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14 Likeys of 2014, continued: Tilda Swinton turned in a string of LIKEonic performances and was even named GQ’s Woman of the Year.
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Murder in Zubrowka!
Share this report, make sure to read it out loud to illiterate friends and associates. More breaking news to come.
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How to Steal a Painting by Zero Mustafa
These instructions make art theft so simple, even a peasant child can pull it off!
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The Grand Budapest Hotel Available Soon on Digital HD
In two weeks, spend an evening in unparalleled luxury. Pre Order now on Digital HD
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Thrill of the Chase
Police Militia Officer A.J. Henckels is hot on the trail of our elusive heroes. Edward Norton, ever the professional, is rumored to have stayed in character for the majority of his time on the set.
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Congratulations
If you happen to see Inspector Henckels, please do not embarrass him by attempting to touch his award winning moustache.
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How to Seduce a Well Seasoned Woman by M. Gustave
Tired of all that fillet steak? M. Gustave can help you move on to a cheaper cut.
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Tragedy!
Tragedy has struck a wealthy family! Please circulate this information amongst your peers so that they may send their condolences.
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One Day
This is the story of how a lobby boy became a lobby man Now available for pre-order.
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How to Liberate Yourself From Incarceration by M. Gustave
Bake these instructions into a cake and mail them to your imprisoned friends and relatives!
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One Week
Life will taste a little more elegant with the Grand Budapest Hotel on Digital HD in one week. Now available for pre-order.
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Concierge Accused of Murder
Beware treacherous members of the underclass. Keep a close watch on your servants and root out malcontents.
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WesAnderson-esqueAesthetic for the signs
Aries:Old Lanterns on a boat. David Bowie Music playing in the background. Stealing a famous painting to replace it with an erotic one. Making your way alive out of an adventure, even though no one understands how you did it. Extravagant food.
Taurus:Being in love with your English teacher. Biedermaier sofas in bright colours. Having a sauna on a boat. Running fire escape trials with your children just to be prepared. Looking out at the sea with a special longing only you know.
Gemini:sword fights in unexpected surroundings. Mink around your neck. Somehow the diamonds that got stolen inevitably find their way back to your personal purse. Matching speedos and red woolen hats for you and your crew.
Cancer:a sudden death of a rich remote relative and a beautiful funeral in the rain. Margo Tenenbaum smoking while in the bathtub. A big soirée, all the ladies dressed up and feeling like classic Hollywood starlets.
Leo:The captain of a ship knowing nothing about the life aquatic, but still having the most confidence of all the crew. Riding elevators and having secret meetings with your brothers-in-arms. Looking through binoculars even when it is completely unnecessary.
Virgo:having a birthmark in the shape of Mexico. Reading the paper while a ridiculous amount of people run around you and make a fuss. Falling in love with someone on a train and sleeping with them in a train cabin.
Libra:trying to be as good as your cousin and actually finding your own strengths in the process. Bowl cut hair. Train rides with your family to far away places that reveal something about you all that you never knew. Perfect symmetry.
Scorpio:marrying someone not officially, but under the moon while just the two of you make each other promises. Reading a picture book from your 5-year-olds library just for yourself. A completely monochrome room, just in yellow, the only other visible colour is your bright eyes.
Sagittarius:being stuck in the snow, but with really cool fur caps. Sneaking in the chicken farm at night, for the thrill of it just as much as for the practical use. Big round windows to look out of. Headbands. Big sports events, but retro style.
Capricorn: Brewing up some coffee to calm everyone down. Being on the look-out on an old, striped lighthouse. Chandeliers with strange ornaments. Getting welcomed in a village in the middle of nowhere and taking part in their ceremonies. Pink bakery boxes with a bow on it.
Aquarius:reuniting with an old comrade or spouse and giving each other new chances to betray each other, but also new chances to trust and love each other. Being a playwright at age 11. Using dynamite in a kind of chaotic way, but always with the best use at heart. A secret of the family unrevealed.
Pisces:living in a big old tree trunk. Bubble baths in a beautiful old bathtub with a golden faucet. The strong relationship between a brother and his adopted sister. Finding the leopard shark that you searched for all your life.
Two official announcements
1) I will NOT be doing a Wes Anderson video essay. The market is saturated and I have nothing to add.
2) I do NOT take requests for video essay topics. Please stop flooding my inbox.
So since I’m not going to do one, here’s a bunch of Wes Anderson links.
Matt Zoller Seitz gets his own heading. He has written two books:
The Wes Anderson Collection
The Grand Budapest Hotel
He has also done thirteen (!!!!!) video essays:
Wes Anderson: The Substance of Style (five parts)
Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Darjeeling Limited
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Moonrise Kingdom
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Hard to tell, but Matt might like Wes Anderson.
David Bordwell has written several blog entires on Wes Anderson
Shot-consciousness
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Moonrise Kingdom
Hard to tell, but he also might like Wes Anderson.
Kogonada
Wes Anderson // Centered
Wes Anderson // From Above
Jaume R. Lloret
Wes Anderson // Vehicles
Rishi Kaneria
Red & Yellow: A Wes Anderson Supercut
Paul Waters
Wes Anderson: A Mini Documentary
Way Too Indie
Mise en Scène & The Visual Themes of Wes Anderson
SNL
The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders
Alex Buono
Making of The Midnight Coterie (blog post)
Wes Anderson Screenplays
Every Wes Anderson script
Now, never ask me about Wes Anderson again. Please.
-Tony
“You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that’s what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant… oh, fuck it.”
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, Wes Anderson)
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CINEMATIC PAINTINGS:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Dir. Wes Anderson
• Cinematography By: Robert Yeoman
[8/12/20]
