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The Phoenician Scheme • A charming arms dealer heads on the road to redemption in this pristine shot of pure pleasure from filmmaker Wes Anderson.
ROTTERS! RASCALS! RAPSCALLIONS • CELEBRATING THE LOVABLE BASTARDS OF 1940S CINEMA IN 49 INCREDIBLE FILMS.
ARTISTS AND MODELS • THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME IS A CAPER MOVIE ROOTED IN WES ANDERSON’S DEEP PASSION FOR ART, ARTISTS, AND ARTISAN CRAFT. LWLIES DISCOVERS A LITTLE ABOUT THE ALCHEMICAL PROCESS BEHIND MAKING ONE OF THESE WONDERS, AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR’S REASON FOR MAKING A FILM ABOUT LEGACY.
ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES • BENICIO DEL TORO, STAR OF THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME ON THE JOYS AND STRESSES MAKING MOVIES.
SISTER OF MERCY • MIA THREAPLETON ON HER FIRST RUN-OUT IN WES WORLD, PLAYING A DEADPAN NUN IN THE MADCAP THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME.
PURE DYNAMITE • IT TOOK A LONG WHILE TO ARRIVE, BUT MICHAEL CERA IS FINALLY IN A WES ANDERSON MOVIE – AS A MILD-MANNERED ENTOMOLOGIST WITH A FEW TRICKS UP HIS SLEEVE.
SET IT OFF • ANNA PINNOCK HAD HER WORK CUT OUT FOR HER AS A SET DECORATOR ON WES ANDERSON’S LAVISH NEW FILM, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME.
THE WES ANDERSON BOOK DEPOSITORY • AS THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME LOBS APOCRYPHAL BOOKS AT THE SCREEN AT A RATE OF KNOTS, WE TAKE A RIFLE THROUGH WES ANDERSON’S EXPANSIVE BOOK COLLECTION.
BOUND FOR GLORY • A SHORT INDEX OF THE BEST WES ANDERSON-THEMED BOOKS ON AND COMING TO A SHELF NEAR YOU.
MAX VOLUMES • WE ROUND UP A COUPLE MORE CURRENT AND FUTURE MOVIE-THEMED BOOKS FOR YOUR COLLECTION.
REVIEW
The Shrouds
E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House By the Sea
Bogancloch
Ben Rivers • The lure of the Scottish wilderness was too much to resist as Ben Rivers returns there for his new feature, Bogancloch.
The Triptych of Mongongo
Dangerous Animals
Tornado
Along Came Love
From Hilde, With Love
Lollipop
Daisy-May Hudson • The ambiguous and sometimes tragic nature of motherhood is the subject of writer/director Daisy-May Hudson’s forceful debut, Lollipop.
Sudan, Remember Us
Magic Farm
When the Light Breaks
The Encampments
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Harvest
Athina Rachel Tsangari • The industrious and passionate Greek filmmaker on her subtly apocalyptic new work, Harvest.
Hot Milk
Falling Into Place
Themroc
Dark City
Throne of Blood
Tokyo Pop
The Invisible Swordsman
Life is Cheap… But Toilet Paper is Expensive
Carnal Knowledge
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Greetings from IndieLisboa • More film festivals could take a leaf out of IndieLisboa’s book, particularly in the way it gives a pedestal to maverick and marginalised filmmakers.
The Archive As Liberator • In praise of The Otherness Archive of trans visual culture, and The Palestinian Film Index as vital modern modes of protest and portals for collective memory.
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