Wes Anderson has always made beautiful cinematic snow globes, immune to external messiness. Minutes into his latest (and perhaps most terminally fussy) confection, it’s clear this isn’t top-shelf Anderson. It might not even be bottom-shelf. It’s as if he’s shredded his greatest hits and glued them back together with unchecked indulgence. Set in a fictional […]
The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is shaping up to be a year of familiar names, high expectations, and a notably strong Hollywood turnout. In a press conference held in Paris, festival director Thierry Frémaux, alongside president Iris Knobloch, unveiled a competition lineup that includes new films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, Kelly […]
A still from ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ | Photo Credit: @FocusFeatures/YouTube Director Wes Anderson is back, and this time, it’s with the espionage black comedy film The Phoenician Scheme, which he has written alongside his usual co-writer Roman Coppola. The makers of the film shared its trailer earlier today. Set to the iconic style of Anderson, […]
