The World of Wes Anderson
From Inside Searchlight:
Borders Northridge (For Kids)
Saturday November 7, 2009 @ 11AM
From the movie: Jason Schwartzman9301 Tampa Ave.
Northridge, CA 91324o Clips from film will be shown.
o Jason will talk about his character, Ash. (See Ash in the production still above; he is the character on the right.)
o Reading from ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ (movie) original book – Chapter 11: “A Surprise for Mrs. Fox”
o Audience Q&A
o SigningApple Santa Monica (For Kids)
Saturday November 7, 2009 @ 4PM
From the movie: Jason Schwartzman1248 Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401o The trailer and clips from the film will be shown.
o Jason will talk about voicing the role of Ash in the film.
o Reading from ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ (movie) original book – Chapter 11: “A Surprise for Mrs. Fox”
o Audience Q&A92Y Tribeca (Sold Out!)
Tuesday November 10, 2009 @ 8PM
From the movie: Director Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman200 Hudson St
New York, NY 10013o The trailer and clips from the film will be shown.
o Moderated discussion
o Audience Q&AApple Soho Store (NYC)
November 11, 2009 @ 7PM
From the movie: Director Wes Anderson, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzmano The trailer will be shown.
o Moderated discussion
o Audience Q&A
Fantastic Mr. Fox came in third at the UK box office this weekend. It made £1,517,312 on 481 screens, losing out to Up and Saw VI. A little disappointing, no doubt, but a good start.
Remember to send us your Fantastic Mr. Fox photos from opening weekend! Document your local cinema’s marquee or you and your friends being fantastically foxy before or after the show. edwardappleby@yankeeracers.org or tweet @rushmoreacademy
Opening weekend links:
McDonald’s in the U.K. are now offering Fantastic Mr. Fox Happy Meals. There are some pictures of the toys, all wrapped up, on eBay. Send pictures of your unwrapped toys to edwardappleby@yankeeracers.org. At U.S. locations (the ones near me, anyway), you can buy the toy without buying the actual meal.
You can also get a discounted Roald Dahl book at WHSmith.
The Fantastic Mr. Fox film is based on the classic Roald Dahl story book and to celebrate, we are giving you the chance to pick up one or more of these Roald Dahl titles for £1.99 each (RRP £4.99). Choose from The Roald Dahl Cunning Quiz Book, The Magic Finger and The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me. Simply pop out the voucher on the Fantastic Mr. Fox Happy Meal box and take it into a participating WHSmith store.
The last time I saw Wes Anderson, seven years ago, he was wearing a tight, beige corduroy suit. He’s still wearing it today. On the previous occasion, though – a Q&A for his film The Royal Tenenbaums – it was accessorised with plastic-framed glasses and a preppy scarf. Now the glasses have gone, there’s a stripey tie, and the hair is longer and more luxuriant. He looks less geeky, as if he’s been spending more time outdoors. Does he go hiking in his corduroy suit, perhaps? “I rely on corduroy,” Anderson admits. “I’ve been here in London a week – this is all I’ve got.” It’s not the same suit, though, he stresses. “They last a couple of years. I have a guy who makes them specially for me. They’re very inexpensive and I can just call him up and say, ‘Can I have another one please?'”
When (not if) you go out to see Fantastic Mr. Fox this weekend in the U.K., take a photo to document your experience and send it to us! We want to post pictures of you at the theater, your local cinema’s marquee, promotional items, etc.
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e-mail @ edwardappleby@yankeeracers.org
From The Guardian:
The vision of rural England in the new animated Fantastic Mr Fox may be Buckinghamshire channelling Berkeley, but its sensibility is unmistakably British.
In Wes Anderson‘s reimagining of Roald Dahl‘s Fantastic Mr Fox, Badger – Fox’s closest friend and confidante – is as loyal and steadfast as he was in Dahl’s book. He’s also a fast-talking lawyer who specialises in property sales, able to advise Foxy when not to move den (“not with the rate at 9%”). Fox’s sidekick, Rickity the vole, waves around a titanium card and boasts about his good credit rating, while Fox’s nephew, Kristofferson, uses his downtime to meditate and do yoga.
That Anderson has left his paw print on Dahl’s work is undeniable. Rural England through his eyes is paradoxically urbane – Buckinghamshire channelling Berkeley. His animals check their mobiles for a signal and their wild nature at the door. His Fox is a showboater and fundamentally flawed father figure (just like Royal Tenenbaum or Steve Zissou), whose relationships with his wife and son are marred by incomprehension and frustration. What Dahl hinted at, Anderson has made plain.
Last month, Fox Searchlight and GenArt sponsored a contest for inspiring filmmakers and designers:
The competition was to create four short films tied in to Wes Anderson’s stop-animated FANTASTIC MR. FOX. Each video should demonstrate how to make your own Halloween costume based on one of the characters from the movie. MR. FOX is based on the popular children’s book by Roald Dahl.
Below are the winners. Bravo, Max. Remember that our annual Halloween costume contest is underway. Maybe you will be inspired… or will figure out a costume design to rip off.
How to Make a “Mr. Fox” Costume; Designer: Sonya Nimri; Filmmakers: Daniel Kwan & Sarah Ginsburg
How to Make a “Mrs. Fox” Costume; Designer: Karla Coy; Filmmakers: Sabeen Amanat & Melissa Choi
Sabeen and Melissa tell us their video is playing sluggishly; Fox Searchlight is working on the problem.
How to Make an “Ash Fox” Costume; Designer: Tiffany Kline; Filmmaker: Alan S. Neal
How to Make a “Rabbit” Costume; Designer: Kristine Kingery; Filmmaker: Jesse Costello
Watch our slideshow of the Fantastic Mr. Fox premiere in London
Includes photos from The Gap on Regent Street courtesy of jazzt. All photos copyright their respective owners.
