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In this specific instance, there's Wes Anderson, who's created a very palpable mood through his stoic titles like The Royal Tenenbaums or his most recent flick, Asteroid City However, don't try to tell Anderson that he has a certain style because he doesn't subscribe to that belief. (L to R) Writer/director Wes Anderson, actor Jason Schwartzman,[...]

Asteroid City, the latest film from prolific director Wes Anderson, is set to debut for streaming on Peacock starting August 11th Starring (deep breath) Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong[...]

Wes Anderson's new quirky drama-comedy film Asteroid City (from Focus Features and Universal Pictures) has achieved widely positive reviews from audiences and critics so far, despite experiencing a struggle to generate a massive box-office turnout needed to help recoup its budget of $25 million. Still, the outlandishly colorful film tells a very specific tonal tale that's[...]

Director Wes Anderson has been responsible for some of the strangest cult classics of the past few decades, including The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr Fox, and Moonrise Kingdom, just to name a few – with his recent film Asteroid City adding another successful movie to his repertoire. Courtesy of Pop 87 Productions/Focus Features © 2022 Pop[...]

It's a strange time for a Wes Anderson movie to come out since his films usually get an awards push, so maybe this one is a dud, and Focus Features is trying to bury it If there were ever a month that something could get buried, it would be June or July 2023 The film[...]

We are getting another Wes Anderson movie this year from Focus Features, and it's looking very Wes Anderson-y for good and for ill For all that people might say about Anderson, there is plenty to say, and even I can admit that as a fan, he does have a very distinctive style, and Asteroid City doesn't[...]

In a tongue-in-cheek moment, the city of Austin, Texas, honored one of its prodigal sons (attending the University of Texas in Austin) on November 8 in acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson, who's probably rumored to have never heard anyone ever say one negative thing about any of his work Austin mayor Steve Adler decided to go[...]

Instead, it is a few short films that are well-acted and written but don't add up to much. Director: Wes Anderson Summary: A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine." The French Dispatch[...]

Margot Robbie has signed on to play a role in the next Wes Anderson film The untitled project will shoot in Spain later this month Also starring in the film are Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Tom Hanks Not much at all is known about the new film beyond the cast and where[...]

For the first entry in this list, we're going to look at the movie that kicked off one of my biggest director obsessions with Wes Anderson that goes on to this day; The Royal Tenenbaums. L-R: The logo for Flashback Movies and the official poster for The Royal Tenenbaums. The thing that stuck out when I saw The[...]

The French Dispatch, the 10th film from director Wes Anderson is his most star-studded and visually enriching The Searchlight Pictures film follows the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th Century French city The magazine stylizes itself after The New Yorker. Searchlight Pictures Returning Wes Anderson Favorites American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, and Studio[...]

Wes Anderson and Bill Murray have worked a lot together, and Anderson will have the privilege of presenting Murray with a lifetime achievement award later from the Rome Film Festival. Bill MurrayPhoto by BAKOUNINE / Shutterstock.com Anderson has directed Murray in a considerable number of roles over the last 20 some odd years, with Murray starring in[...]

This will be limited to 1000 pieces. On the Vynl side, we get a must-but set of figures from the Wes Anderson classic The Life Aquatic I love this movie so much, but limited to 2500 pieces I am not sure this will be shared Hopefully this means we are getting a wave of Pops. #gallery-1 { margin:[...]

Wes Anderson's next project sure looks … different The last feature film we saw from the technicolor director was 2014's The Grand Budapest Hotel, and before that, it was Moonrise Kingdom in 2012. Isle of Dogs is next up on his docket. The film is described as a stop motion film set in Japan will follow a young boy's[...]

Wes Anderson released a video announcing his next film project, Isle of Dogs It's an animated film that stars Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, and Edward Norton It tells the story of a boy in search of his puppy Part of the announcement was to talk about a contest to[...]

Wes Anderson certainly does have his look He is one of a handful of directors today that is unmistakeable before even a couple seconds have passed on screen. That Anderson-ness should strike you here pretty quickly in this new H&M christmas ad Starring Adrien Brody, this almost feels like it could have been an aside in[...]

From Patrick Willems and friends for Bleeding Cool… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngE0qn3VRYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What if Wes Anderson Directed X-Men? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UngE0qn3VRY) Oh and if you can't get the above, try below… https://vimeo.com/121162967Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What if Wes Anderson directed X-Men? (https://vimeo.com/121162967) [...]

Ralph Fiennes gives Tony Revolori an impromptu job interview in the first clip released today from Wes Anderson's newest, The Grand Budapest Hotel. And yes, that aspect ratio is purposeful Three different aspect ratios will be used throughout the film, to correspond with each different time period it covers. Grand Budapest Hotel looks like Anderson at his[...]

A clueless inspector, a dying heiress, an uncovered body missing four fingers, these are just some of the classic Wes Anderson characters we'll be meeting in Grand Budapest Hotel, and they all get a moment to shine in the newest trailer. Can't wait for this one It premieres at the Berlin Film Festival in February, then[...]

Sure, they're shilling phones and menswear, but these are still pretty great. First up, a very Wes Anderson-y Wes Anderson short, featuring Jason Schwartzman as a race car driver who crashes in what happens to be his ancestral lands It's for Prada, but not blatantly so, and I would actually love to see a feature of[...]

Well, their original was such a hit, this was bound to happen. Point Break as if remade by Terrence Malick, Michael Bay and Lars Von Trier, courtesy of Patrick Willems and the Afterwards They Will Explode team for Bleeding Cool. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGppHegBy8I[/youtube] And why not check out their original, Point Break as if remade by Wes Anderson, David Lynch,[...]

With the release of Wes Anderson's preteen romance story Moonrise Kingdom only a month away, it's time to celebrate with a few brand new clips from the film. Moonrise Kingdom is about two twelve year-olds who fall in love and run away together – Sam from his boy scout camp and Suzy from her parents –[...]