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The Director's Chair => Paul Thomas Anderson => Topic started by: Jeremy Blackman on December 08, 2003, 12:05:13 PM

Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on December 08, 2003, 12:05:13 PM
We must have had a thread about this kind of thing at one time (I can't find one).

Here's one from Three Kings:

(https://xixax.com/templates/xixmac/images/jb/torrance.jpg)
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Redlum on December 08, 2003, 12:23:00 PM
Its weird. The amount of times I've watched TK's and never spotted that!

I think there was one in a Six Feet Under episode, it was along the lines of 'raining frogs' instead of 'cats and dogs'. Some Alan Ball, American Beauty Vs Magnolia screenplay, Oscar tribute.
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: mogwai on December 08, 2003, 01:27:43 PM
the "wise up" montage in austin powers - goldmember:

it didn't make the final cut which i don't understand. it's really good, funny and also touching. we see various close ups of the main characters sing a song and it's made just like the wise up scene in magnolia. here's a cap:

(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fw1.422.telia.com%2F%7Eu42243560%2Faustin_powers_wise_up.jpg&hash=49272f906e6a98aaa29abbf3ded0883c25c9be9b)
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Banky on December 08, 2003, 01:45:57 PM
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanWe must have had a thread about this kind of thing at one time (I can't find one).

Here's one from Three Kings:

(https://xixax.com/templates/xixmac/images/jb/torrance.jpg)

can you explain?
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: mogwai on December 08, 2003, 01:48:30 PM
dirk diggler lived in torrance.
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Banky on December 08, 2003, 01:55:31 PM
thats kind of a stretch dont you think?
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: TheVoiceOfNick on December 08, 2003, 02:15:01 PM
Dirk changed his name to Troy after the plot for Boogie Nights ended... he then went back home to Torrance and married a chick that looks a little like Rollergirl mixed with Amber Waves... they had kids and he bought a market... instead of using his sausage for his main business, he decided instead to clean stains caused by sausages.
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Finn on December 08, 2003, 03:12:13 PM
I think the Austin Power homeage is the real stretch.
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: prophet on December 08, 2003, 04:15:42 PM
QT and PTA, little white honda :)
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: bonanzataz on December 08, 2003, 07:39:43 PM
Quote from: SydneyI think the Austin Power homeage is the real stretch.

not at all. the whole joke is that they're making fun of magnolia. the reason they cut it out is probably because only dork pta fanboys would get it, and that's not the target austin powers audience.
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: MacGuffin on December 08, 2003, 08:37:33 PM
Quote from: SydneyI think the Austin Power homeage is the real stretch.

It's not a stretch. It's mentioned as an homage to "Magnolia" in the commentary track.
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Pedro on December 08, 2003, 08:38:47 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin
Quote from: SydneyI think the Austin Power homeage is the real stretch.

It's not a stretch. It's mentioned as an homage to "Magnolia" in the commentary track.
i think he's being sarcastic
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Pubrick on December 08, 2003, 09:15:44 PM
i think ur being psychotic.
Title: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Duck Sauce on December 08, 2003, 10:30:16 PM
Peter North? best actor ever? I say yes
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on June 09, 2018, 10:08:47 AM
There is an epic whip pan in this weather video. I almost fell out of my chair.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/flooding-landslides-rip-through-western-north-carolina/4xbwvnzje61rts1c9obdgjzjhd5vcqjn
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Tdog on June 10, 2018, 05:38:43 AM
That's great. Does anybody know, generally speaking, is there usually an edit built into most pan whips or does it whip in whatever direction and it's still the same shot?

If my memory serves me correctly I think I came to the conclusion there were no cuts in a lot of the Magnolia ones apart from the obvious. I could be very wrong though.
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on June 10, 2018, 03:59:20 PM
Yeah, a traditional whip pan will have an edit. You just join the 2 edit points where the images are moving fast. And in the same direction. That's pretty much all you have to do... whip pans are surprisingly easy.

