“Save Ralph”, from The Humane Society, is one of the 15 finalists for the 2023 Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Stop-motion animator Andy Gent (who collaborated with Wes Anderson on “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “Isle of Dogs”) joins me for this “Save Ralph” Animation Scoop Q&A. ——————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his […]
Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” will open in 50 theaters on Oct. 22 before expanding nationwide one week later on the 29th. Anderson’s first release during my time as a film critic was 2007’s “The Darjeeling Limited”. I remember seeing the trailers for it before several films, but I didn’t actually go see “Darjeeling”. Not […]
I attended a nighttime advance screening of “Fantastic Mr. Fox” back in 2009. Sitting to one side of me was a woman with a child. The woman, at a particular point, stated out loud how much she hated this movie. Clearly, that woman wasn’t into Wes Anderson fare, nor did she know that “Fox” really […]