Tag: Isle of Dogs
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Wes Anderson Returns With ‘Isle Of Dogs’; Stanley Tucci Back With ‘Final Portrait’ – Specialty B.O. Preview
Wes Anderson fans will no doubt scramble to see the filmmaker’s latest, Isle Of Dogs, which heads out to a half-dozen cities this weekend ahead of a wider release. The stop-motion animated film, opening via Fox Searchlight, includes an impressive ensemble cast along with newcomers in a cross-cultural and species amalgam. Isle Of Dogs will…
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‘Isle of Dogs’ Co-Writer Jason Schwartzman Doesn’t Star in Wes Anderson’s Stop-Motion Animated Film, But It’s Still His Film
At the New York premiere for “Isle of Dogs,” people kept congratulating Jason Schwartzman for his voice work as one of the alpha dogs in Wes Anderson’s animated movie. But here’s the thing: Schwartzman doesn’t voice any characters in Anderson’s latest. Still, as a co-writer, his fingerprints are all over the stop-motion animated offering.The day…
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‘Isle of Dogs’ Backlash: Wes Anderson Criticized for Racial Stereotypes and ‘Marginalizing Japanese Culture’
Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” has received near universal acclaim from film critics (the movie currently has a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes), but even some who have enjoyed the stop-motion film have taken issue with the director’s representation of Japanese culture. The film is receiving criticism for racial stereotypes just ahead of its March 23…
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Jeff Goldblum’s Next Role Is the Man Who Tried to Perfect Lobotomies in Rick Alverson’s ‘The Mountain’
Rick Alverson’s films don’t tend to lend themselves to easy elevator pitches or punchy plot descriptions, and the “Entertainment” and “The Comedy” filmmaker’s ambitious next film, “The Mountain,” keeps with that trend. When it was first announced, the period drama, which he wrote alongside Dustin Guy Defa and Colm O’Leary, was billed as the story…
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‘Isle of Dogs’ Co-Writer Roman Coppola on Becoming Wes Anderson’s Collaborative Secret Weapon
While writer-director Wes Anderson deserves the credit for his chain of impressive features — and his latest, the stop-motion “Isle of Dogs,” marks one of his most vividly charming — he has long relied on a man whom Anderson calls his “Swiss Army knife”: screenwriter Roman Coppola.Anderson and Coppola’s collaboration led to their Original Screenplay…
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Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Nabs China Release In Hat Trick For Fox Searchlight
China last month rang in the Year of the Dog, and on April 20 will spread the puppy love with Wes Anderson’s Isle Of Dogs. The stop-motion animated pic debuted as the opener of the Berlin Film Festival in February and yesterday secured an official release date in the Middle Kingdom. This is the third…
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Bill Murray Recited a Dog Poem Set to Bach, Then Fell Asleep During ‘Isle of Dogs’ SXSW Premiere — Watch
Bill Murray brought his trademark lovable weirdness to Austin, Texas to mark the North American premiere of “Isle of Dogs” at the SXSW Film Festival. The Wes Anderson-directed movie was closing this year’s edition of the festival, and Murray had memorable appearances both before and after the stop-motion film’s screening.On the afternoon of March 17,…
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Bryan Cranston Lets Loose On The Trump Era And The Politics Of Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle Of Dogs’
Berlin – Bryan Cranston is sitting with members of the press to discuss his role in Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs.” He’s jovial and as charismatic as always, but it’s clear on this mid-February morning he has other things on his mind. We’ll get to that in a minute.In Anderson’s latest stop-motion animated wonder Cranston…
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Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Wins SXSW Audience Award In Headliners Section
Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated Isle of Dogs took the Audience Award in the Headliners section at SXSW, a trophy previously won the past three years by such movies as Baby Driver, Demolition and the Sally Field pic Hello, My Name Is Doris. Isle of Dogs, which opens Friday, follows a young boy (Koyu Rankin) in…
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‘Isle of Dogs’ Featurette: See The Work That Goes Into Creating These Very Good Dogs
Wes Anderson‘s stop-motion Isle of Dogs wasn’t easy to make. A whole team of animators worked obsessively to bring the detailed, animated world of the film to life. A new Isle of Dogs featurette takes you behind the scenes of Anderson’s latest, and shows the meticulous work that went into creating these very good dogs.…