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The Essentials: The Films Of Wes Anderson

October 20, 2021 11:29 am

Wes Anderson isn’t merely a filmmaker in 2021. He’s a brand unto himself: a curator, a collector of objects and memories, a mascot for twee culture, and everything that’s either shallow or transcendent about c...

Wes Anderson & The ‘Royal Tenenbaums’ Cast On Script Influences, Gene Hackman, & Voice-Overs [Tribeca Report]

Jason Bailey

June 15, 2021 10:58 am

Features, Festivals, News

Alec Baldwin so enjoys the story of how he ended up narrating “The Royal Tenenbaums” that he told it twice at the virtual reunion that followed Monday’s Tribeca Festival anniversary screening. He used it to op...

Luke Wilson Talks The Possibility Of A Wes Anderson Western & The Resonance Of ‘Idiocracy’

Rodrigo Perez

June 14, 2021 12:07 pm

Interviews, News

OK, last week on weekly The Playlist Podcast, Mike DeAngelo's interviewed Luke Wilson about his new football drama, "12 Mighty Orphans," which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last week. You can listen ...

‘Bottle Rocket’ At 25: Looking Back On Wes Anderson, Before He Was “Wes Anderson”

Jason Bailey

February 25, 2021 1:29 pm

Essays, News

No one knew who the hell Wes Anderson was when his debut feature “Bottle Rocket” hit theaters 25 years ago this week– nor did they know Owen Wilson, who co-wrote and starred in the picture, or Owen’s brother L...

The 35 Best Heist Movies

Rodrigo Perez, Oliver Lyttelton, Jessica Kiang, Kevin Jagernauth and Kyle Kohner

June 29, 2017 1:38 pm

Features, News

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Almost inseparable from the inception of cinema, the heist genre has enraptured audiences for generations, as it offers an escapist appeal to the anti-hero and the outlaw. There is something intrinsically cinem...

‘Moonrise Kingdom’: Highlights From The Criterion Collection Commentary Track With Wes Anderson, Bill Murray & More

Rodrigo Perez

October 27, 2015 2:08 pm

Features

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‘Moonrise Kingdom’: Highlights From The Criterion Collection Commentary Track With Wes Anderson, Bill Murray & More

Ranked: Wes Anderson’s Most Memorable Characters

Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton

September 24, 2015 3:13 pm

Features

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Ranked: Wes Anderson's Most Memorable Characters

Watch: Wes Anderson’s Original Black And White Short ‘Bottle Rocket’

Zach Hollwedel

November 25, 2014 5:25 pm

News

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Watch: Wes Anderson's Original Black And White Short ‘Bottle Rocket’

Casing ‘The Town’: Our All-Time Favorite Heist Movies

Rodrigo Perez

September 17, 2010 5:27 pm

News

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Ever since 1903's "The Great Train Robbery" virtually invented cinema as we know it (the first use of cross-cutting, camera movement and on-location shooting), film and the heist picture have been inseparable. ...

5 Best Music Scenes in Wes Anderson Movies

Stephen

November 13, 2009 7:55 pm

News

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When shelling out for “Fantastic Mr. Fox” this week (for those of you in New York And L.A. of course, the rest of the country has to wait a week), Wes Anderson fans can be certain their favorite filmmaker will ...

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