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Six of the Best: The Directors – Wes Anderson

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Currently filming his latest comedy drama The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is set to star an ensemble cast including Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, and Saoirse Ronan, Wes Anderson has been producing quirky dramas for almost twenty years at this point in time. Director, screenwriter, actor, and producer of features, short films and commercials, Anderson’s work [...]




Top 20 Trailers of 2012

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The art of the trailer is not an easy one to master. More and more, a strong trailer is an absolute necessity for a film to be a success. A strong trailer can send shivers down your spine; it can put you into a darkened auditorium on opening night; it can make the box office [...]




Moonrise Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook & More Top Independent Spirit Awards Nominations

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Having taken home the Best Picture award at last night’s Gotham Independent Film Awards, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom finds itself nominated in the same category in the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards, with the full list of nominations announced tonight. Anderson’s latest film has been nominated in a healthy five categories – Best Feature, Best Director, [...]




Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom wins Best Picture at Gotham Awards

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Last night, New York played host to the 22nd annual Gotham Awards, honouring some of the year’s finest independent feature films, and a strong part of the awards season that we’re currently in the midst of. Having debuted at Cannes earlier in the year, followed by a record-breaking release in the spring, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise [...]




HeyUGuys UK DVD/Blu-ray Round-Up – 1st October

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Last week brought with it Drew Goddard’s directorial debut, The Cabin in the Woods, to our shelves, penned by Goddard and the ever-brilliant Joss Whedon. And this week, we’ve got a huge selection of films and TV shows coming to our shelves, so without further ado… My picks of the week: Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom     [...]




HeyUGuys Exclusive: The Animated Excerpts of Suzy’s Books from Moonrise Kingdom

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Wes Anderson’s latest films continues its charm offensive as it comes to the smaller screen next week with its release on Blu-ray and DVD. Moonrise Kingdom premiered at Cannes this year and garnered what the showbiz press used to refer to as ‘raves’ and I like that word so I’m happy to use it here. [...]




Lisa Cholodenko to Direct November Criminals

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Lisa Cholodenko (Laurel Canyon) has been tapped to helm November Criminals, The Wrap has reported. Cholodenko, who last helmed the Academy Award winning The Kids Are All Right, will direct from a script penned by Steve Knight (Eastern Promises). November Criminals centres on a student whose lead to explore the underbelly of a Washington society [...]




The Royal Tenenbaums Coming to Blu-ray through The Criterion Collection

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Wes Anderson’s third feature, The Royal Tenenbaums, was the film that really put him on the map. Released back in 2001, the film earned Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay (which Julian Fellowes went on to win for Gosford Park), with Gene Hackman winning a Golden Globe for [...]




Cannes 2012: Short Reviews Round-Up

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The Cannes 2012 Film Festival has now drawn to close after 11 days of fascinating films, extraordinary films and even some rather terrible films. HeyUGuys were there for most of the festival and in addition to the coverage on the site I have also been Tweeting some brief thoughts on the films I’ve seen @cskinner. In addition to the [...]




The Hey U Guys Cinema Release Round-up : 25th May

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator finally unseated The Avengers from atop of the UK Box Office standings this week after a barnstorming opening few days that was no doubt aided by plenty of  surprisingly positive reviews. The Raid had an impressive showing too coming in 5th overall this past week which isn’t bad for an [...]




Moonrise Kingdom Review

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Is there another director out there who wears his auteur badge as proudly and visibly as Wes Anderson? Marking his seventh time in the director’s chair, Moonrise Kingdom is awash with his eccentric stylings, but it’s also grounded by some astutely-observed moments of emotion and tenderness. Set amongst the gaggle of small island formations off [...]




Cannes 2012: We Interview Edward Norton on Moonrise Kingdom & The Bourne Legacy

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A new and welcome addition to ‘The Wes Anderson’s Players’ is Edward Norton, starring as the leader of a Khaki scout troop in Anderson’s latest film, Moonrise Kingdom (Moonrise Kingdom is out in cinemas 25 May). I was lucky enough to speak to Norton in Cannes this week and he filled me in on what [...]




Cannes 2012: Roman Coppola Interview for Moonrise Kingdom & A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

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Roman Coppola is currently in Cannes promoting Moonrise Kingdom but he’s also got a new film on the horizon. He “just finished the sound mix” on the film before speaking to me (in fact he said, “it’s shot, it’s wrapped, it’s mixed, it’s done. Yesterday I just got the sign off on the final shot”), [...]




Cannes Interview: Moonrise Kingdom – Jason Schwartzman

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In addition to speaking to Director Wes Anderson in Cannes about Moonrise Kingdom (click here to read the interview) I also spoke to one of the stars of the film, Jason Schwartzman. Schwartzman and Anderson have worked together since Rushmore, a film that Schwartzmann touches on briefly in the interview below, and they are clearly [...]




Cannes Interview: Moonrise Kingdom’s Director – Wes Anderson

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Premièring in competition and as the opening night film of Cannes 2012, Moonrise Kingdom is the latest from Wes Anderson. A tale of a young boy and girl who run away, into the woods, to freedom and to fall in love, Moonrise Kingdom is also coming to UK cinemas in just over a week. I [...]




Behind the Scenes of Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom with Bill Murray, Ed Norton & Bruce Willis

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We’re less than two weeks away from the release of Wes Anderson’s latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, and everything we’ve seen so far has been brilliant. It promises to be every bit the kind of films we love the director for and more. Four new behind the scenes featurette have surfaced online, courtesy of Yahoo Movies, [...]




Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom gets Six New Clips

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Selected to open this year’s Cannes Film Festival next month, Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom is sure to be one of the best films of the year. The first trailer was released back at the start of the year, and if you haven’t seen it yet, I’d definitely recommend clicking the link and taking a look. [...]




Seven Moonrise Kingdom Character Posters

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Focus Features have issued seven brand new character posters for their forthcoming ensemble drama Moonrise Kingdom. The posters, each focusing on one (or in one case two) of the leads, offer us a closer look at the characters that will inhabit 1960’s New England, where the film is set. Written and directed by Wes Anderson [...]




Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom gets a Brilliant New Image Introducing the Characters

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Wes Anderson, the twice Oscar-nominated writer-director, returns with Moonrise Kingdom for his first live-action film since 2007’s The Darjeeling Limited, and the anticipation from critics and fans couldn’t be higher. If you missed the brilliant first trailer earlier this year, I highly recommend watching it now, because it’s sure to instantly win you over. Co-written [...]




Must Watch: Wes Anderson Directs Fantastic Commercial for Sony Xperia

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With two months left on the countdown clock before Wes Anderson’s highly anticipated new film, Moonrise Kingdom, is released, we have something a little different to share with you from the twice Oscar-nominated writer-director. Anderson has teamed up with Sony to work on their latest campaign for the Sony Xperia smartphone, and the commercial/mini-short that [...]