It’s 1965, the rainy end of summer on the rocky coast of a fictional New England isle. Twelve-year-old Sam (Jared Gilman), a scrawny, bespectacled outcast with an unusual aptitude for cartography, ...

The contradiction inherent to all Wes Anderson films - the juxtaposition of the meticulous artificiality of the settings and the passionately wistful emotions that are longing to burst free - is at ...

Wes Anderson is one of the most stylized filmmakers of his generation, with a distinctive look and feel to his films. Does he take it too far? Sometimes. Can his work feel a wee precious? On occasion.

It’s 1965, the rainy end of summer on the rocky coast of a fictional New England isle. Twelve-year-old Sam (Jared Gilman), a scrawny, bespectacled outcast with an unusual aptitude for cartography, ...

Edward Norton plays a scoutmaster in search of his lost charge in Wes Anderson's latest film, Moonrise Kingdom. Many people are rapturous over the work of Wes Anderson, and for them, I expect, ...

"Moonrise Kingdom," Wes Anderson's film about the search for two missing kids, has been chosen to open the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The film will be the first shown at the 65th Festival de Cannes, ...

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get ...

There are filmmakers who seem destined to be misunderstood as shallow stylists simply because what they do on the surface is so distinctive. Count Wes Anderson among them—and count Moonrise Kingdom as ...

Taking stock of Wes Anderson's impressive filmography, from Bottle Rocket to his latest, The Phoenician Scheme ...

It’s 1965, the rainy end of summer on the rocky coast of a fictional New England isle. Twelve-year-old Sam (Jared Gilman), a scrawny, bespectacled outcast with an unusual aptitude for cartography, ...