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[edit] Cleanup

Will work on it soon, tagged in the meantime. -fftbm

removed all references to "independent film influences," as Anderson's films, excluding the low-budget Hard Eight, exhibit virtually no independent film influence - rather, they hearken back to older films from the thirties and forties that used long takes, usually on dolly shots, as well as Scorsese films such as Casino and Age of Innocence that employ steadicam tracking shots of long duration —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.212.101 (talk) 10:40, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

"... intricate camera moves so sublime that viewers can't even comprehend the genius of what they are taking in" and "he times lyrical songs ... with a perfection that is inhuman"

Is this a joke? Clear violation of NPOV policy. -67.34.137.50

Agreed. The latest entry contains far too much personal opinion (and overblown at that). -David L Rattigan

I'll also third the objections to the two recent paragraphs of analysis, which might be appropriate in a film review or scholarly paper, but not here. -Hedgey42 08:19, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This still reads like a puff piece. 194.144.92.20 22:41, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cigarettes and Coffee shut down

The most well known PTA fan site apparently went dark last month. I'm removing the links for time being, although a member of the Xixax.com message board suggests it may be revived...(note: the site has been revived at: www.cigarettesandredvines.com by one of the original owners]

[edit] Recommendations

I deleted the recommendations section -- doesn't seem to be relevant. --Arcadian 5 July 2005 01:43 (UTC)

[edit] Rebels on the Backlot

The following content was removed on 22:26, 28 July 2005 by 68.67.33.33 -- Should it be reincluded? --Alan Au 22:38, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

His most obvious influences are the directors Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman.
Sharon Waxman's 2005 book Rebels on the Backlot was highly critical of Anderson's behavior as a director. She specifically states that while filming Magnolia, Anderson would not listen to advice or criticism from anyone because he had been given 'final cut' of the film.

[edit] About terminology

«He is part of the first generation of "VCR filmmakers" - directors such as Quentin Tarantino, who through seeing thousands of films on video, have an encyclopedic knowledge of technique and cultural references.»

Although this may be true, I think it is not clear whether that terminology is usual or not —specially after searching through Google, only to achieve three results for "VCR filmmakers", all of them mere copies of the main article.

[edit] The Other Paul Anderson?

Is it worth adding a link to the other famous Paul Anderson (now credited as Paul W. S. Anderson)? Their names strike me as very similar (not to mention they're in the same profession) and I've seen disambig links for less (like Dave Chappelle linking to David LaChapelle). --Do Not Talk About Feitclub (contributions) 15:16, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

seems reasonable to me, just reverted an anon ip trying to remove it. Arniep 00:37, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

I don't see a reason to have this at the top of the page. A note at the end is more tasteful. I was under the impression ANYONE was allowed to participate in the editing. It seems a small group keep reverting this back.

I really see absolutely no reason to have the link at the top of the page for Paul W.S. Anderson. It seems to me that it is entirely unlikely that someone would search "Paul Thomas Anderson" if they meant the "Paul W.S. Anderson." Furthermore, if someone types in "Paul Anderson," they are taken to a disambiguation page. That seems more than enough. Sixtus LXVI 04:11, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

I agree, I don't really see how anyone could really confuse the two to the point of coming here for W. S.. I say leave it off. --badlydrawnjeff 14:18, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Recent edits

Is there some reason not to link to Maya Rudolph? Tom Harrison (talk) 02:19, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

  • None that I know of... looks like an anonymous user who perhaps isn't Rudolph's biggest fan. FWIW, Rudolph's page links to PTA's. - Hedgey42 07:24, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

I restored the original edit. It was fine, with OR without a link to Rudolph.

Again, the original edit was fine but I see we have a few bullies who will keep reverse editing it. There is no rule that every sentence has to be chocked full of hypermarkups. Hedgey and Crumb, stop adding snarky personal comments in your edits. It's very unprofessional to say the least.

[edit] Date of birth

It was changed in accordance with the U of Chicago's record on screenwriters. June 26 was a change made by IMDB in February 2006 which was changed from the January 1 date for no given reason. The correct date is January 1. Lincher 18:40, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the change, here and here gives the correct dates. IMDB probably changed it afterwards. Lincher 18:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photograph

It hardly needs to be said that the current picture of Mr. Anderson is distinctly unflattering, to such a degree that I question the motives of you who keep it up. Are we implying that the subject has a cocaine habit, or just being generally juvenille? Renfield 23:42, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I replaced it with a more flattering picture, although it is a little smaller. Image:Huskyeye.jpg Husky (talk page) 11:11, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

The photograph in there now is pretty bad, since you can't even see his face at all. How hard can it be to find a picture of the guy where he's looking at the camera? I know they exist, I've seen them. 64.95.27.5 21:20, 24 July 2007 (UTC)sean

I changed the picture from one that I found on Imdb.com Sugreev2001 (talk) 19:17, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Magnolia and Kevin Smith

I found it strange that this feud makes up a major part of the article. Wouldn't it make more sense to put this info into a "trivia" section? Johannes Wich-Schwarz 20:32, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree - I made that change. NickBurns 05:19, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed section

His three big-budget films (after Hard Eight) were headlined by Mark Wahlberg, Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler, respectively.

I took this out as the trivia entry is about actors who work repeatedly with Thomas, not to mention that Wahlberg was cast (after DiCaprio turned him down) after Thomas saw him in The Basketball Diaries and Tom Cruise does not "headline" Magnolia. RoyBatty42 19:53, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Land of the Loops

The page for one of my favorite musicians (Land of the Loops) has been removed and now redirects to this page. Is there any reason for this?Rejecticon (talk) 09:31, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I would also like to know why Land of the Loops redirects here. It don't make no sense. It makes so little sense that I think it must be accidental or some kind of intentional vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.151.73.171 (talk) 16:12, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] About the Frequent Cast table

I don't think it's an unnecessary table. It's a useful way to show the amount of collaboration from Anderson's frequent stars. The table was taken directly from the one on Kevin Smith's article. Thief12 (talk) 10:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)