It would be fun to see PTA experiment in television. It's always fun to get a new movie from one of your favorite directors, and Paul Thomas Anderson is no exception. The director is doing the rounds for Licorice Pizza and talking about anything from the central relationship to the run time, which is a shade over two hours. Speaking to The New York Times, Anderson said that the ideal runtime for a movie is two hours. “That’s when [movies are] at their best,” he said. But we'll get to that later. Of course, Anderson has many titles over that length, but I think he was setting more of a goal for himself moving forward than passing judgment on his past. For Anderson, he's separating TV from movies, and length is one of the defining characteristics. Anderson said, “[The limited series is a] great format when it works. It’s exciting. Then again, so are series. I’ve never dipped a toe in that world, but I can imagine it being very difficult to sustain the life of a story for more than two, three, four seasons.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 24 November, 2021