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Winter 2026
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
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On-the-Run with SLM Michael Glaser and Team
in Paul Thomas Anderson's Epic Saga
by Shaun O'Banion
Locations in a Paul Thomas Anderson film (or "PTA" as he's
known among cinephiles) aren't just a backdrop; they're
a pressure system. From the porn-riddled San Fernando
Valley of
Boogie Nights to the scorched oil fields of There
Will Be Blood,
geography in his films shape behavior. It
clamps down on characters and quietly reveals who they
are or who they will become. One Bale Aer Another is
no different … it just does this across more map pins than
almost anything else the director has ever made.
