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...

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...

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...

"LICORICE PIZZA offers a slice of life from the past that serves as a soaring reminder for the present – that joy lives each day in the eternal quest to 'come of age.' Paul Thomas Anderson invites us back to his ’70s San Fernando Valley with the assurance of America’s greatest auteurs. His commitment to...