"There Will Be Blood" trailer

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There's a fairly legit-looking full trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage, 12.26) on MySpace.com. They're calling it an exclusive. If it's not an official trailer, it's a pretty good rip-off of one by somebody with talent and access to the materials. Love watching Daniel Day Lewis in every clip...an endlessly fascinating actor. You can tell Paul Dano, portraying a religious wackjob type, is going to be intense, but then he always is.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 7, 2007 at 3:22 PM

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Todd says ...

WOW a PTA movie that I actually want see. Thanks for forwarding the clip.

Posted by Todd at September 7, 2007 3:45 PM

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actionman says ...

looks like another masterwork from PTA

Posted by actionman at September 7, 2007 3:58 PM

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Rothchild says ...

Holy Jesus. That is an amazing performance and a hell of a trailer.

Posted by Rothchild at September 7, 2007 4:00 PM

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aaron says ...

According to the end credits, it seems Anderson's switched composers from Jon Brion to Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead's lead guitarist.

Haven't seen this reported before...

Posted by aaron at September 7, 2007 4:03 PM

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austin111 says ...

Is it just me or does Day Lewis seem to be channeling John Huston in this performance? Either way, looks good and reminds me also a bit of his Bill the Butcher work as well. Paul Dano also looks awards worthy. Interesting stuff.

Posted by austin111 at September 7, 2007 4:07 PM

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MickTravis says ...

Groovy.

Very, very groovy.

Posted by MickTravis at September 7, 2007 4:23 PM

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Balthazar says ...

Ugh. I must have missed it. I think it's gone now. Sad, I am.

Posted by Balthazar at September 7, 2007 4:52 PM

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Chris Willman says ...

At the Telluride tribute, the last clip they showed of Daniel Day Lewis was a lengthy Bill the Butcher scene, followed by an interview and then the 20 minutes of TWBB. And yeah, he does seem a bit like a more buttoned down and morally ambiguous Bill. Which is not to say that there's substantial overlap between the characters, but it's fun to see him playing somebody so imposing again.

The score they had on that Telluride reel sure sounded like Jon Brion to me. I'd be surprised if Radiohead's guitarist is able to write orchestration like that. But maybe it was a temp track.

By the way, I'd say about 70% of the footage in this trailer is from that Telluride third reel... though not the oil gushing footage, or Daniel Day Lewis being put through the ringer in church (can't wait to see how he gets to that point).

Posted by Chris Willman at September 7, 2007 4:56 PM

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Chris Willman says ...

Try this link for the trailer:

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=18237

Posted by Chris Willman at September 7, 2007 5:02 PM

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MickTravis says ...

I embedded it into my MySpace page and, oddly enough, as of 8 p.m. EST, it was still available. It's between the Spoon video and the G.I. Joe PSA.

Posted by MickTravis at September 7, 2007 5:02 PM

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Jeremy Smith says ...

"I'd be surprised if Radiohead's guitarist is able to write orchestration like that."

I wouldn't. Greenwood's composed for orchestra before.

Posted by Jeremy Smith at September 7, 2007 5:16 PM

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Chris Willman says ...

Indeed he has, as another friend informs me that "jonny greenwood has done a bunch of avant-classical instrumental score-y stuff in the past, and it has been pretty awesome." I just really haven't kept up on my Radiohead, obviously. So I guess what I heard on that reel really was him. And it was damned impressive.

Posted by Chris Willman at September 7, 2007 5:23 PM

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Jeremy Smith says ...

Good to hear, Chris. I adore Brion, but if Anderson is serious about breaking with the aesthetic of his previous movies, hiring a new composer is a must.

Posted by Jeremy Smith at September 7, 2007 5:31 PM

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DarthCorleone says ...

Holy crap - this is gonna rock!

Posted by DarthCorleone at September 7, 2007 5:46 PM

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lazarus says ...

Oh my god that was good.

I suddenly feel sorry for all the Ian Sinclairs of this world.

Posted by lazarus at September 7, 2007 6:01 PM

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Dan Revill says ...

lazarus, I don't feel sorry for them. they make their beds so they can lay in 'em.

And yes Darth, I thought of emailing ya when I watched the trailer. It's frickin' amazin'.

Posted by Dan Revill at September 7, 2007 6:06 PM

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Dzayson says ...

Can't fuckin wait. When does this one open, anyway? I'd probably drive to Telluride to watch the feature right now.

Posted by Dzayson at September 7, 2007 6:43 PM

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Dzayson says ...

Can't fuckin wait. When does this one open, anyway? I'd probably drive to Telluride to watch the feature right now.

Posted by Dzayson at September 7, 2007 6:43 PM

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MickTravis says ...

And ... the trailer's outta here.

Posted by MickTravis at September 7, 2007 8:09 PM

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Jesse Perry says ...

Note to Chris Willman: The comingsoon link shows the original teaser trailer, not the new one, which is apparently gone now.

Too bad, it was terrific.

Posted by Jesse Perry at September 7, 2007 8:29 PM

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lipranzer says ...

They showed the trailer before 3:10 to Yuma today, and it does look really good. And I didn't think of it at the time, but you're right, austin, that Day-Lewis seems to be going for a Huston vibe, if the trailer is any indication.

Posted by lipranzer at September 7, 2007 8:33 PM

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MickTravis says ...

"Coming Soon" did have both the teaser and the trailer up for a while, but apparently "Blood" is flowing.

Good to know it's in front of the "3:10."

Hey, Lipranzer, is there any nudity in "3:10" ?

And if so, did you happen to snap it with your cell phone camera?

And if so, can ya send me some pix, eh there ol' boy ol' pal? On the slyski?

Posted by MickTravis at September 7, 2007 8:44 PM

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muteprotest says ...

MickTravis: Too soon!

Lipranzer: Seriously though, do you have any tit-shots you'd like to share? I love me some Vinessa Shaw...

Posted by muteprotest at September 7, 2007 9:09 PM

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Ian Sinclair says ...

As I said earlier in the TWBB poster thread, I really like the trailer, though I warn you all that it played in front of a packed house for 3:10 to Yuma tonight in Manhattan to no audience reaction whatsoever.

Posted by Ian Sinclair at September 7, 2007 10:21 PM

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MickTravis says ...

Oh My God! Nobody in the Manhattan audience reacted? Thank you for the warning.

Just out of curiosity, did they laugh at the Fandango "tickets online" promo?

Posted by MickTravis at September 7, 2007 10:24 PM

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Ian Sinclair says ...

You know, some of you are such pathetic, rabid and wholly indescriminate PTA followers you make Uwe Boll's fans look like intelligentsia by comparison. If I were Anderson I'd be pretty embarrassed, even ashamed, to have such lemmings as fans. If you want to drink PTA's urine and call it champagne, knock yourself out. God forbid you should think for yourselves. I thought this full trailer was excellent and said so in another talkback long before this one was even started, so go screw yourselves.

Posted by Ian Sinclair at September 7, 2007 11:56 PM

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Dan Revill says ...

Ian, are you by chance really Eric Cartman?

Posted by Dan Revill at September 8, 2007 1:27 AM

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MickTravis says ...

Here's a version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37BwmU1Am1I

For the time being at least.

It's "fullscreen," but it runs.

Ian, your dislike for Anderson's films has been thoroughly discussed, largely because you keep bringing it up. And I'm glad you like the trailer. Now why don't you have the courage of your convictions and leave it at that? You can't stoke the fire *and* complain about the heat, too.

Posted by MickTravis at September 8, 2007 8:39 AM

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