Every Wes Anderson Movie, Explained by Wes Anderson
Clocking in at almost an hour, this “definitive interview” with Wes Anderson by Vanity Fair about all 12 of his films is perhaps only for Wes stans or cinephiles, but then again, listening to thoughtful, creative people talking earnestly about their work is almost always worth the time.
Hi, I’m Wes Anderson. I have made, apparently, 12 films and I’m now going to walk us through every one of them in some way.
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Good interview. I've also really enjoyed all the Wes Anderson books they've released over the years on all his films. It's just super interesting to deep dive on what inspires and influences a creator, and learn how those specifically manifest in what they've created.
Specifically this book is great, as it has essays and interviews on his first 7 or 8 movies in it (the following books each focus on an individual film https://www.amazon.com/Anderson-Collection-Matt-Zoller-Seitz/dp/081099741X)
Wow. I mean, Bottle Rocket is like 30 years ago now and he's rattling off top-of-mind thoughts like he made it yesterday. Plus, his politic assessment of Hackman's fussy demeanor: "some actors... don't want anything... and some actors want a lot." Plus, this string of sentences: "Well, the music supervisor is Randall Poster (sp?). When we made Bottle Rocket, he kind of... appeared. I met him at the farmer's market." Just, wow. Plus, did you get the sense in that Scarlet Johansson/Brian Cranston bit that he's got a sort of collector's glee about the actors in his stable? The era of Wes, what a time to be alive.
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