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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Exhibit inspired by American filmmaker Wes Anderson comes to Hong Kong
Visitors explore the Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA) exhibition at The Mills in Tsuen Wan. Photo:... Visitors explore the Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA) exhibition at The Mills in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Eugene Lee share
Time Out
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Accidentally Wes Anderson to hold first Hong Kong exhibition this July
Whether you're a casual Instagram user or a photography fanatic, you've likely come across a post by Accidentally Wes Anderson (or AWA for short), a platform known for showcasing moments in daily life that replicate the American filmmaker's signature symmetrical style. This internationally acclaimed art project has held exhibitions in cities such as London, Tokyo, Seoul, and Los Angeles, and this July, it'll be arriving in Hong Kong for the first time at The Mills and Airside simultaneously. From July 15 to September 14, these stunning exhibitions will feature over 100 real-life photographs taken by AWA's founders and global contributors that embody Anderson's whimsical style, complemented by the exhibition space's bold colours and meticulously designed installations that reflect the filmmaker's iconic centred framing. Both exhibitions will display the colourful photos in different thematic zones – hotels, doors and facades, pools, lighthouses, and a Hong Kong-themed section. Additionally, the hotel zone at The Mills' exhibition will recreate the iconic entrance and reception from The Grand Budapest Hotel – so be sure to snap photos here! What's more, visitors can also check out each exhibition's Hong Kong-exclusive AWA pop-up store, featuring merchandise such as posters, tote bags, pins, and more. Entrance to both exhibitions is free, find more details about AWA's first Hong Kong exhibitions on The Mills' Facebook page. MTR will offer half-price rides for one day in July
Canberra Times
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Canberra Times
Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse: blockbuster lands at National Gallery
Have you ever seen that Instagram account called Accidentally Wes Anderson? It's spawned books and tours and the like, but it's so much fun to get lost in the imagery, see your own surroundings in a different way and, if you're inclined, go back and watch some of the director's great, great movies. And now's the time, because the new Wes Anderson is out! The Phoenician Scheme is described, sparely, as "the story of a family and a family business", but the cast list is something to behold: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Hope Davis and Benedict Cumberbatch - stop! I'm there! Showing now on screens all over.
Spectator
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Spectator
Wes Anderson's latest is as hollow as anything AI could come up with
AI is coming for everyone's jobs, but especially mine. There is absolutely no good reason for The Spectator to keep sending me to watch films with my wobbly biological eyes, not when they could just feed the latest releases into a computer, set the parameters to 'contemptuous', and watch a perfectly serviceable review assemble itself, for free, before their eyes. They're losing money on every column. They may as well be paying a scriptorium full of monks to illuminate each copy of the magazine on vellum. I'm doomed, surplus to requirements, and the 21st century will replace me with a few lines of code. But it could be worse. At least I'm not Wes Anderson. Wes Anderson is unlucky enough to have a strong, unique personal style, one that's immediately recognisable, and also immediately replicated. There's a series of books called Accidentally Wes Anderson, consisting entirely of photos of various pastel-coloured objects, elegantly framed. Online, there are dozens of videos people have made with AI, showing Wes Anderson's Harry Potter ('The Grand Hogwarts School'), Wes Anderson's Star Wars ('The Galactic Menagerie'), and Wes Anderson's Lord of the Rings ('The Whimsical Fellowship'). Apparently, Wes Anderson hates this stuff. 'If somebody sends me something like that,' he told the Times, 'I'll immediately erase it and say, 'Please, sorry, do not send me things of people doing me.'' And ordinarily I'd be sympathetic. There's a real difference between creation and imitation, coming up with a genuinely distinctive style and getting a computer to vomit up something formally similar. The imitation will always be fundamentally empty and soulless. No unity of vision, just hollow form. The problem is that Wes Anderson keeps on making films like The Phoenician Scheme, which is essentially an extruded bolus of Anderson film-like product, and exactly as hollow as anything to come out of a machine. Start with the title.
