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Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling character and operatic psychological study Magnolia follows 10 people whose damaged lives intersect during a single day in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley and boasts a deep bench of phenomenal acting talent, including Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, John C. Riley, William H. Macy, and Jason Robards (in what would… Read more »