Wes Anderson

(Poster courtesy IFC Films)Noah Baumbach, famous for his Oscar-nominated portrait of divorce, The Squid and the Whale, and for his writing partnership with Wes Anderson (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Fantastic Mr. Fox), has teamed up with his girlfriend, actress Greta Gerwig, on his latest endeavor. The film is Frances Ha and the couple wrote it, Baumbach directed, and Gerwig stars as the eponymous character. Filmed in black and white, the indie project is a true, awkward, and very...Read Full Story

GettyLooks like Wes Anderson is continuing his fetish for photogenic uniforms. Here's the newly revealed plotline of Anderson's upcoming film: "The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed...Read Full Story

Moonrise Kingdom royal tenenbaums – click on the image below for more information. Moonrise Kingdom – Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. Bruce Willis plays the local...Read Full Story

As a self-proclaimed Wes Anderson junkie, I'm happy to report that the director celebrates his 44th birthday today. His latest film was last year's Moonrise Kingdom, a camp-themed coming-of-age film with all the recognizable Wes-isms fans of the director love, and the young star-crossed lovers at the center of the sweet story really just melt your heart. Set in the '60s on a New England island, the film follows Suzy and Sam, troubled preteens who write love letters to each other before...Read Full Story

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)  PG-13  94 minutesCerebral, Comedy, Drama, Imaginative, Independent, Original, Overrated, Quirky, Romance, WittyDirector:  Wes AndersonCast:  Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jared Gilman, Kara HaywardA lot/Strong  :  -   Some/Mild     : Alcohol, Death, Nudity, Sensuality, Smoking, Violence    No                : Drugs, Gore Overall grade: "A-"The Verdict:   "An exquisitely elegant exercise in nothing"Directing:   "A...Read Full Story