Posts Tagged ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’
Film Review – The Phoenician Scheme
After the densely layered Asteroid City (2023) and the ambitious set of Netflix short films, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (2025) might feel a little…conventional. But of course, convention isn’t really Anderson’s forte, is it? In terms of artistry, the writer/director has firmly planted himself as one of the most recognizable filmmakers…
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Film Review – Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson has one of the most unique visual styles of any filmmaker. His compositions are almost always perfectly symmetrical. The camera is often placed at eye level, with his subjects either facing straight toward us, or perpendicular to the right or left. His sets…
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Film Review – The Grand Budapest Hotel
In the connection between history and understanding is memory. Stories are predicated on memory between time and place. It is in this space where interpretation comes from. Information about somewhere and some-when informs our imagination, which in turn creates a memory of something we were…
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SIFF Film Review – Frances Ha
Growing up is hard. Life is full of constant change; friendships and relationships come and go, despite our hopes that this evolution is avoidable. We want to live in a world full of the illusion that everything will remain in a comfortable stasis forever. This…
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Interview – Allison Abbate – Frankenweenie
Spencer interviews producer Allison Abbate from the animated horror comedy Frankenweenie. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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Episode 179 – Stop-Motion Animation
In honor of the release of ParaNorman, Spencer and Greg discuss stop-motion animation.
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Blu-ray Review – The Royal Tenenbaums
I would not describe myself as a Wes Anderson fan. I find his films to be clever, but they don’t generally resonate with me, because they tend to be very similar stylistically (Fantastic Mr. Fox being the one very pleasant exception). But if it is…
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Episode 169 – Fox Animation Studios
In honor of the release of Ice Age: Continental Drift, Spencer and Greg discuss Fox Animation Studios.
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