The whip pan in that clip works especially well because they're whipping from trees to trees. (And there's clearly an edit, cause the guy can't be standing in both places.)
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on June 06, 2019, 12:25:59 AM
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on December 02, 2019, 01:20:23 AM
Guess this could go here.  (It's an homage by PTA.)

https://youtu.be/3slsvD5xR4k
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on January 07, 2020, 10:51:30 PM
This is from 2014, but I couldn't find any mention of it here.  Did you guys ever see Topher Grace's re-edit of "Angels Live in My Town"?  The video is at the end of the article.

https://www.thewrap.com/topher-grace-made-meta-re-cut-boogie-nights-exclusive-video/ (https://www.thewrap.com/topher-grace-made-meta-re-cut-boogie-nights-exclusive-video/)

Really makes me want to see the entire film by which we all remember Jack Horner.
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on April 24, 2020, 05:56:23 PM
Someone named "Boyd Waltman" on Youtube has edited almost a dozen PTA tribute vids (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFWkr9Uv5-HNMIBvFbub4oRQCGb2WGFEK).  (We're all coping in our own ways.)
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on June 17, 2020, 10:43:57 PM
I would have tweaked the title a bit, but the kid does a pretty good job here.

https://youtu.be/LWCNypNO298
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on June 24, 2020, 11:47:16 AM

I'm choosing to call this an homage.   Or, maybe it just made me smile and I wanted to share.

https://youtu.be/5kazTzxaBPA
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: jenkins on May 22, 2021, 12:53:43 AM
I consider this weird ass shit

(https://i.imgur.com/wqccXqM.jpg)
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on June 07, 2021, 06:01:01 PM
https://youtu.be/CkrW_4TzBSs
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on November 30, 2021, 04:10:16 PM
https://youtu.be/FvVSmY4UZY4
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on November 30, 2021, 04:15:21 PM
Pfff.  No Freddie & Lancaster?  Points off for that...
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on December 21, 2021, 10:45:49 AM
This HAS to be well-known around here already, right??  It was referenced in the Nayman/PTA interview today, and being very uncool, I had no idea what he was referencing.    I'll nuke it if it's old news.

NSFW

https://youtu.be/rUU3fsp9bTM
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: ono on December 21, 2021, 11:41:04 AM
LOL.  Too good.  I've seen this before way back when.  And I always thought of this song when the window/wall scene is happening.  This cannot be "One of those things..."  This, please, cannot be that.  Someone needs to show PTA this.  I'm sure he'd lose his shit too.  It may as well be a red band trailer.

Also, someone in the comments says that PTA jokingly confirmed on twitter that this was a reference to the song.  A quick bit of Google fu and I found the tweet!

https://twitter.com/phantom_thread/status/953734704389177344
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on December 21, 2021, 01:17:47 PM
I haven't dug very deep yet...what's the song about?   I'm hearing references to testicles and perspiration.   :yabbse-grin:
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: ono on December 21, 2021, 02:27:35 PM
QuoteAnd we all like to see ass and tities [sic]
Now, bring yo ass over here, hoe
And let me see you get low if you want this thug
Now take it to the floor (to the floor)
I think it speaks for itself. :)
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on December 21, 2021, 04:06:26 PM
And specifically the "window to the wall" part...?  What naughtiness is being referred to there?
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: ono on December 21, 2021, 04:24:21 PM
I just assume it means dancing all over the club, from one end to the other.
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on January 17, 2022, 09:54:22 AM
 :ponder:

https://twitter.com/brucemccorkinda/status/1483093018173448197
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on January 20, 2022, 09:25:47 AM
An interesting exercise...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CY7QOYeM-cU/
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: WorldForgot on January 20, 2022, 10:11:17 AM
I bet RollerGirl told Jack and Amber about LoveExposure over dinner. And Amber actually prefers Star 80 but she doesn't want to hurt Jack's feelings too much. Scotty would probably have an Altered Innocence or 90s queer cut in there ~
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on February 20, 2022, 02:08:39 PM
I really enjoyed this.  Makes me wanna watch them all again (maybe even including IV!)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT2W3MsUekc
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: wilberfan on November 30, 2022, 10:04:22 AM
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: jviness02 on December 07, 2022, 02:39:51 PM
For those who have seen Glass Onion(no real spoilers), Edward Norton's character is dressed exactly as TJ Mackey in a series of flashbacks. It's not explained at all.
Title: Re: miscellaneous PTA homages
Post by: WorldForgot on December 07, 2022, 03:35:55 PM
Partially "explained" by the character's nature and by the constant "push ins" Johnson uses to ape PTA.