Focus Features has debuted a trailer and poster for writer-director Wes Anderson’s next film Asteroid City, a comedy centred on a fictional American desert town in 1955, where a junior stargazer convention is disrupted by… a visitor from outer space? That doesn’t seem to matter, as the focus instead is on the usual Wes Anderson […]
Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch, 2021. Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Alex Lawther, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, and Owen Wilson. SYNOPSIS: Wes Anderson packs three stories, plus a prologue and an epilogue, into one film in his latest […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel with Destination Dewsbury director Jack Spring – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #25
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, the director of new British comedy Destination Dewsbury comes by to chat about Wes Anderson’s farce The Grand Budapest Hotel… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, our guest […]
Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]
Wes Anderson says he would like to make a horror movie
Comedy auteur Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel) has expressed his desire to make a horror movie in an interview with Filmmaker Magazine. SEE ALSO: Jeff Goldblum, Bryan Cranston, Ed Norton & more to voice Wes Anderson’s forthcoming stop-motion animated dog film SEE ALSO: Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer as directed by Wes Anderson […]
Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]
Movie Review – Sing 2 (2021)
Sing 2, 2021. Written and Directed by Garth Jennings. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Bobby Cannavale, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Nick Offerman, Letitia Wright, Eric André, Chelsea Peretti, Bono, Garth Jennings, Adam Buxton, Edgar Wright, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Serafinowicz, and Wes Anderson. SYNOPSIS: Buster […]
Wes Anderson is returning to the world of Roald Dahl, and he’s taking Benedict Cumberbatch with him
Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl proved to be the perfect fit when the director tackled the beloved author’s Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2009, and now comes the news that he’s returning to that weird and magical world for Netflix’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and he’s taking Benedict Cumberbatch with him. As reported by […]
Video Review – The French Dispatch is a Wes Anderson Overload
EJ Moreno with a video review of The French Dispatch… Filmmaker Wes Anderson is back with another quirky film and somehow outdoes himself this time. The French Dispatch is an insane overload of the senses but somehow works in the film’s favor. Watch EJ’s review of the movie below, and be sure to follow us on YouTube for […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]
