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LICORICE PIZZA (2021)
Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie, Ben Stiller, Maya Rudolph, Skyler Gisondo and Mary Elizabeth Ellis. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

REVIEWS Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson's odyssey of growing pains

PHANTOM THREAD (2018)
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Richard Graham, Vicky Krieps, Camilla Rutherford, Jane Perry, Pip Phillips, Jason Redshaw, Michael Gabbitas and Sarah Lamesch. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Set in the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the centre of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.

REVIEWS Phantom Thread - An exquisite and delicious delight for the senses

THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2008)
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Ciarán Hinds, Kevin J. O'Connor, Hope Elizabeth Reeves, Colleen Foy, Barry Del Sherman, David Willis and Hans Howes. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

REVIEWS There Will Be Blood - Celebrating the 15th anniversary of an American masterpiece
There Will Be Blood - Greenwood's score revisited