Wes Anderson

At once richly ironic, blackly comic and daubed in pathos, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson's star-studded packed indie hit, charts the life and times of a once gifted trio of siblings, deserted by their wayward father who returns to the family nucleus to make amends for transgressions past. A wry, knowing and beautifully shot film, Pat Piper of the formidable Lazy Eye Theatre ; his irreverent, on the nose film blog, full of left-field insights on the workings of film and wickedly funny posts , takes a, typically, side glance at the wonder of this film by concentrating on 'the anti-hero of the year ... Read Full Story

In 1996, a 26-year-old filmmaker from Houston named Wes Anderson—working with his best friend Owen Wilson and Owen’s brother Luke—finished his debut feature film, Bottle Rocket , a stylish, laconic story about crime and sentimentality. Though it initially received mixed reviews, Bottle Rocket has gone on to be recognized as one of the most significant debut films of the ’90s, and Anderson has become one of the most recognized names in contemporary American cinema, even though his films— The Darjeeling Limited , The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou , The Royal Tenenbaums , and Rushmore —annoy as many people as they delight. As The ... Read Full Story

Read the Feature Film Review Highly Recommended: (A Film Intuition Favorite) Proof of the inaccuracy of test audience screenings, director Wes Anderson’s first film Bottle Rocket , co-written and starring his college classmate (a then unknown) Owen Wilson, received the worst test screenings point scores of any film in the history of Columbia Pictures at the time of its release, according to IMDb. Now a cult favorite, Bottle Rocket-- a remake of Anderson’s short film of the same name-- developed a small loyal following that grew successively with the release of Anderson’s follow-up films Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums . Winner of the MTV ... Read Full Story

16 influences 10 influenced A series of video essays on Anderson, by the Museum of the Moving Image. One influence on Anderson, Hal Ashby –underrated in comparison to other directors that came up in the 1960s and 70s. Shampoo (1975), Being There (1980), and The Last Detail (1973) are all classics. A great year for films, 1999 (especially for not having a Wes Anderson release). A 50th anniversary appreciation of Welles’ Touch of Evil (Anderson’s Royal Tenenbaums shares some DNA with Welles’ Magnificient Ambersons [1942]). Read Full Story

16 influences 10 influenced A series of video essays on Anderson, by the Museum of the Moving Image. One influence on Anderson, Hal Ashby –underrated in comparison to other directors that came up in the 1960s and 70s. Shampoo (1975), Being There (1980), and The Last Detail (1973) are all classics. A great year for films, 1999 (especially for not having a Wes Anderson release). A 50th anniversary appreciation of Welles’ Touch of Evil (Anderson’s Royal Tenenbaums shares some DNA with Welles’ Magnificient Ambersons [1942]). Read Full Story