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Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Wilde and Brie Larson Up for Peter Bogdanovich’s SQUIRRELS TO THE NUTS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 24th, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Director Peter Bogdanovich is assembling an incredibly impressive team both in front of and behind the camera for his next feature.   Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Wilde and Brie Larson (21 Jump Street) are attached to star in the indie comedy Squirrels to the Nuts with Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach onboard to produce the pic; it’s essentially The Avengers of quirky cinema.  The film centers on a hooker-turned-Broadway-thesp, played by Larson, and follows the “recurring intersection between these two facets of her life.”  Hit the jump for more.

New Making-Of Featurette for Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 8th, 2012 at 8:49 am

Focus Features has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Wes Anderson‘s Moonrise Kingdom.  The featurette does a good job of explaining the plot, and most of the adult cast– Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, and Jason Schwartzman—break down their respective characters.  The cast also talks up Anderson’s distinct visual style, but the style is large part of why I’m slightly wary of the film.  The movie looks cute and funny, but it also seems like its verging on self-parody.  Hopefully, the film’s heart and humor won’t be overshadowed by the style.

Hit the jump to check out the featurette, and click here for six clips from the movie.  The film also stars Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, and Bob Balaban.  Moonrise Kingdom will open the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and open in limited release on May 25th.

6 Clips from Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 24th, 2012 at 3:58 pm

Last week we shared two clips from Wes Anderson’s latest feature, Moonrise Kingdom, and now all of the clips released thus far are officially online.  There are six clips in total and they’re chock full of Anderson staples.  The visuals are gorgeous, the actors look like they’re having a blast, and the camera movements are undeniably Anderson-y.  For those unfamiliar, the story centers on a young boy and girl who decide to run away together into the wilderness, and the madness that ensues from the community’s search for the pair.  I’m a big fan of Anderson so this one’s been on my radar for a while, and these clips only serve to reinforce my excitement for the film.  Let the twee commence!

Hit the jump to check out the clips.  The film stars Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward.  Moonrise Kingdom will open the Cannes Film Festival (in-competition) and will open in limited release on May 25th.

First Clip from Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM [Updated with Another Clip]

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 19th, 2012 at 4:52 pm

The first clip from Wes Anderson’s latest feature, Moonrise Kingdom, has gone online.  The story centers on a young boy and girl who decide to run away together into the wilderness, and the madness that ensues from the community’s search for the pair.  This clip features three Anderson newbies—Tilda Swinton, Bruce Willis, and Edward Norton—confronting the situation at hand as only Wes Anderson characters can.  I love the casting of Norton as a Scout Master, and Swinton is delectably harsh in this first clip.  The costumes ain’t bad either.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.  The film also stars Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward.  Moonrise Kingdom will open the Cannes Film Festival (in-competition) and will open in limited release on May 25th.  [Update: We added another clip with Schwartzman and the two young stars after the jump.]

7 New Character Posters for Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 17th, 2012 at 11:56 am

With writer-director Wes Anderson, nothing is ever very simple.  The Fantastic Mr. Fox is not just for kids, Ben Stiller is not just a comedic actor, and these new character posters for Anderson’s latest feature, Moonrise Kingdom, are not just ordinary posters.  A batch of seven character posters for the film have gone online, but the catch is that they’re all motion posters with interactive qualities.  Moreover, they’re a thing of beauty.  The artwork for Anderson’s films is always gorgeous, but these Moonrise Kingdom posters are at once visually appetizing and downright fun.

Hit the jump to check out the posters.  The film stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward.  Moonrise Kingdom will open on May 25th.

International Poster for Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 13th, 2012 at 8:05 am

An international poster for Wes Anderson‘s new comedy Moonrise Kingdom has gone online.  The story centers on a young boy and girl who decide to run away together into the wilderness, and the madness of the community’s search for the pair.  While I prefer the first poster for the movie, this one has a nice touch by making it clear that the background is a painted backdrop.

Hit the jump to check out the poster and click here for new images from the movie.  The film stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward. Moonrise Kingdom will open the Cannes Film Festival, and open in limited release on May 25th.

14 New Images from Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 11th, 2012 at 1:54 pm

A new batch of images from Wes Anderson’s upcoming pic Moonrise Kingdom has landed online.  The story centers on a young boy and a young girl who decide to run away together into the wilderness, and the madness of the community’s search for the pair.  Anderson’s stellar ensemble cast is filled out with the likes of Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, and, of course, Jason Schwartzman.  These images give us a nice feel for the tone Anderson has in mind, and as a big fan of the writer/director I’m incredibly excited to check the full film out (I included it in the latest installment of our Most Anticipated feature).

Hit the jump to check out the images, which feature stars Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward fairly prominently.  Moonrise Kingdom opens on May 25th.

New Images from MOONRISE KINGDOM, SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, and PARANORMAN

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 5th, 2012 at 1:10 pm

Focus Features has released new images for Wes Anderson‘s Moonrise Kingdom (premiering at Cannes, and then opening in limited release on May 25th),  Seeking a Friend for the End of the World starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley (opening June 22nd), and the stop-motion animated film Paranorman (opening in 3D on August 17th).  Note that the image from Moonrise Kingdom is probably promotional and not from the movie.

