Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has been keeping fairly quiet since the release of his 2017 film Phantom Thread, but now it looks like he’s gearing up for his next project. THR reports that the Boogie Nights helmer will return to the 1970s for his untitled feature, which “will be centered on a high school student who is also a successful child actor.” THR adds that “the project features a multitude of roles and could be ensemble in nature or have intersecting storylines.” What’s interesting here is that it sounds reminiscent of previous Anderson movies unlike Inherent Vice and …

This is a weird little news cycle we’re in where famous directors signal that they’re not really into Marvel movies. You've got these back-and-forths in the press with Martin Scorsese and James Gunn and Francis Ford Coppola. I think asking them about it is a valid question when Marvel movies are the biggest films on the planet right now even if “Marvel movie” is a shorthand for “today’s most popular blockbusters” that ignores the success of other franchises and remakes. Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake) and Fernando Meirelles (City of God) are the latest …

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