Tag: The French Dispatch
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Wes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain awarded German funding
German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) has made its latest funding decisions.Films directed by Wes Anderson, Agnieszka Holland, Emily Atef, Pablo Larrain and Karim Ainouz are among 14 projects to receive more than €5.2m in total production support from the German regional fund Medenboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) in its latest funding decision.The largest single amount of…
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‘The Kill Room’ – Everything We Know About the Samuel L. Jackson Thriller
The world of art has often come across as an eccentric, pretentious, and enigmatic place to outsiders who aren’t art collectors or dealers. The typical image that is conjured about art consumers is wealthy people who stare in awe and concentration at paintings that can vary in different styles, from minimalism to surrealism. The strange…
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The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar – Release Date, Cast, Plot, Director, And More Info
At this rate, director Wes Anderson is well on his way to establishing himself among the ranks of Steven Spielberg, Steven Soderbergh, and other filmmakers (who hopefully have names other than “Steven S.”) that routinely cause moviegoers to wonder how on Earth they have enough time to release as many movies in such a short…
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Wes Anderson to Be Honored at Venice Film Festival Ahead of ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ Premiere
Wes Anderson will be honored at the 80th Venice Film Festival, which runs Aug. 30-Sept. 9. The U.S. director will receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award, which is given to “a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.”The awards ceremony will take place on Sept. 1 in…
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‘Asteroid City’ Global Box Office Reaches to New Altitudes
Even after the film was released to digital platforms last week, it looks like Asteroid City is still deepening its crater at the worldwide box office. The latest Wes Anderson project has just passed $43 million at the worldwide box office, bringing in $17.1 million so far internationally, and $26.3 million domestically. The film is…
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Wes Anderson’s Next Film Is An Father/Daughter Espionage Film Featuring Benicio Del Toro & A “Darker Tone”
Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is in wide release this weekend (read our review), and as we’ve noted over the last few weeks, the filmmaker is moving at a quick pace never seen before in his career. 2022 and 2023 saw back-to-back Cannes premieres, “The French Dispatch” and “Asteroid City,” and later this year, he will…
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Asteroid City review – smug Wes Anderson comedy falls to earth
The writer-director’s knowing meta-tale set in a space-obsessed 1950s desert town has a starry cast and meticulous attention to detail, but its studied quirkiness is often more irritating than amusingNo one goes to a Wes Anderson movie expecting heartfelt melodrama or realistic human emotions and interactions. They go for intricately crafted doll’s house dramas featuring…
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‘Asteroid City’ Cast & Character Guide: Who Stars in the Wes Anderson Film
This month will have audiences soon watching Asteroid City, the next film of the famed stylistic director Wes Anderson. Not long after his previous project The French Dispatch in 2021, Anderson wrangled another incredible ensemble cast for his new sci-fi comedy drama. Marking the eleventh feature film in his filmography, Anderson has built his iconic…
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‘Asteroid City’s Maya Hawke & Rupert Friend on the Way Wes Anderson Directs
It must be an exciting milestone for any actor’s career to work alongside a filmmaker like Wes Anderson, whose personal style within the industry is unmistakable and who often works with the talent he’s familiar with. For Maya Hawke, Asteroid City is that milestone project, along with Rupert Friend, who previously cameoed in The French…
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‘Asteroid City’: Adrien Brody & Jeffrey Wright on Wes Anderson’s Style
If you’ve seen a Wes Anderson film, you know he’s an auteur with a very specific style, and according to costars Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright, Asteroid City will deliver on more of what audiences love about his repertoire. In an interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, long-time collaborator Brody and Wright, who previously worked with…