July 3, 2026
BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) – AFI Movie Club
The sophomore feature from director Paul Thomas Anderson, BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) brings together an incredible ensemble cast to chronicle the rise and fall of the San Fernando Valley porn industry from the 1970s to the 1980s – and was shot with vivid period hues by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the...
March 7, 2026
LICORICE PIZZA (2021) – AFI Movie Club
Written, produced and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – and shot by cinematographer and AFI Alum Michael Bauman (AFI Class of 1992) – LICORICE PIZZA (2021) was honored with AFI AWARD, recognizing it as one of the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. Accoridng to the official rationale, “LICORICE PIZZA...
June 17, 2025
HARD EIGHT (1996) – AFI Movie Club
The debut feature from writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, HARD EIGHT (1996) features an all-star cast that includes Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L. Jackson in a Nevada-set crima drama – with lush cinematography from AFI Conservatory alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more...
February 5, 2025
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002) – AFI Movie Club
An unlikely romantic dramedy written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán, PUNCK-DRUNK LOVE (2002) was photographed by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox...
June 2, 2023
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) – AFI Movie Club
An epic descent into a heart of darkness characterized by greed, compulsion and power above all else, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) culminates in a harrowing confrontation in a private bowling alley – in which the struggle between ambition and morality reaches its conclusion. The film was recognized in the year...
April 8, 2023
MAGNOLIA (1999) – AFI Movie Club
A tangled dramatic web presented in a poetic atmosphere by writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson, MAGNOLIA (1999) features cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MAGNOLIA. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP TO GET THE PICTURE Where...
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