Wes Anderson has imitated and stolen unabashedly from many directors. I doubt he minds that a few people have stolen from him, no one has done Wes Anderson as well as Wes Anderson. The difference is Wes Anderson eclipsed some of the work he stole from.
Secondly The Squid and the Whale is essentially a remake/reinterpretation/theft of Murmur of the Heart by Malle so to even compare it to a Wes Anderson film is ridiculous because it is much more connected to Malle than Anderson. Anderson admired Malle and I’d imagine turned Baumbach onto him.
The two that come to my mind right off the top of my head are Celine and Julie Go Boating by Jacques Rivette, and The Landlord by Hal Ashby. I have heard that The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover may be coming soon, I wouldn’t take issue with that. As far as a recent film, I think There Will Be Blood definitely deserves it more than any American film I’ve seen, certainly much more so than Ben Button did.
I also was in the theater watching Lars and The Real Girl and really really wanted to sleep but it had less to do with the film and much more to do with exhaustion.
Wes Anderson Imitators, the worst kind of directors/writers? almost 3 years ago
Wes Anderson has imitated and stolen unabashedly from many directors. I doubt he minds that a few people have stolen from him, no one has done Wes Anderson as well as Wes Anderson. The difference is Wes Anderson eclipsed some of the work he stole from.
Secondly The Squid and the Whale is essentially a remake/reinterpretation/theft of Murmur of the Heart by Malle so to even compare it to a Wes Anderson film is ridiculous because it is much more connected to Malle than Anderson. Anderson admired Malle and I’d imagine turned Baumbach onto him.
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Movies That Should Be In the Criterion Collection almost 3 years ago
The two that come to my mind right off the top of my head are Celine and Julie Go Boating by Jacques Rivette, and The Landlord by Hal Ashby. I have heard that The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover may be coming soon, I wouldn’t take issue with that. As far as a recent film, I think There Will Be Blood definitely deserves it more than any American film I’ve seen, certainly much more so than Ben Button did.
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Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? almost 3 years ago
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Smokey and the Bandit
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Ok, admit you dozed off or slept while watching.... over 2 years ago
π (Pi) has made me fall asleep every time it’s been on.
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Ok, admit you dozed off or slept while watching.... over 2 years ago
I also was in the theater watching Lars and The Real Girl and really really wanted to sleep but it had less to do with the film and much more to do with exhaustion.
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 2 years ago
The Daytrippers 10/10. A fabulous little flick by Greg Mottola
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