WATCH: PTA-Directed Music Video For Joanna Newsom's "Divers"

Now that it has completed its theatrical run, Paul Thomas Anderson's 7-minute video for Joanna Newsom's "Divers" has made its way online and can be viewed right up there.

Watch/listen/enjoy/tell us what you think.

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WATCH: "Bridge of Spies" Q&A with Steven Spielberg Moderated by PTA

Paul Thomas Anderson sure seems to be ticking big-ticket items off the "Movie Legends To Talk To In Public" list lately, with two Scorsese Q&A's in the last 4 years and a Francis Ford Coppola appreciation back in 2011. Now, in support of his acclaimed new espionage picture Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg has sat down with PTA for a post-screening Q&A at the Director's Guild.

You can and should watch the full 30+ minute talk right here.

(Thanks to Mr. Raymond Ash for helping us out on this!)

And hey, you guys watch Junun yet? Drop a comment with your thoughts!

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Two Trailers For "Junun" Arrive As Film Debuts on Mubi

...and just like that, barely a month after we even knew the thing existed,  a new film from Paul Thomas Anderson is available to stream over at mubi.com

To celebrate this occasion, two trailers have been released in support of the film and accompanying album, which PTA said was due out next month in this brief Q&A following the film's screening at NYFF last night.

Both of these trailers give you some sense of the hypnotic nature of the music and world that the film captures. Check them out before heading over to Mubi to watch the full 54 minutes. Or you could go in cold. Arguments can be made for both.

New PTA-Directed Joanna Newsom Video To Screen Theatrically This Month

Paul Thomas Anderson has quietly helmed another music video in support of Joanna Newsom's upcoming album Divers, and it is going to screen across the United States from October 16-22. The video is for the title track and, like PTA's video for Sapkanikan, it was filmed in New York City. However, instead of using bustling NYC streets for locales, this new video was reportedly shot in the studio of artist Kim Keever (via Pitchfork).

We will revisit this post with more information about the screenings as they become known.

In other news, three days until the world gets a hold of this...

UPDATE: Stereogum has a full list of participating movie theatres screening the video:

New York, NY @ IFC Center

Yonkers, NY@ Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers

Huntington, NY@ Cinema Arts Centre

Los Angeles, CA @ The Cinefamily

Los Angeles, CA @ Ahrya Fine Arts

Pasadena, CA @ Laemmie Playouse 7

San Jose, CA @ Camera Cinemas

San Francisco, CA @ Castro Theatre

San Luis Obispo, CA @ Palm Theatre

Grass Valley, CA @ Sutton Cinema

Grass Valley, CA @ Sierra Cinemas

Grass Valley, CA @ Del Oro Theatre

Nevada City, CA @ Magic Theatrea

Tucson, AZ @ Loft Cinema

Denver, CO @ Alamo Drafthouse Littleton

Boulder, CO @ International Film Series, UC Boulder

Miami, FL @ O-Cinema

Boston, MA @ Coolidge Corner

Seattle, WA @ SIFF – Egyptian Theater

Bellingham, WA @ Pickford Film Center

Portland, OR @ Cinema 21

Eugene, OR @ Bijou Cinemas

Pittsburgh, PA @ Regency Square Theater

Ashburn, VA @ Alamo Drafthouse One Loudon

Winchester, VA @ Alamo Drafthouse Winchester

Austin, TX@ Alamo Drafthouse Ritz

Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Village

Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane

Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre

Dallas, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Richardson

Houston, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park

Houston, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park

Laredo, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Laredo

Lubbock, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Lubbock

New Braunfels, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Marketplace

San Antonio, TX@ Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes

San Antonio, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Park North

San Antonio, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak

Kansas City, MO @ Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet

Ann Arbor, MI @ Michigan Theater

Kalamazoo, MI @Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo

Columbia, SC @Nickelodeon Theatre

Nashville, TN @ Belcourt Theatre

Salt Lake City, UT @Salt Lake Film Society

Tulsa, OK @ Circle Cinema

Scottsbluff, NE @ Midwest Theater

Raleigh, NC @ Colony Theater

Winston-Salem, NC @ a/perture Cinema

Columbus, OH @ Gateway Film Center

Chicago, IL @ Music Box Theatre

Champaign, IL @ Art Theatre Co-Op

Paducah, KY @ Maiden Alley Cinema

Arhus, Denmark @ Øst For Paradis

London, UK @ Rio Cinema

Munich, Germany @ Monopol

The video will also screen in the UK on October 27:

