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Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Los Angeles, Anderson developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age. An alumnus of the Sundance Institute, Anderson is famous for making often epic psychological drama films which often take place in San Fernando Valley and deal with characters seeking after redemption, forgiveness or loss; they also use wide framing as well as realistic or gritty cinematography. Anderson made his feature film debut with Hard Eight (1996). He found critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), set in the Golden Age of Porn, and received further accolades with Magnolia (1999), an ensemble piece set in the San Fernando Valley, and Punch-Drunk Love (2002), a romantic comedy-drama film. Anderson's 2007 film There Will Be Blood, about an oil prospector during the Southern California oil boom, achieved major critical and commercial success and was often cited as one of the greatest films of the 2000s. This was followed by The Master (2012) and Inherent Vice (2014). Anderson's eighth film, Phantom Thread, was released in 2017. He has directed music videos for artists including Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Haim, Joanna Newsom, Aimee Mann, Jon Brion and Michael Penn, and has also directed a documentary, Junun (2015), about the making of the album in India. More recently, he directed a short film accompanying Thom Yorke's Anima (2019), released on Netflix and in select IMAX theatres. Anderson's films are often characterized by their depiction of flawed and desperate characters, explorations of themes such as dysfunctional families, alienation and loneliness, a bold visual style that uses moving camera and long takes, and memorable use of music. He is noted for his frequent collaborations with actors Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Melora Walters, John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix and Daniel Day-Lewis, cinematographer Robert Elswit, costume designer Mark Bridges, and composers Jon Brion and Jonny Greenwood. His films have consistently garnered critical acclaim. Anderson has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, one Golden Globe Award and five BAFTA Awards, and has won a Best Director Award at Cannes, both Golden and a Silver Bear at Berlin and a Silver Lion at Venice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Thomas Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
After her sister Komand’r seizes control of Tamaran and becomes queen, Koriand’r is sentenced to death. Escaping execution, she’s hunted across the galaxy until her ship crashes on Earth. There, in Jump City, she encounters the Titans—Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Donna Troy, Garth, Jaime Reyes, Victor Stone, and Garfield Logan. Kori warns them: Blackfire is coming, and she won’t stop until she kills Kori and takes Earth as her own. As the Titans prepare for war, Dick struggles to teach Jason how to be a hero without becoming Batman’s shadow, while growing close to Kori, who fears her sister’s power and her own. Flashbacks reveal Gar’s tragic transformation and Victor’s resurrection through his father’s desperate use of a Mother Box during the Parademon invasion of 2010. These memories haunt the team, binding them through shared loss and rebirth. When Blackfire arrives with her fleet, Jump City becomes a battlefield. The Titans fight valiantly, but Donna is killed protecting Kori. Consumed by rage, Kori kills her sister and ends the invasion—but at a devastating cost. In the aftermath, she returns to Tamaran to rebuild her world. At Donna’s funeral, Dick breaks down, telling Jason that the Titans need him now—they need a leader. When Jason asks where he’ll go, Dick replies quietly: “To find out who I need to be.”
