Secret New Documentary Directed By Paul Thomas Anderson, More Added To New York Film Festival Line Up

Directing documentaries in secret seems to be the trendy thing to do among A-list filmmakers at the moment. We’ve already had Christopher Nolan’s short film “Quay,” which premiered a few days ago, and Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s “De Palma” will screen at Venice in a few weeks. But the biggest news of all has just arrived, with the New York Film Festival revealing that they’re world-premiering a new documentary from Paul Thomas Anderson. 

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Pretty much unheard of before now, “Junun” (which runs 55-minutes, so is technically a short) sees the “Boogie Nights” and “Inherent Vice” helmer accompany frequent collaborator, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, to Rajasthan in northwest India to see Greenwood record an album with Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur and a host of famous world musicians. Described by the festival as “pure magic,” it’s sure to be a hot ticket and will be...