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"There Will Be Blood" ... It Will Be Frightening

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Jeffrey Overstreet

06 Nov 2007
Filed under: On Movies & Media

Rabble-rousing film blogger Jeffrey Wells has unleashed a monster of a response to Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood.

To sum up: Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.

Why I love the collaborations of John Williams and Steven Spielberg

Why I love the collaborations of John Williams and Steven Spielberg

Timothy Greiving, author of the incredible book John Williams: A Composer’s Life, is a generous guy. He could bring all kinds of superstars to this table, as he travels the globe interviewing the great film composers and their filmmaking collaborators. And I suspect that, over time, he will. But
27 Apr 2026 1 min read
First impressions of The Christophers

First impressions of The Christophers

With The Christophers, Steven Soderbergh delivers one of his finest films, Ed Solomon achieves a personal best, and Ian McKellen is more magnificent than ever. But that's not all!
25 Apr 2026 8 min read
You’re invited! Come talk with me about the movies that have shaped our lives.

You’re invited! Come talk with me about the movies that have shaped our lives.

I’ll be in the Reading Room of Seattle Pacific University’s Ames Library on Tuesday, May 12, at 3:30 p.m. I’ll be at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park on Thursday, May 28, at 7 p.m. I’ll be at Hugo House in Seattle
25 Apr 2026 1 min read
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