THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery...See more of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.
"Take your hands off my lobby boy!" One of Wes Anderson's finest films, in my opinion, recently joined the ranks of the Criterion Collection, and one of many special goodies included on the new disc is a series of storyboard...
It's already been two years since Wes Anderson delivered his storybook-quality charm in THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, and it looks like it'll be 2 more years before we finally get another feature-length film of his up on the big screen....
PLOT: The concierge of a resplendent resort hotel and his faithful lobby boy are caught up in an adventure involving the theft of a priceless painting and the fight over a dead woman’s will. REVIEW: Who knew that the ultimate...
The nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced, and BIRDMAN and THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recieved the most nominations with nine apiece, including Best Picture and Best Director nods. Clint Eastwood's AMERICAN SNIPER and THE IMITATION GAME...
Chris As far as movies go, 2014 started with a bang, with January having marked easily the best edition of the Sundance Film Festival I’ve ever attended. Four of the films on my top-ten premiered there. From this point, the...
Jimmy The year of 2014 was, in my humble opinion, a very special one for films. While it was clear that some of the predicted blockbusters didn’t show the signs of life that had been expected, there were so many...
The nominations for the 72nd annual Golden Globes were announced this morning, and leading the way is BIRDMAN with seven nominations, followed by BOYHOOD and THE IMITATION GAME with five each. On the TV side of things, HBO led all...
This week: The awesome fun of 'The Lego Movie,' 'House Cards' stacks the deck with Season 2, and Wes Anderson checks back in with The Grand Budapest Hotel.' ► We are well into June and nothing has dethroned THE LEGO...
It may be contrary to all of the love for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER and X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST on this site, but for me the best film so far in 2014 is Wes Anderson‘s THE GRAND BUDAPEST...
Why do I love movies? Well, that is a loaded question. How much time do you have? I could go into a long-winded diatribe about the art of film-making or the magic of the movies, but all of that has...
Wes Anderson films are not the type of movies you would immediately think of in association with visual effects. Maybe because his style has all of the magic within the camera, but ever since THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX I have...
Wes Anderson is a very deliberate filmmaker. The way he shoots every one of his films is consistent despite running the gamut from drama and comedy all the way to animation. You have to admire the craftsmanship and dedication to...
Last week we looked at the brilliant career of the late Harold Ramis, whose frequent collaborator, Bill Murray, is also a favourite of this week’s subject… Wes Anderson Wes Anderson is a genre unto himself. You either love his stuff...