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There Will Be Blood (2007)

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson•2h 38m•Published Apr 4, 2023•Episode length 3h 52m
Episode 168 -There Will Be Blood (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)
Drama

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Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Plainview
Paul Dano
Paul Dano
Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
Kevin J. O'Connor
Kevin J. O'Connor
Henry
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds
Fletcher Hamilton
Dillon Freasier
Dillon Freasier
H.W. Plainview
Hope Elizabeth Reeves
Hope Elizabeth Reeves
Elizabeth
Colleen Foy
Colleen Foy
Mary Sunday
Barry Del Sherman
Barry Del Sherman
H. B. Ailman
David Willis
David Willis
Abel Sunday
H
Hans Howes
Mr. Bandy

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Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
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Overview

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

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Something about this BFF that always causes a spirited discussion. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Megan (Georgia's catting it up elsewhere) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes as we analyse one of those gritty blokey films in early 20th Century California in There Will Be …

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Something about this BFF that always causes a spirited discussion. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Megan (Georgia's catting it up elsewhere) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes as we analyse one of those gritty blokey films in early 20th Century California in There Will Be Blood. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and fashioning very long straws in our 168th episode as we discuss: 

  • The humour present in Standard Oil
  • Ian shares a story about the worst Shakespeare performance he ever saw
  • We try to explain pro wrestling to Megan
  • We're oddly divided about the score in the film
  • We gush about the cinematography with one member of the BFE making a very big claim
  • There's a crazy fact about Paul Dano's dual casting that you're not going to believe
  • It's another episode where we enjoy some refreshment that links to the film
  • We've got a fact about this film and another Oscar worthy film that you're not going to believe
  • Ian somehow finds a way to link this film to a 19th century poem 
  • We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander of The Scuttlebutt Podcast
  • We debut the BFE Questionnaire 
  • Whether or not There Will Be Blood is the Best Film Ever

Catch so much more of Hermes on his podcast, The Scuttlebutt Podcast at . https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/2n9CNB9X6QXnmvn78HBEoJ?si=ca1784afd4874ff3 (Spotify)

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    8:40 - Reflections & Corrections
    14:40 - Shoutouts
    24:30 - Deep Dive
    2:08:15 - We're joined by Hermes Auslander
    2:51:15 - Endgame