• Cool Stuff: Aaron Horkey Curates Paul Thomas Anderson Poster Series For Mondo

    This month, Paul Thomas Anderson is set to start filming his seventh feature film, Inherent Vice. For fans of the generally shy director, that's reason enough to celebrate. Now Mondo has sweetened the pot considerably, announcing a poster series for the films of Anderson curated by artist Aaron Horkey. Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love and…

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  • VOTD: Paul Thomas Anderson And The Symmetry Of 'There Will Be Blood'

    Press Play created an interesting 8-minute video essay on The Symmetry of 'There Will Be Blood'. The essay takes a look at how director Paul Thomas Anderson has used symmetry throughout his career, but most specifically how it is used in There Will Be Blood to explore "visual rhyme and balance". Watch the essay now…

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  • Video: How Our Eyes Move While Watching A Movie

    When we sit back to watch a movie, we rarely think of the mechanics behind it. You plop down, sip a soda, munch some popcorn and keep your eyes forward. That might seem like all that's going on but your brain, and particularly your eyes, are getting a workout of epic proportions. Those peepers are…

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  • VOTD: The Movie Alphabet

    YouTube user TheToaster2006 has created a supercut of film characters reciting the alphabet, one movie for each letter of the alphabet. Hit the jump to watch the video now. Key: A - Jingle All the Way B - Tommy Boy C - Fargo D - Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory E - Heavenly Creatures…

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  • VOTD: The Video Game Version Of 'There Will Be Blood'

    Over the weekend I caught a friend howling with laughter while watching something that looked like a video game -- turned out it was the fake 16-bit video game based on There Will Be Blood. 'Super There Will Be Blood' has elements reminiscent of Montezuma's Revenge, Super Mario Brothers, the platform movie tie ins like…

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  • POTD: There Will Be Blood Rolling Roadshow

    Last night I took a two hour trip to Bakersfield, California to see The Alamo Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow presentation of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood. The movie was filmed in Texas, but the story is very much based on the spur of Oil drilling in California in the late 1800's/early 1900's. Bakersfield is…

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  • Cool Stuff: Olly Moss' Rolling Roadshow Movie Posters

    A couple weeks back, we posted the schedule for the Alamo Drafthouse's 2010 Rolling Road Show. The traveling movie screening series just one of the many reasons the Alamo Drafthouse is the greatest movie theater on the planet. For those who don't know, the Drafthouse travels around the United States to present one-time-only screenings of…

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  • VOTD: The 100 Greatest Movie Insults

    Pajiba has edited another wonderful montage of movie clips, this time compiling the 100 greatest movie insults of all time in under 10 minutes. Watch the video now embedded after the jump. Films included in the montage: Roxanne, Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Gleaming the Cube, The Princess Bride, A Fish Called Wanda,…

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  • VOTD: Quentin Tarantino Reviews There Will Be Blood

    Earlier this month, we posted a video of Quentin Tarantino listing off his top 20 movies to be released since he became a filmmaker. The video was actually party of a special series on the British television channel Sky Movies. Tarantino presented some movies of his choice films including Taxi Driver, Sunshine, There Will Be…

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  • Cool Stuff: Justin Reed's Movie Art

    Justin Reed is a 30-year old Vermont artist who has created a number of awesome movie-inspired artwork over the past few years. He has a BFA in Illustration from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, and has had art exhibition in galleries in and out of the country (every place from Canada to Los Angeles). I've included…

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  • World Soundtrack Award Nominees: There Will Be Greenwood

    The World Soundtrack Awards have announced the nominations for the 2008 Award show. Film Composer of the Year Alexandre Desplat, "The Golden Compass" James Newton Howard, "Charlie Wilson's War," "Michael Clayton," "I Am Legend" Alberto Iglesias, "The Kite Runner" Dario Marianelli, "Atonement" John Powell, "The Bourne Ultimatum" Best Original Score of the Year "3:10 to…

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  • Konami Says Paul Thomas Anderson Is Circling Metal Gear Solid? NOT TRUE!

    UPDATE #1 : I just received an email from Kotaku editor, Brian Ashcraft, who originally spoke with Konami's Aki Saito in person and here's what he said: "Hey Hunter, [Saito] said Paul Thomas Anderson, not just Paul Anderson, but specifically 'Thomas.' Hope that helps!" I just asked Brian again if Saito possibly meant to say…

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  • The First Slashfilm Muxtape!

    With summer approaching and its plethora of open window/outdoor Net grazing, parties and, of course, blockbuster movies, we've decided to create a glorious soundtrack-themed Muxtape for our readership. All of the awesome songs streamed on the first Slashfilm Muxtape come from films we dig sans a certain mission statement from Patton Oswalt. I've arranged the…

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  • Cool Stuff: I Drink Your Milkshake T-Shirts

    It seems like everyone and their mother has a "I Drink Your Milkshake" T-shirt now-a-days. Here are some of the cooler designs I've come across. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.

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  • Trivia: There Will Be Blood Oil Made Out Of Milkshake

    Now that "I Drink Your Milkshake" has exploded into a cult phenomenon, we bring you this interesting There Will Be Blood factoid: According to cinematographer Robert Elswit, the oil used on screen in the movie was actually created using the same industrial material used by McDonald's to thicken their milkshakes. How funny is that? via:…

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  • There Will Be Vader

    /Film reader Ignatius F sent over There Will Be Vader, a short video mash-up of the video from Star Wars and the audio from There Will Be Blood. It starts off a bit slow but trust me, stay with it for 3 minutes, and it really gets pretty good, then sputters again near the end.…

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  • There Will Be DVD

    On April 8th, I know what I'll be buying. So far, information is limited as details have not been officially announced, but Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood will be released in both a 1-disc and 2-disc special edition DVD. The single disc release will feature the movie in anamorphic widescreen with dolby digital…

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  • Hunter Stephenson's Movie Review Of There Will Be Blood

    The following review contains spoilers and touches on topics and themes from the film, There Will Be Blood, which may prove unsettling for some readers. This review is long as hell because TWBB is long as hell, but it is also one of the best films ever made and the best film this decade. The…

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