Hit the jump to check out the images, and click on the corresponding links to learn more about each movie.  You can also find synopses after the jump.

Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM to Open Cannes Film Festival

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: March 9th, 2012 at 7:12 am

Moonrise Kingdom will premiere in Cannes on May 16, opening the 65^th annual edition of the world’s biggest film festival. Directed by Wes Anderson who co-wrote the screenplay with Roman Coppola, the film will be released in French cinemas on the same day as its screening in Cannes and on May 25 in the US. Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacobs commented:

“With Wes Anderson opening the 65th Festival de Cannes, young American cinema will be celebrated on the Croisette.”

Produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson for Focus Features and Indian Paintbrush, Moonrise Kingdom stars Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman. More details and the trailer after the jump.

First Trailer for Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 12th, 2012 at 11:54 am

The first trailer for Wes Anderson‘s Moonrise Kingdom has gone online and the film looks unmistakably Wes Anderson.  It goes right up to the line of a parody, but it looks like the “Bad Dads” subtext has finally washed away.  Instead, the story centers on a young boy and girl who decide to run away together and the madness of the ensuing search.  There looks to be more quirks than you can shake a branch-with-nails-sticking-out-of-it at, but Anderson’s always added enough depth and shading to his characters to make those quirks work.  If you hate Anderson’s work, there’s no way this is going to turn you around; for everyone else, it looks like he’s back in fine form with a seriously funny movie.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward.  Moonrise Kingdom opens May 25th.

Charlie Sheen to Topline Indie GLIMPSE Alongside Jason Schwartzman; Haley Bennett Lands Female Lead in Next Terrence Malick Film

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 8th, 2011 at 3:32 pm

Hot off his crazytimes spell and firing from the CBS “comedy” Two and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen has landed the lead in Roman Coppola’s A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III. The story, which hits a little close to home for the actor, centers on a successful graphic designer whose fame and fortune have made him irresistible to women. His life heads into a downward spiral when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Variety reports that Coppola, who most recently co-wrote Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, will write and direct with Jason Schwartzman also set to star.

Hit the jump for the casting news of Haley Bennett in Terrence Malick’s new film starring Christian Bale.

Focus Features Acquires Worldwide Rights to Wes Anderson’s MOONRISE KINGDOM

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 2nd, 2011 at 6:24 pm

The worldwide rights to Wes Anderson’s next film have been acquired by Focus Features. Moonrise Kingdom, co-written (with Roman Coppola) and directed by Anderson, stars Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman. The film takes place in the 1960’s on an island off the coast of New England and “follows a young boy and girl falling in love. When they are moved to run away together, various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down – which might not be such a bad thing.”

Willis is set to play the town sheriff, Norton is a camp leader, and Murray and McDormand will take on the roles of the young girl’s parents. The kids will be played by newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward. Filming has already begun and Focus Features International is poised to begin international sales at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Hit the jump to read the full press release.

Watch This: SCOTT PILGRIM vs. Ludacris Mash-Up

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 25th, 2011 at 1:09 pm

You know what I think of when Edgar Wright’s underrated romance/action/comedy/all-around awesome film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World comes to mind? Ludacris. Well, okay, not really. But yet another Scott Pilgrim mash-up has hit the web, this time involving a Ludacris song, and it’s actually pretty damn great. It mixes the song “Threshold 8 Bit” from the film with Ludacris’ “How Low.” Hit the jump to check it out.

THE DARJEELING LIMITED Criterion Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: November 14th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

It seems the Criterion Collection will not rest until every Wes Anderson film is under their banner, and with their release of The Darjeeling Limited, they are one title away from having all of his films in their collection. Few modern filmmakers seem to have pursued this goal, and few modern filmmakers seem as deserving. And yet The Darjeeling Limited strikes as a transitional work, a filmmaker trying to re-find his voice after having gone through a cycle of films that worked through the main concerns of a filmmaker. The film stars Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson and co-screenwriter Jason Schwartzman as three brothers on a spiritual quest in India to find themselves (and their mother) after their father has passed away. My review of The Darjeeling Limited on Blu-ray after the jump.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: November 11th, 2010 at 4:41 am

How does one reinvent the romantic comedy? The formula for them is simple: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, happy ending. But finding a new or exciting way to tell that story is always the challenge. And yet Edgar Wright has done it successfully three times now – even if he’s not known as a romantic comedy director (the label used to be for Lubitsch and Wilder, now it’s for Nora Ephron). But in Shaun of the Dead, Shaun must salvage his relationship while the world is on the brink of a zombie apocalypse; in Hot Fuzz he tweaks the action movie genre to show a platonic love story about how sometimes you need a partner to complete yourself; and in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World it’s about fighting the baggage of old relationships while starting a new one made literal. Michael Cera stars as the titular Pilgrim, who meets Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the girl of his dreams – literally. They start dating, but her evil exes have formed a league to defeat Pilgrim and end their relationship. My review of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on Blu-ray follows after the jump.

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