Paul Thomas Anderson
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Friday, January 23, 2026 (part of January 2026)
category: 
Movies
clue: This master filmmaker had better throw a pizza-and-punch party for his cast after another inherently hard 8 nights of shooting their next long single-take scene, or there will be phantoms on the next day's call sheet who have flown away like plucked magnolia petals.
explanation: Anderson's films include The Master, Licorice Pizza, Punch-Drunk Love, One Battle After Another, Inherent Vice, Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Phantom Thread, and Magnolia. His films frequently include long uninterrupted takes. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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