Description: Drawing fascinating connections between cultural history and film authorship, Blossoms and Blood charts the development of Paul Thomas Anderson, whose films, such as Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and There Will Be Blood, offer a prescient approach to the contr
Brief description: Jason Sperb is a lecturer in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Review Quotes: Blossoms & Blood, Jason Sperb's very strong new book, doesn't so much argue the case for PTA's greatness as show, slowly and methodically, how he moved through and within the ranks of American filmmaking--a case study of how even the most self-determined directors are always borne aloft by cultural events.-- "Cineaste"