https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8wm7a_Jtck
I do not own any rights.This is one of the two commentary tracks recorded for Hard Eight (originally titled Sydney), the first feature film of Paul Thomas An

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2020/05/04/hard-eight/
In a brief cutaway serving as the first suggestion that Hard Eight, 1 Paul Thomas Anderson's debut feature, may have greater stylistic ambitions than to simply join the wave of chatty, violent American indies that littered the mid-1990s, we see John waiting in line for a movie when his pocket abruptly bursts into flames. "Something to do

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https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2007/feature-articles/paul-thomas-anderson/
- Paul Thomas Anderson . That Moment. ... With Hard Eight ... This quotation is taken from the commentary track (director and cast) of the Region 2 collector's edition DVD of Hard Eight. A considerable length in a film with an average shot length (ASL) of 14.89 seconds. The film contains 121 shots and my NTSC VHS copy of the film had a

http://www.dvdjournal.com/reviews/hardeight.html
Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. ... Hard Eight is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen (with a full-frame 1.33:1 option), in Dolby Surround 2.0. Includes two commentary tracks, one with Anderson and cast members, and another with Anderson and crew, as well as deleted scene "The Kiss" and three scenes from the Sundance

https://archive.org/details/podcast_atlantic-screen-connection_hard-eight-boogie-nights-p_1000376917232
This week's episode, much to Lee's surprise, finds Jason in a great mood because Episode 10 signals the start of #AtlanticSC's Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective. In this first part of the retrospective, Jason and Lee tackle Anderson's first feature film released in 1996 entitled Hard Eight (Sydney), as well as his follow up, the now classic

https://blurayauthority.com/standard-dvd/hard-eight/
The sound on Hard Eight is a solid track throughout. It's a good mix of dialogue through the middle channels, score and effects which are spread out through the back channels. ... There are two commentary tracks on this DVD, one from director Paul Thomas Anderson and Philip Baker Hall and the other with Anderson, Hall and Michelle Satter from

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119256/
Hard Eight: Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson. Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview2/hardeight.htm
The DVD of Hard Eight is compared to the Blu-ray HERE. On the audio commentary, Paul Thomas Anderson explains, that all you need, to get a film started, is coffee and cigarettes. What few know is, that this perhaps is one of the most important statements from a director in the last 35 years, as Godard's rule ("All you need is a girl and a gun

https://thecinemaarchives.com/2019/06/03/hard-eight-1996-p-t-anderson/
Hard Eight - 1996 Paul Thomas Anderson. The first image is brilliant—the perfect framing of Philip Baker Hall's shadow on the far right with Jack's Coffee Shop—stunning—the ending is strong as well but we really never hit this high again. a jaw-dropper first image using architecture here.

https://criterioncast.com/column/for-criterion-consideration/for-criterion-consideration-paul-thomas-andersons-hard-eight
What's in a name? As the director's latest film, The Master, finally arrives in all of its years-best glory this weekend, it's time that we all take a deep look back at the director's feature film debut, Hard Eight.Also known to some (mainly the film's own auteur Paul Thomas Anderson) as Sydney, very few American film debuts have been as auspicious and as generation defining

https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/10-movies-that-had-the-biggest-influences-on-the-films-of-paul-thomas-anderson/
Here are some films worth watching to understand the cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson, commentary-track not required. 1. Short Cuts (1993, Robert Altman) ... dominate perspective of a single character like Sydney in Hard Eight to the wide-ranging perspective found in the climatic scenes of Magnolia. 2. Goodfellas (1990, Martin Scorsese)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Eight_(film)
Hard Eight (originally titled Sydney) is a 1996 American crime film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in his feature directorial debut, and starring Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L. Jackson.It is the expansion of the short film Cigarettes & Coffee.The film follows the life of a senior gambler and a homeless man.

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Unpopular opinion here: Hard Eight is my #1 favorite P.T. Anderson film - and I've seen them all. Excellent movie, especially given that it was his first. Another underrated movie involving gambling is Rounders (1998) - starring Ed Norton, Matt Damon, and Gretchen Mol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQftwq34IgE
Paul Thomas Anderson on Making His First Feature Film, "Hard Eight." Interview conducted by Marc Maron.Great book on a truly great filmmaker: https://amzn.to

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/hard-eight-aka-sydney/
Paul Thomas Anderson's debut film Hard Eight (working title Sydney, preferred by Anderson, thwarted by his backers) arose from the performance of a veteran actor who caught his eye in Martin Brest's Midnight Run—Philip Baker Hall. In a handful of brief scenes, Hall's Las Vegas-based fixer for Dennis Farina's frustrated crime boss

https://www.flicks.co.nz/features/hard-eight-may-be-paul-thomas-andersons-worst-but-its-still-very-very-good/
For a long time I thought Boogie Nights was Anderson's first. He seemed to have sprung out of nowhere, but the cast of Hard Eight alone should be enough to signal it as an important entry: Early appearances from John C Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Samuel L Jackson (two years after Pulp Fiction made him a star), and esteemed character actor Phillip Baker Hall, given

http://www.dvdmg.com/hardeight.shtml
Columbia-TriStar, widescreen 2.35:1, standard 1.33:1, languages: English Dolby Surround, subtitles: English, Spanish, double side-single layer, 27 chapters, rated R, 101 min., $27.95, street date 10/5/99. Supplements: 2 audio commentaries by director Paul Thomas Anderson, the cast and crew A deleted scene "The Kiss"

https://letterboxd.com/film/hard-eight/
The start of one of the greatest track-records of any filmmaker. The absolute visionary and master who is Paul Thomas Anderson. Many cite Hard Eight (Sydney) as PTA's weakest film, and I have to disagree. Hard Eight may be more low key, less flashy and solemn in tone; but the layers of dread, mystery and danger make this one of Paul Thomas

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He mentioned in his AMA that he doesn't do them because he hates the sound of his own voice. I agree with the others though, the Boogie Nights one is iconic. Yeah the Magnolia: That Moment. 12K subscribers in the paulthomasanderson community. A Place for Fans to Gather and Discuss All Things Paul Thomas Anderson.

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That's because it sort of is. Hard Eight isn't a bad movie or anything, but it doesn't stack up to the rest of PTA's filmography. It feels comparatively undistinguished compared to Boogie Nights or There Will Be Blood. That's again not to say it's bad or anything, it's great, especially the acting, but it feels a lot more conventional compared

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