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There’s no doubt that “Fight Club” is probably one of the more misunderstood films of the past 25 years. What is clear to people who have read the novel on which the film is based, “Fight Club” is a satire that has somehow been treated as some sort of manifesto by people with a misguided view of the world.

The relationship between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay is legendary. Combined, the duo worked on a number of already-iconic comedy films such as “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers,” and “Talledega Nights.” But it’s a film that was never made, titled “August Blowout,” that might have been the most important collaboration between the duo.

The picturesque landscape image that opens Milos Forman’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” a beautiful image of rolling land lit by a sun setting over a distant mountain, looks like the opening of a Western – and it sounds like one too, thanks to the disturbingly evocative music (bowed saw and wine glasses) by Jack Nitzsche. The story begins in that spirit as well, with a loner and gunslinger wandering into town to shake things up.

Before Paul Thomas Anderson cast him for his 2002 romance “Punch-Drunk Love,” Adam Sandler was mostly known for broad comedies. He was certainly not the most obvious candidate for a lead in a dramatic role, as Anderson’s longtime producer JoAnne Sellar herself admits.

It’s common knowledge that Paul Thomas Anderson is a huge Adam Sandler fan. In fact, he’s gone on the record calling “Big Daddy” one of his favorite movies.

Remember a time when the world wasn’t so crazy? You could walk into a deli, with no facial covering whatsoever, and order a sandwich from someone without having to stand six feet away from them. It was a simpler time.

Though we don’t expect Spicoli to show up in Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film about a kid growing up in Southern California during the ‘70s, social media is abuzz with a sighting of Sean Penn on the set of the filmmaker’s latest production, hinting that maybe the actor could be in the cast of the film.

Philip Seymour Hoffman's son is following in his late, great father's footsteps with a debut role in Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie. announced that Cooper Hoffman has been cast as the lead of PTA's untitled '70s-set coming-of-age drama filming now.The film is said to be set in California's San Fernando Valley and follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor.

For months, all we’ve known about the new, upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson movie, was that it was set in the 1970s San Fernando Valley, and the film would follow a high school student, who is also a successful child actor. Then, Bradley Cooper’s appearance was revealed, and set photos have teased a “Shampoo”/Hal Ashby/Robert Altman-esque looking film, but details were still scarce.

One of the most memorable podcasts we listened to last year was an episode of the A24 podcast cheekily titled “Seduce and Destroy.” Therein, “Uncut Gems” directors Josh and Benny Safdie sat down to chat with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson about Darius Khondji, the magic of Adam Sandler, and the lasting influence that “Punch-Drunk Love” had on the Safdies when they were young.

Paul Thomas Anderson has found the star of his next film. And honestly, it appears the filmmaker has decided to just go ahead and land one of the biggest stars in the world, Bradley Cooper.

Ever since Michael De Luca took the reins of MGM as film group chairman, the studio has become a strong player in Hollywood, outbidding and acquiring many hot properties. MGM’s latest acquisition? Paul Thomas Anderson‘s 1970s San Fernando Valley movie, which MGM scooped up from Focus Features.