Film
Magnolia
- 7PM
A constellation of lives intersect and implode against the backdrop of the San Fernando Valley in Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark, dazzling vision of American despair. A gloriously unrestrained showcase for a top-flight ensemble cast—from Tom Cruise’s shamanically sleazy pickup artist to Julianne Moore’s pill-popping woman on the edge—Magnolia maintains a fever pitch of emotional intensity as it explodes in a catharsis of rage, love, pain, and beauty.
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