Thursday, May 17 2012
Cannes 2012: Day 1 - Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
Opening the festival with Moonrise Kingdom, beloved indie icon Wes Anderson’s first live action film in five years, only buoyed the camaraderie felt by Cannes attendees.
Friday, January 9 2009
Bottle Rocket
The actual payoff in Bottle Rocket is all about the journey, and the somewhat refreshing resolution of lessons not necessarily learned.
Thursday, October 16 2008
Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 3
Day Three - The final ten, a cross-culture collection teeming with big ideas, larger than life visions, and perhaps the greatest documentary on rugby you've probably never heard of.
Friday, February 22 2008
The Darjeeling Limited
At last, as in the final scene taken by a camera fixed to the exterior of a train as it clickety-clacks forward, the countryside speeding by, the rails extending into the distance, we can see that Wes Anderson is back on track.
Wednesday, October 17 2007
The Darjeeling Limited
Patricia (Anjelica Huston) serves multiple purposes in The Darjeeling Limited, not least being the grail her children seek.
Monday, May 16 2005
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Criterion Collection (2004)
'That's what the movie's sort of about,' observes Wes Anderson, 'self-invention, and making their own art, and all those things.'"
Friday, December 10 2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Wes Anderson's film and Steve's filmed life creak a little, exposing seams and efforts to make sense of experience.




































