Word: magnolia
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...than it does on disc. Penn achieved the emotional presence he lacked in the studio, giving songs like "The Whole Truth" the emotional desperation that matches the lyrics. Meanwhile, Mann, powerful even on her recordings, brought her music to a whole new level. While "Wise Up" smoldered on the _Magnolia_ soundtrack, Mann's haunting vocals against the starkness of the piano sent chills down my spine...
...Best Actress nominees are serviceable--but uselessly nominating Meryl Streep for Music of the Heart instead of Reese Witherspoon for Election is a cop-out. If Tom Cruise wins Best Supporting Actor for Magnolia, I'll turn to religion. And I pray that I'll be able to contain my temper when 'NSync takes the stage to perform their Best Original Song nominee, "Music of My Heart"--they'll perform instead of Madonna, whose "Beautiful Stranger" managed to miss the final cut. The good news? We'll also see "Blame Canada," performed on stage since the South Park tune somehow...
...character you play in Magnolia is based on one that you improvised in doing a Cops-parody with Paul Thomas Anderson. But I imagine that it was much more of a caricature at the time...
...Most of the characters in Magnolia only interact with one or two others. That's unusual with such a sprawling cast. How does it change the group dynamic that was so obviously at play in Boogie Nights...
...Yeah, sometimes he writes screen directions, like in Magnolia, like, "we see Officer Jim Kurring. He looks a lot like John C. Reilly with a mustache...