Presented as part of ‘under the influence’, paired with Zach Cregger’s WEAPONS. See both to discuss, compare and contrast!

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

“‘Weapons’ and ‘Magnolia’ couldn’t be more different, but Cregger cites their many similarities. It’s melancholy, yet it has comedic situations. The sky is regularly cloudy, yet the scenes are colorful. It’s a sprawling ensemble, but the characters are fully developed in their own worlds. “I just like that kind of unapologetic, ‘This is an epic,'” Cregger says. “I love that movie. I love that kind of bold scale. It gave me permission when I was writing this to shoot for the stars and make it an epic. I wanted a horror epic, and so I tried to do that.” ~ Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly

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