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How anonymity can work for you (and Richard Linklater).
Mon, Nov 30 2009 9:21 AM
Over the weekend, two of '90s indie cinema's now-struggling emeritus directors returned to the cinematic landscape, one to far more noise than the other. Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" finally opened nationally and came out soft, its per-screen average of $3,453 hardly much better than the animated flop "Planet 51." Whether... Read More...
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The Wes Anderson Happy Meal.
Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:05 AM
It's expected that a blockbuster like "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" get nonsensical tie-ins like Strawberry-Peanut Butter M&Ms -- junk movies spawn junk food. And we don't squawk in protest at "Twilight: New Moon" band-aids, if only because it takes a certain amount of wit (or, uh, greed) to propose using a vampire's... Read More...
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Desplechin vs. Anderson: "Fantastic" family men.
Wed, Oct 28 2009 3:36 PM
Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (which is, yes, fantastic) begins its platform release domestically two Fridays from now, but it's already out in the UK -- complete with a "Fantastic Mr. Fox Happy Meal" -- and the publicity mill is already grinding. One of the cooler interviews Anderson's done is with French director Arnaud... Read More...
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What we learned from the "Fantastic Mr. Fox" junket.
Fri, Oct 16 2009 1:30 PM
Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" had its world premiere at the London Film Festival this week. A boatload of reporters were there -- 250 print, 35 broadcast/online -- some on 20th Century Fox's dime. After wading through the many reports, here's what I've learned: The London Film Festival is becoming a bigger deal. Its budget has been... Read More...
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