As we've already noted, it's been a very good month for Paul Thomas Anderson fans. We recently reviewed his latest film at the New York Film Festival, the 55-minute documentary "Junun," now available to view on MUBI. And continuing in a musical vein, his second video collaboration with singer Joanna Newsom (after "Sapokanikan" dropped in August) is about to be unleashed, but you won't find it online. If you want to see his latest little side project, "Divers," you'll have to get out and head over to your local arthouse, if you're so lucky.
It is admittedly a little strange reviewing a music video, but then again, PTA is one of the most gifted and hero-worshipped of modern auteurs, and there's also more to admire in this beyond just satisfying cinephile completist impulses. Running just over seven-and-a-half minutes long, "Divers" gazes rather adoringly at Newsom's face. Anderson's camera is fixed on her close-up for most the...
