The World of Wes Anderson
Wes and Noah Baumbach appeared at the New York Public Library last evening. You can now listen to the audio of the conversation over at their website, and watch video.
Fox Searchlight invites you to free screenings of Fantastic Mr. Fox nationwide. To reserve your passes, visit Fox Searchlight’s Fantastic Mr. Fox website and click on “Attend a Free Screening” (see below).
The November/December 2009 issue of Film Comment features Mr. Fox on the cover and a great article about the film by Kent Jones on the inside. Pick it up at your local bookseller or buy it directly from the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
The great folks over at Film Comment (Twitter) sent over an excerpt from the article:
ANIMAL PLANET
Fantastic Mr. Fox will undoubtedly provoke a lot of chatter about the inevitability of Wes Anderson turning to animation, as well as a flurry of musings over the distinctions to be made between his new adaptation (from a beloved Roald Dahl children’s novel) and his previous, strictly original films (in the end, the difference is negligible). There’s no doubt in my mind that the words “clever,” “quirky,” “cool,” “twee,” and “arch” will be employed by someone, somewhere, ironically and otherwise. And another Wes Anderson movie will come and go, its surfaces examined down to the minutest detail, its emotional underpinning impatiently and perhaps even proudly overlooked.
Bravo. Can’t wait to read it.
The HBO “First Look” of Fantastic Mr. Fox is now playing on Home Box Office. Fox Searchlight has a complete schedule on its website.
Waris Ahluwalia, with co-editors Mortimer Singer and Tina Bhojwani, have put together a beautiful and interesting scrapbook called To India with Love: From New York to Mumbai.
Ask people who have been there, and they will all tell you India is like no other place in the world, a land that stirs every one of the five senses and stays in your heart forever. It is this India that brought together three friends, Waris Ahluwalia, Mortimer Singer and Tina Bhojwani to raise funds, spirits, and awareness for the victims of the attacks in Mumbai in November, 2008. The editors set out to create a scrapbook collecting personal photos, stories, and memories from people who, like themselves, love India. The contributors include Wes Anderson, Adrien Brody, Francesco Clemente, Anthony Edwards, Jeanine Lobell, Natalie Portman, Yves Carcelle, Jean Touitou, Owen Wilson, Laura Wilson, Cynthia Rowley, James Ivory, Matthew Williamson, Rachel Roy, Tory Burch, Padma Lakshmi and Shobhaa De. This book declares to Mumbai and the whole country that we are all thinking of them and support them: hence To India, with Love: New York to Mumbai. Profits from the sales of the book will go to support families affected by the attacks. This book can truly make a difference, by opening eyes to the wonders of India and by once again letting the pen or a camera dominate the sword.
It is featured in the New York Times “The Moment” blog.
Photo by Wes Anderson
That’s it, that’s it! It’s all over! The 2009 Rushmore Academy Halloween Costume Contest has come to its conclusion. You can view all of the entries in the gallery below (please contact me if your photo is not included). The editors will select our finalists over the weekend and post their entries for public voting sometime early next week. Winners will will receive a Fantastic Mr. Fox soundtrack, poster, and tie, along with some other goodies. We also expect to give away some Noah and the Whale CD/DVD sets, courtesy of Sneak Attack media.
Thanks to everyone who participated this year and to Fox Searchlight for sponsoring our contest.
If someone posted your photo without your permission, please contact me: edwardappleby@yankeeracers.org
“Behind Mr. Fox: Bill Murray as Badger”
“Behind Mr. Fox: George Clooney as Mr. Fox”
More after the break… Continue reading “New behind-the-scenes videos”
First announced on our Twitter page, we are giving away 25 passes (1 + 1 guest) to see Fantastic Mr. Fox at the Arclight Hollywood on November 12. The first twenty-five people to e-mail edwardappleby@ yankeeracers.org Subject: LA Screening Passes will win a set. Please include your mailing address. Update: We’re fresh out of passes. Thanks to everyone who entered.
Preview of tomorrow’s post on the November/December issue of Film Comment:
Remember that tomorrow is the deadline for the Halloween Costume Contest!