London, UK @ Clapham Picturehouse

London, UK @ East Dulwich Picturehouse and Cafe

London, UK @Greenwich Picturehouse

London, UK @ Hackney Picturehouse

London, UK @ Picturehouse Central

London, UK @ Ritzy Brixton

London, UK @ Stratford East Picturehouse

Bath, UK @ The Little Theatre Cinema

Bradford, UK @ Picturehouse at National Media Museum

Brighton, UK @ Duke’s at Komedia

Edinburgh, UK @ Cameo

Exeter, UK @ Exeter Picturehouse

Henley, UK @ Regal Picturehouse

Norwich, UK @ Cinema City

Liverpool, UK @ Picturehouse at FACT

Oxford, UK @ Phoenix Picturehouse

Southampton, UK @ Harbour Lights Picturehouse

Stratford-upon-Avon, UK @ Stratford-Upon-Avon Picturehouse

York, UK @ City Screen

"Junun" Set For Rome Film Festival

Following its world premiere at the New York Film Festival next Thursday (and its streaming premiere on Mubi the day after), it looks like Paul Thomas Anderson's Junun is bound for the Rome Film Fesitval, which runs later next month, from October 16-24. Via ScreenDaily.

Thank you to Luca Ottocento for bringing this exciting news to us!

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"Junun" To Stream Exclusively On MUBI Starting October 9th

Variety reports that subscription based streaming platform MUBI has nabbed exclusive streaming rights for Paul Thomas Anderson's new 54-minute documentary Junun, and it will be available to watch following the film's bow at New York Film Festival on October 8th. For those who don't know, MUBI functions sort of as an online movie theatre, where 30 films are available to stream at one time, with one dropping off and another replacing it each day.

In the Variety piece, PTA is quoted as saying, "We’re huge fans of MUBI and wanted to be a part of what they do. Hopefully people will discover both the music that’s been made by Shye and Jonny and a great place to watch films." Notably, this is the most overt embrace PTA has ever publicly given to viewing films in a digital format. 

So there you have it. A new film from Paul Thomas Anderson will be ready to be seen by the general public in just two short weeks. Now would be a good time to stroll over to MUBI.com and consider subscribing.

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New PTA Film, "Junun", To Premiere At NYFF

There's been a slight (and pretty cool) epidemic, as of late, of world class filmmakers slipping their movies completely under the radar until they are edited and finished and premiering at festivals (see: Noah Baumbach). The latest director to add to that list is one Paul Thomas Anderson whose mysterious India exploits with Jonny Greenwood were actually the fruits of his first-ever documentary.

That's right... PTA made a documentary! The film is called Junun and will premiere at the 53rd New York Film Festival in the Special Events category. It comes in just under an hour long and here's  NYFF website has to say about it:

Paul Thomas Anderson, USA, 2015, DCP, 54m

English, Hindu, Hebrew, and Urdu with English subtitles

Earlier this year, Paul Thomas Anderson joined his close friend and collaborator Jonny Greenwood on a trip to Rajasthan in northwest India, where they were hosted by the Maharaja of Jodhpur, and he brought his camera with him. Their destination was the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort, where Greenwood (with the help of Radiohead engineer Nigel Godrich) was recording an album with Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur and an amazing group of musicians: Aamir Bhiyani, Soheb Bhiyani, Ajaj Damami, Sabir Damami, Hazmat, and Bhanwaru Khan on brass; Ehtisham Khan Ajmeri, Nihal Khan, Nathu Lal Solanki, Narsi Lal Solanki, and Chugge Khan on percussion; Zaki Ali Qawwal, Zakir Ali Qawwal, Afshana Khan, Razia Sultan, Gufran Ali, and Shazib Ali on vocals; and Dara Khan and Asin Khan on strings. The finished film, just under an hour, is pure magic. Junun lives and breathes music, music-making, and the close camaraderie of artistic collaboration. It’s a lovely impressionistic mosaic and a one-of-a-kind sonic experience: the music will blow your mind. World Premiere

Notably, as you'll see in the photographs in the above link in this post, PTA shot this one (at least in part) digitally. We can't wait to see what his first outing in that format yielded. With Pinocchio potentially getting underway soon, the fact that PTA has kept busy with this and the Joanna Newsom music video is very exciting. Stay tuned!

(Thanks to Joe for the heads up)

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(This was updated to reflect the film's running time as well as a fuller synopsis)

UPDATE: AND TICKETS TO THE PREMIERE ARE AVAILABLE HERE.

New PTA-Directed Music Video For Joanna Newsom Arrives

Paul Thomas Anderson has quietly directed a music video for a single off of his Inherent Vice star Joanna Newsom's new album Divers. The tune is called "Sapokanikan". Dig it!

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Paul Thomas Anderson To Write Robert Downey Jr's Live-Action "Pinocchio" Film

BIG NEWS: Robert Downey Jr's long-gestating live-action Pinocchio reboot has landed a writer by the name of Paul Thomas Anderson, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

THR also reports PTA could potentially be in line to direct the picture as well. 

Love or hate this idea, it could not be more out of left-field. As well as being a producer on the movie, Robert Downey Jr. has nabbed the role of Geppetto for himself. Beyond that, we have too many questions, so we will just wait for more details to arrive.

Stay tuned!

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