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NEWS ABOUT: Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson stories: 5 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Look Out, Pixar: 
 Mr. Fox Is Fantastic 

Is it a film for kids? Who cares! gush critics

Nov 13, 09 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Wes Anderson is winning raves for his stop-motion take on Roald Dahl's classic Fantastic Mr. Fox, with voices by a raft of stars including Meryl Streep and George Clooney:
  • It's so good, David Edelstein forgot himself. When the flick ended, he writes in New York , he wished "the
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entertainment • film • Dreamworks • Pixar • movie review • Wes Anderson • Meryl Streep • George Clooney • Roald Dahl • Fantastic Mr. Fox • stop motion • Brad Bird

(Newser) - Though "the task is ridiculous," Brendon Connelly has come up with 10 films from the last decade that will prove influential 20 years down the road. Slashfilm has the list:
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: "On the list for kick-starting green-screen mania."
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film • The Bourne Ultimatum • Wes Anderson • Judd Apatow • 3D movie • The Matrix • influential • Children of Men • Coraline • green screen

Your Heart Won't Go On

Tunes like Dion's Titanic ballad not having
time of their life as directors opt for old hits

Nov 11, 07 4:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Anyone heard Hollywood's radio silence lately? Movie tunes like "My Heart Will Go On," "Up Where We Belong," and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" aren't ruling the airwaves like before. And star directors like Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson are opting for known... More »

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radio • Sirius • 50 Cent • Wes Anderson • Burt Bacharach • Celine Dion • Cameron Crowe

Darjeeling a Thoughtful Ride

Oct 5, 07 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Darjeeling Limited is a melancholy road comedy that never quite derails despite occasional bumps, say critics. Effortless performances by Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman "evince with unforced ease the rewards and resentments of brotherhood," writes Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post. More »

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film • India • comedy • Wes Anderson • Owen Wilson • The Darjeeling Limited • Adrien Brody • Jason Schwartzman • movies

Quirk Is the
New Kitsch
(Sigh)

Atlantic writer traces the devolution of idiosyncrasy into idiocy

Aug 16, 07 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Quirk is the “ruling sensibility” of today’s culture—random narrative, “mannered ingenuousness”—and it’s become exhausting, writes the Atlantic's Michael Hirschorn. “This American Life” has been the standard-bearer, but the quirk it purveys hasn't held up well in expanding from radio to TV. More »

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This American Life • culture • Wes Anderson • Arrested Development • Talking Heads • sentimentality • Generation X

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