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10 Essential Comedy Movies of 1996

March 6, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a trip back some thirty(!) years to look at the essential comedy movies of 1996… Back in the 90s, the comedy genre was going through a purple patch. It might surprise younger audiences, largely starved of regular comedy releases (especially on the big screen), that comedy was one of the most prolific big-screen […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Bottle Rocket, Fargo, Happy Gilmore, Kingpin, Swingers, The Birdcage, The Cable Guy, The Frighteners, The Nutty Professor, Trees Lounge

The Criterion Collection announces The Wes Anderson Archive 4K Ultra HD box set

June 1, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

The Criterion Collection has announced the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release of The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years which contains the filmmakers first 10 feature films – Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: Bottle Rocket, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Isle of Dogs, moonrise kingdom, Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, the french dispatch, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson

The Most Iconic Cult Classics of All Time

June 6, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno on the most iconic cult classics… What does it take for a film to be considered a “cult classic?” Many define it as a movie that is popular among a particular group, but for me, that isn’t always the case. Some cult classics can become larger than life presences in the industry, taking […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Akira, Bottle Rocket, Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Labyrinth, Naked Lunch, Pink Flamingos, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Big Lebowski, The Greasy Strangler, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the room, Transformers: The Movie, Troll 2

Exclusive Interview – Cinematographer Robert Yeoman talks about Bottle Rocket and his longterm collaboration with Wes Anderson

January 11, 2018 by Rachael Kaines

Rachael Kaines chats with cinematographer Robert Yeoman about working with Wes Anderson… It’s been two decades since the release of Wes Anderson’s first feature film, Bottle Rocket (1996) and a lot has changed for the people involved. The film follows Anthony (Luke Wilson) and Dignan (Owen Wilson) as they fail to pull off various ill-conceived […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Interviews, Movies, Rachael Kaines Tagged With: Bottle Rocket, luke wilson, Owen Wilson, robert yeoman, Wes Anderson

The Most Iconic Cult Classics

August 8, 2019 by EJ Moreno

Check out EJ Moreno’s ten most iconic cult classics… Join our host EJ Moreno as he breaks down the ten cult classics that he believes that are most impactful. This video includes films from all over the globe and vastly different genres, showing the range of the “cult classic” label. SEE ALSO: The Most Iconic […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies Tagged With: Akira, Bottle Rocket, Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Labyrinth, Naked Lunch, Pink Flamingos, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Big Lebowski, The Greasy Strangler, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the room, Transformers: The Movie, Troll 2

Bottle Rocket and Make-A-Wish make a child’s video game idea become reality

September 28, 2017 by Andrew Newton

A new game based on a 11 year old boy’s vision arrived on the Apple App Store today thanks to a partnership between Make-A-Wish and Texas based developer, Bottle Rocket.  Planet SRAM is the brainchild of Hunter, a young boy with a severe heart condition who shared his idea with the team at Bottle Rocket […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Bottle Rocket, Make a Wish, Planet SRAM, SRAM

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