Since 3 previous episodes weren’t enough, Timmie and Ryan join together to discuss a favorite director and auteur, Wes Anderson. Join us for a celebration of artistry, humor, and whimsy, as we look at Anderson and his films from all sides. Maybe we should have storyboarded it too!
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I. Intro
A. Welcome Back from Alaska Ryan
B. Finally Another Director Episode
C. Lots Of Attention At The Oscars
D. General Feelings On Wes Anderson
II. The Oeuvre [00:12:15]
- Bottle Rocket (1996)
- Rushmore (1998)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
III. The Auteur Filmmaker [00:27:45]
A. Writer, Director, Producer…
- Can we consider Anderson in this category?
- What puts some directors in this category and not others?
- “a filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie.”
B. Visual Style
- Creates his own world/reality literally
- Cinematography
- Writing and humor
- Fairytale/Storybook quality
- Revolving Players/Cast
- Music Choices/Scores
IV. Influences And Imitators [01:02:31]
A. Ryan Watched Series By The Museum Of The Moving Image
- Anderson compared to Orson Wells
- Mike Nichols
- Truffaut (and French New Wave in general)
- Scorsese
- Hal Ashby
B. Imitators
- Garden State
- Igby Goes Down
- Juno
- Submarine
C. How Important Is It To Site/Discuss This?
V. Mini Segments [01:1]
A. Favorite Anderson Films
B. Ryan’s Trivia Corner: Wes Anderson Edition
VI. Conclusions [01:14:10]
A. Related Links
Original Music
The music found in this episode was written and performed by the talented Jesse James.
Audio Editing
This show was edited by Ryan Jacobi.