Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson as he discusses the 10th anniversary of his masterpiece, “The Royal Tene[n]baums,” which had its world premiere at the NYFF 2001.
Listen to it free on iTunes. Thanks to Jason!
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Pictures from the set of Moonrise Kingdom
Photos of Moonrise Kingdom filming in Rhode Island after the break (spoilers). Thanks to Rob Thorn at Newport Now and Dan Cutrona Photography.
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Invite: Wes Anderson Costume Cocktail Party
From down under, at The World Bar:
Fantastic Mr. Fox on DVD and Blu-Ray
A review of Fantastic Mr. Fox on DVD and Blu-Ray, you say? But, they came out over a month ago!
Well played, reader. But, we need to do a review. We promised.
We, of course, love the film. Owning it, being able to watch it over and over offers obvious benefits. The careful details of a Wes Anderson film, of the world inspired by Roald Dahl’s fantasy universe and his real world in Great Missenden in the UK, can be observed, noted, taken in… and the colors are utterly mesmorizing…
Some thoughts:
1) Buy the Blu-ray. It comes with the high-definition and regular ol’ DVD versions, so you can watch even if you don’t have a fancy Blu-ray player and keep the other disc for later. We don’t have the Blu-ray version (d’oh!), but it also features a digital copy and special features, which brings us to point deux…
2) The regular DVD version is comparatively bare-bones. It includes “From Script to Screen,” “Still Life (Puppet Animation),” and “A Beginner’s Guide to Whack-Bat.” The Blu-Ray set also includes “Making Mr. Fox Fantastic,” “The Look of Fantastic Mr Fox,” “The Cast,” “Bill and His Badger,” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox: The World of Roald Dahl.” These bonus features are similar to, but more extensive than (please share your thoughts), the well-done online documentaries. But, they are absolutely worth having, and it is too bad that the regular DVD disc only includes a few of them.
3) The transfer is absolutely stunning.
4) Minor complaints: the menus are a bore; the layer change comes at an awkward point; and, the “Guide to Whack-bat” is rather useless.
Once we have The Darjeeling Limited Criterion-ized, we will start our Fantastic Mr. Fox campaign.
Wes Anderson on NPR’s Fresh Air today
On today’s Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews Wes Anderson on Fantastic Mr. Fox (thanks @nprfreshair). In all likelihood, it is a repeat of the interview done in November:
Fantastic Wes-inspired prints
Awards buzz
A little story at The Hollywood Reporter about the contenders for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Academy Awards.
Unreleased W.W. Anderson interview
From Fox Searchlight:
FANTASTIC MR. FOX director/co-writer/producer Wes Anderson sat down with Fox Searchlight’s own lovely Stephanie Allen, the basis of a video series in which Wes discusses various aspects of how FANTASTIC MR. FOX came to fruition. And the film’s now been nominated for two Academy Awards! Watch all eight videos here.
Wes On Author Roald Dahld (1/8)
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Wes Anderson’s “Super Bowl”
From Slate via Entertainment Weekly:
(the Wes parody is third)
(not-so) Bonus: a harsh take on Salinger — and Wes