Wes Anderson

  • Movie News

Wes Anderson Doesn’t Think About His Style: It’s ‘Just Me Doing What I Want’

Wes Anderson has perhaps the most recognizable filmmaking style in modern cinema. But if you ask the director about it,…

8 months ago
  • Movie News

Asteroid City Trailer: A UFO Arrives in the Desert in the Latest From Wes Anderson (Video)

Asteroid City, the new film from Wes Anderson, tells a story of a widower and his kids trapped in a…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Coolest Film Festivals; Jordan Peele Defends John Carpenter; Bill Murray and Wes Anderson Part Ways

Our list of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World 2022 is here; Bill Murray won't be in Wes…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Bill Murray Won’t Be in Wes Anderson’s Latest Asteroid City — After 9 Films Together

Bill Murray will not appear in Asteroid City, the latest film from Wes Anderson — despite Murray's consecutive appearances in the last nine Anderson…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Kanye West Teaser; Ethan Hawke and Scorsese Team for Newman Doc; Wes Anderson Adapts Roald Dahl Again

A two-decades-in-the-making doc series on Kanye West gets a teaser ahead of its Sundance premiere; Ethan Hawke is directing a…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

True Crime Streaming Wars; Princess Diana Fever; A Potentially Loaded 2022 Lineup

One streaming service takes steps to dominate true crime programming; A look ahead at a possible 2022 film lineup; A…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Tragedy; The French Dispatch Design; Michael Bay is Back

A tragic incident on a Sante Fe film set involving a prop gun and star Alec Baldwin; A look inside…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

The French Dispatch: This 1962 Orson Welles Film Inspired the Prison Design

When designing The French Dispatch, production designer Adam Stockhausen and writer-director Wes Anderson pulled references from a host of different…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

French Dispatch Shines; Borat vs. Cannabis; Grasping Ted Lasso

Understanding Emmy magnet Ted Lasso; Sacha Baron Cohen explains in a lawsuit that he is not a cannabis fan;  Wes…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Cannes Competitors; Tarantino’s Theater Reopens; Indiana Jones Giveaway

Wes Anderson, Paul Verhoeven, Sean Baker, Leo Carax, Mia Hansen-Løve and Asghar Farhadi are just a few of the directors…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Forgeries With Wes Anderson; Johnny Depp Loses; Is Nomadland Unstoppable?

In today's Movie News Rundown: Meet the woman who makes cinematic forgeries for Wes Anderson and Steven Spielberg; Johnny Depp…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

How Grand Budapest Hotel Graphic Designer Annie Atkins Became a Master of Cinematic Forgery

Annie Atkins specializes in a part of the film industry that is rarely talked about: graphic design. She's worked with…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Beat Writer’s Block; Wes Anderson Calls Saul; Plays for Zoom

In today's Movie News Roundup: Wes Anderson offers a TV recommendation, young actors perform plays written for Zoom, and festivals…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Wes Anderson’s French Dispatch Trailer Is Here (Video)

The French Dispatch trailer is here, and the latest from Wes Anderson looks to be the most beautifully detailed of…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Here’s Wes Anderson’s French Dispatch Poster

Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch poster is out this morning, and it's extremely Wes Anderson: The poster includes the film's apparent…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Five Questions About An Oscar-Nominated Short: Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer’s “Revolting Rhymes”

Animated adaptations of British author Roald Dahl’s children’s fiction include two highly regarded works: Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and…

6 years ago
  • Other

The Irresistible Lure of the Heist: From Baby Driver to Logan Lucky, Why Do We Return to This Classic Genre?

Looking for a summer getaway? You may have to steal it. A couple of high-profile heists have promised summer pleasures…

7 years ago
  • Directing

The Magnificent Anderson: Tour the Weird Wonder of Wes Anderson’s World With These Supercuts (Video)

With one of the most distinct eyes in cinema, Wes Anderson has been gracing screens with his playhouse-styled, candy colored…

7 years ago
  • Other

How Stop-Motion Can Survive: The Past, Present and Future of a Suffering Art (Video)

From The Boxtrolls, to Anomalisa, to Kubo and the Two Strings, stop-motion animation has consecutively held its place within the category of…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: How Emotion and Human Behavior Come Together in Good Screenwriting

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, we present “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. New articles,…

8 years ago
  • MM Guide 2014
  • Producing

Casting Your Location: How to Find (and Keep) a Great Location For Your Film

The right location can make a film, the wrong location can break it. Recently, my family went looking for a…

9 years ago
  • Movie News

Best of 2014: 10 Stories from the Back Row

It's mid-January, 2015. The new year. A time for reflection and a time for dishing out awards. These days everyone…

9 years ago
  • Feast for the Eyes

Feast for the Eyes Special Edition: Top Five Food Moments in 2014 Films

Our irregular blog Feast for the Eyes charts the gastronomic iconography of the screen, pondering the depths of narrative, character,…

9 years ago