A guide to films that express social realism or escapism; and a guide to culturally important films that may reveal a character's thoughts, dreams, or motivations.
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The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz; Michael Chabon (Introduction by); Max Dalton (Illustrator)This New York Times bestselling overview of Wes Anderson's filmography features previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, artwork, and ephemera, with an introduction by Michael Chabon.Writer/director Wes Anderson guides movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz through Anderson's life and career in a hardcover book-length conversation, woven together with original illustrations and production images from Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Moonrise Kingdom.The result is a meticulously designed book that captures and reflects the spirit of Wes Anderson's movies: melancholy, playful, wise, and wonderfully unique.Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz: The Oliver Stone Experience, The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads, The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Mad Men Carousel.
Call Number: 791.43023 SEITZ
ISBN: 9780810997417
Publication Date: 2013-10-08
The Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes AndersonOriginally published in 1970, Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox tells the story of the Fox Family. After twelve years, the Fox Family's quiet home life proves too much for Mr. Fox's natural animal instincts. When his young nephew arrives, Mr. Fox slips back into his old ways as a smart bird thief and, in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community as well. In Fall 2009, audiences will cheer as award-winning director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited) brings us his take on the tale: a blockbuster stop-motion animation film shot entirely in high definition. Starring the voice talents of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, and Jason Schwartzman, the movie is sure to please fans of the original story as well as enchant new generations. Fantastic Mr. Fox: The Making of the Motion Picture is a family-friendly behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the film. Filled with photos, script pages, storyboards, and interviews with cast and crew, this book is a delightful and intriguing peek at the magic that happens as the filmmakers bring to life one of children's literature's most beloved characters: the outrageous, audacious, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Call Number: 791.4372 SPECTER 2009
ISBN: 9780847833542
Publication Date: 2009-11-03
Wes Anderson
Asteroid CityThe production of a play is frought with drama and romance in and of itself, from its writing and casting to rehearsals and staging. Onstage, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events while each attendee and their family members deal with their own interpersonal issues.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE ASTEROID
Publication Date: 2023
Bottle RocketAnthony finds himself embroiled in the machinations of his best friend, who is an elaborate schemer. With the help of a getaway driver they develop a plan to rob a small bookstore.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE BOTTLE
ISBN: 9781604650587
Publication Date: 1996
The Darjeeling LimitedHaving not spoken to each other in a year, three American brothers set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other. The brothers wanted to regain their friendship of each other. Their "spiritual quest," however, veers rapidly off-course -- thanks in part to over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray. Eventually the three find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. From this point forward, an unplanned journey begins.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE DARJEELING
ISBN: 0715515063418
Publication Date: 2007
Fantastic Mr. FoxMr. and Mrs. Fox live a happy home life underground with their eccentric son Ash. Mr. Fox works as a journalist, but against the advice of Badger, his attorney, he moves his family into a larger and finer home inside a tree on a hill. The treehouse has an excellent view of the nearby farms of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Ash becomes hostile when his cousin, Kristofferson, joins the family for an extended stay. Mr. Fox decides to raid the farms, but this leads the farmers to stakeout the treehouse. The farmers try to dig the Fox family out, but they dig even faster. Mr. Fox organizes a tunneling project to burrow under all three farms and steal all the chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
Call Number: ANIMATED FANTASTIC
ISBN: 0024543655688
Publication Date: 2009
The French DispatchA love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
Call Number: DVD MOVIE FRENCH
ISBN: 0786936880939
Publication Date: 2021
The Grand Budapest HotelThe adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE GRAND
ISBN: 9781681437125
Publication Date: 2014
Isle of DogsSet in Japan, this follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Call Number: DVD ANIMATED ISLE
ISBN: B07BF1Z36Z
Publication Date: 2018
The Life Aquatic With Steve ZissouInternationally reknown oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew - Team Zissou - set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, always elusive, possibly non-existant Jaguar Shark that supposedly killed Zissou's partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. On this journey, Steve's crew are joined by a young airline co-pilot, who may or may not be Zissou's son, a beautiful journalist who has been assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and Eleanor, Zissou's estranged wife and co-producer. They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE LIFE
ISBN: 0788860291
Publication Date: 2004
Moonrise KingdomSet on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE MOONRISE
ISBN: 0025192115608
Publication Date: 2012
The Royal TenenbaumsThe Tenenbaum children were all child prodigies who grew into eccentric adults. They reunite when their estranged father decides to make amends with his wife and children.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE ROYAL
ISBN: 0786936165425
Publication Date: 2001
RushmoreA gifted, rebellious teenager finds himself in competition with a wealthy older man for a favorite teacher's affections.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE RUSHMORE
ISBN: 0788816144
Publication Date: 1998
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