Los Angeles-based writer actor and producer Zandy Hartig joins the pod for a conversation about Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 historical romance Phantom Thread.

Anderson's first film shot entirely outside of the United States, Phantom Thread is a hybrid of his detailed historical recreations like There Will Be Blood and The Master fused with Punch-Drunk Love's absurdist romantic sensibility. The film was said to be the final screen performance of the great Daniel Day-Lewis but it is also a generous showcase for the relatively unknown Luxembourgian actress Vicky Krieps. Zandy and I also talk about the film’s extraordinary visual design and tone, what it has to say about adapting with the times, the challenges of living with a creative person and the role of the muse, and how Phantom Thread might be a secret comedy!

Also Zandy talks about her ongoing collaboration with Oklahoma’s prolific DIY filmmakers Mickey Reese and Jacob Ryan Snovel.

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Trailer for Phantom Thread (Anderson, 2017)

Mickey Reese directs funny Instagram commercials for George's Liquors in Oklahoma City, and Zandy’s in the latest one!