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Support for zionism

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments1 person in discussion

I feel like this page should have something about Paul's support for Zionism, but not sure which section it should go in?

He regularly works with a bunch of known Zionists, is best buddy with Tarantino (another zionist who moved to live in Israel) Liquorice Pizza apparently includes a bunch of zionist references and he performed an online masterclass for Tel Aviv University in 2023 https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/11/7/122xuvq1mni1urs7gpsmirw3a9rg3y

In a 2021 interview with Thrillist about Licorice Pizza, he invoked the IOF's slogan, stating, "you do what you have with what's right in front of you, and you fight them with what you've got — as the Israeli army says, 'Fight them with what you've got.'" source: https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/paul-thomas-anderson-interview-licorice-pizza Paraphrased (talk) 14:35, 12 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Cigarettes and Coffee shut down

The most well known PTA fan site apparently went dark last month. I'm removing the links for time being, although a member of the Xixax.com message board suggests it may be revived...(note: the site has been revived at: www.cigarettesandredvines.com by one of the original owners]

Recommendations

I deleted the recommendations section -- doesn't seem to be relevant. --Arcadian 5 July 2005 01:43 (UTC)

About terminology

«He is part of the first generation of "VCR filmmakers" - directors such as Quentin Tarantino, who through seeing thousands of films on video, have an encyclopedic knowledge of technique and cultural references.»

Although this may be true, I think it is not clear whether that terminology is usual or not —specially after searching through Google, only to achieve three results for "VCR filmmakers", all of them mere copies of the main article.