Congratulations, Paul Thomas Anderson!

[Mark Kohut]

His films also turn A LOT on his writing, imho.

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:23 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Love how the casting director gets a special mention.
>
> I've just had a flashback 15-20 years to an interview in which PTA
> said that 90% of a director's job is nothing more than casting. No
> idea where this was but it really struck me at the time. His films,
> especially, turn on the actors that carry them, and if you widen
> 'casting' to include cinematographer, composer etc then I sort of
> agree with his assessment of his own job.
>
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Dave Monroe
> <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The 8th annual Robert Altman Award was given to one film's director,
>> casting director and ensemble cast. Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent
>> Vice received this award, along with casting director Cassandra
>> Kulukundis and ensemble cast members Josh Brolin, Hong Chau, Martin
>> Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Sasha Pieterse,
>> Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio
>> del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon and
>> Michael Kenneth Williams
>>
>> http://www.filmindependent.org/press/press-releases/2015-film-independent-spirit-awards-winners-announced/
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 5:00 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Robert Altman Award: Inherent Vice (Warner Bros.)
>>>
>>> Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, Casting Director: Cassandra
>>> Kulukundis, Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Hong Chau, Martin Donovan,
>>> Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Sasha Pieterse, Eric
>>> Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio del
>>> Toro, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Michael
>>> Kenneth Williams
>>>
>>> http://www.filmindependent.org/press/press-releases/2015-film-independent-spirit-awards-winners-announced/
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