exploiting the Southern California oil boom in the early 20th century. Against a budget of $ 25 million, the film earned $ 76.1 million worldwide. At the 80th Academy Awards , the film was nominated for eight awards, tying with No Country for Old Men . Anderson was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, losing all three to
4026-885: Was more overtly engaged with politics than his previous films had been, examining capitalism and themes such as savagery, optimism and obsession. The Master dealt with "ideas about American personality, success, rootlessness, master-disciple dynamics, and father-son mutually assured destruction." All of his films deal with American themes, with business versus art in Boogie Nights , ambition in There Will Be Blood , and self-reinvention in The Master . Anderson frequently collaborates with many actors and crew, carrying them over on each film. He has referred to regular actors as "my little rep company", including John C. Reilly , Philip Baker Hall , Julianne Moore , William H. Macy , Melora Walters and Philip Seymour Hoffman . Luis Guzmán
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#17327762149874092-409: Was screened in select IMAX theatres on June 26 and released on Netflix on June 27. It was nominated for Best Music Film at the 2020 Grammy Awards . Anderson's ninth film, Licorice Pizza , was released in December 2021. The film was nominated for three awards at the 94th Academy Awards , including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. It follows a teenage actor in love with
4158-476: Was shown at the Un Certain Regard section. He had the version released, but only after he retitled the film, and raised the $ 200,000 necessary to finish it. Anderson, Philip Baker Hall , John C. Reilly and Gwyneth Paltrow contributed to the final funding. The version that was released was Anderson's and the acclaim from the film launched his career. The film follows the life of a senior gambler and
4224-467: Was taught by David Foster Wallace . Anderson spent two days at New York University before he began his career as a production assistant on television, films, music videos, and game shows in Los Angeles and New York City. Feeling that the material shown to him at film school turned the experience into "homework or a chore", Anderson decided to make a 20-minute film that would be his "college". For
4290-563: Was the first of its kind to incorporate the mockumentary style into animation. REC , a 2007 Spanish film by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, uses journalism aesthetics to approach a horror universe set up in a real building in Barcelona . The film was remade in the United States as the 2008 film Quarantine . Ivo Raza's 2020 mockumentary Reboot Camp is a comedy about a fake cult that uses an ensemble cast of celebrities from
4356-408: Was widely appropriated by others and revisited by Allen himself in films such as Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971), Zelig (1983) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999). Early use of the mockumentary format in television comedy can be seen in several sketches from Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974), such as " Hell's Grannies ", " Piranha Brothers ", and " The Funniest Joke in
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