Tag Archives: Wes Anderson

‘Astroid City’ Arrives On Digital And Blu-ray This August!

Jason Schwartzman (The French Dispatch, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Jojo Rabbit), and Tom Hanks (Elvis, News of the World) star in the “hilarious and joyful” (GQ) comedy ASTEROID CITY, available to own with all-new bonus content on Digital on August 11, 2023 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD on August 15, 2023 …

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First Trailer For Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ Revealed

Seriously, who doesn’t love a good Wes Anderson film? The cast alone for the famed director’s upcoming film “The French Dispatch” is amazing and now we have our first trailer as well. The film is set in France and stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances …

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History Briefs: Stop Motion Animation

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With the upcoming release of Wes Anderson’s stop motion animated Isle of Dogs, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the art form that has been used for over 100 years.  Its evolved over those years, and shaped the way we watch movies.  Before the introduction …

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‘Isle of Dogs’ Behind the Scenes ‘Making of: Animators’

Film is typically shot at 24 frames a second.  For the most realistic results, a stop motion puppet must be moved 24 times to create one second of film.  The mastery and patience involved in creating believable stop motion films is unreal.  More than that, it takes a unique vision …

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CANON OF FILM: ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’

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I can’t be the only person who considers 'The Royal Tenenbaums' to easily be Wes Anderson’s best film, but it seems like I am most days. I’ve heard arguments from other people for pretty much all his other movies, yet I’m the one who always had to make the argument for 'The Royal Tenenbaums'. Hit the jump to find out why I think it's his best film.

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Wes Anderson Returns To the world of Stop Motion With ‘Isle of Dogs’

‘Isle of Dogs’ tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, the 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river …

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