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Mint
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Some of my favourite movies are musicals now: Wes Anderson
Los Angeles, Jun 1 (PTI) Acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson says some of his favourite movies are musicals, and the credit goes to his eight-year-old daughter, Freya. Known for projects such as "The Royal Tenenbaums", "The Darjeeling Limited" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox", Anderson said he began to watch films he would never think of, in search of the ones that his daughter prefers. "Your entire life is different once you have a child. You're watching with different eyes with a kid," he told entertainment news outlet IndieWire. "I started trying to find movies that she would like. She likes old movies, she'll watch a black and white movie, she'll watch all variety of things, but she doesn't like 'em all. With her, I've seen a lot of musicals that I had never (seen),' he said. "I never got that into musicals, and now some of my favorite movies are musicals, 'Meet Me in St. Louis' for instance, I didn't know this movie, maybe I'd seen it on TV when I was 12 years old or something. It was not a movie I focused on, or 'The Pajama Game' for instance, 'The King and I,' there's a whole range of musicals that I got into because of her, because she likes them and we've watched them again and again, and some of these are masterpieces," the 56-year-old filmmaker added. Anderson's next work is "The Phoenician Scheme", which is slated to hit the big screen in India on June 6. Starring Benicio del Toro, Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Mia Threapleton, Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Michael Cera, Benedict Cumberbatch and Bryan Cranston, the film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the main competition.
News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman EXCLUSIVE: On Mountainhead, Succession, Irrfan, AI Anxiety
Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman's Mountainhead directed by Succession fame Jesse Armstrong released on HBO today. In an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18 Showsha's Titas Chowdhury, Steve and Jason speak about the film, comparisons with Succession and the flipside of living in a world predominated by tech bros, artificial intelligence, power and greed. While The Office star admits that he isn't aware of Indian films and actors, Jason fondly recalls working with 'real legend' Irrfan in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and spending time in India. Watch the full interview here. bollywood news | entertainment news live | latest bollywood news | bollywood | news18 | n18oc_moviesLiked the video? Please press the thumbs up icon and leave a comment. Subscribe to Showsha YouTube channel and never miss a video: Showsha on Instagram: Showsha on Facebook: Showsha on X: Showsha on Snapchat: entertainment and lifestyle news and updates on:
News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Jason Schwartzman Recalls Working With ‘Real Legend' Irrfan: ‘It's So Sad...'
Last Updated: Jason Schwartzman gets emotional talking about his The Darjeeling Limited co-star Irrfan. He further recalls catching a show of Quantum Of Solace at a theatre in India. Jason Schwartzman's association with India dates back to the mid-2000s. A large portion of Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited were shot in Rajasthan's Jodhpur and Udaipur. The film starring Jason, Owen Wilson and Adrian Brody also had prominent Indian influences. For instance, most of the album had film score music composed by late auteur Satyajit Ray. Wes, in fact, had said that it was the legend's works like Charulata, among others, that made him want to come to India. Interestingly, The Darjeeling Limited also had Irrfan in a cameo appearance. Speaking to News18 exclusively, Jason says he vividly and fondly remembers Irrfan. Jason, in fact, gets emotional as he talks about the late actor, grieving his loss even today. 'I don't watch a lot of [Indian] movies. I won't say that I'm totally well-versed and aware [with Indian actors]. In The Darjeeling Limited, I got to work with a real legend. It's so sad that he passed away. Just to see the way he was… never mind! If I talk about him, I'll get too sad," he tells us. The other thing he remembers from his India trip is the love Indians hold in their heart for movies. During the shoot, Jason along with the team of The Darjeeling Limited went to catch a show of Quantum Of Solace on the big screen. 'There's so much love for movies and cinema in India. One of the best experiences that I've had in my life was going to watch a new James Bond film [in India] when it had come out. The whole group went to watch it. It was like heaven! I saw a bunch of non-James Bond films as well," Jason recalls. Jason is now gearing up for the release of HBO's Mountainhead created by Jesse Armstrong of Succession fame. Talking about it, he says, 'In my opinion, there are definitely parts that are physical and funny and bonkers that I didn't see in Succession. I always use this analogy about a band. If you like a band or a musician and they release something new and you listen to it, you know that it's their style and only they could've written it and yet, there's a new quality." The Asteroid City and The Grand Budapest Hotel actor continues, 'Maybe they used a new instrument or they worked with a new producer or they've a new guitar player. And this new flavour adds so much to the shelf of what they do. Mountainhead is clearly a Jesse Armstrong piece in style but it's also him with all of us." Mountainhead also stars Steve Carell, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef. First Published: May 31, 2025, 05:05 IST
San Francisco Chronicle
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘The Phoenician Scheme' finds Wes Anderson at his sweetest and most visually captivating
'The Phoenician Scheme' is Wes Anderson's 12th feature-length movie and each successive film seems more hermetically sealed than the last. Yet something else interesting is happening with his work. As he has creatively sharpened visually, he seems to have emotionally softened. In fact, this latest film might be his sweetest. Set in 1950, 'The Phoenician Scheme,' co-written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-Zsa Korda, a multi-millionaire capitalist whose questionable business practices has made him far more enemies than friends. When the movie opens, he is surviving another of his many plane crashes, this one part of a string of assassination attempts by former employees. Meanwhile, the U.S. government has imposed a steep tariff on a simple bolt that is crucial to his worldwide construction plans. He must frantically try and renegotiate business deals from his eccentric partners in hopes of getting them to share a greater percentage of the costs so he doesn't go bankrupt. Given he is under threat of assassination and he doesn't trust his partners, he reconnects with his estranged daughter, Liesl (Mia Threapleton), a nun. He is prepared to make her his sole heir to protect his interests, and takes her and a tutor, Bjorn (Michael Cera of ' Sacramento ') on a globe-trotting trip to meet with his partners. Among them are Leland and Reagan, played by Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston, respectively. Zsa-Zsa is a first-class jerk, and Liesl doesn't take any guff. She might be the first person to stand up to him. She's fearless, and God is on her side. He respects that, and gradually feels something for his daughter that comes dangerously close to fatherly love, a new concept. Of course, describing the plot of a Wes Anderson movie is like giving directions down Lombard Street to a tourist. The goal isn't the destination but the experience; just revel in the unconventional curves and characters you meet along the way. There's Prince Farouk (Riz Ahmed), Marseille Bob (Mathieu Amalric), Cousin Hilda (Scarlett Johansson) and a ship's captain (Jeffrey Wright). Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Bill Murray, Hope Davis and F. Murray Abraham also pop up in various roles. Despite the galaxy of A-listers, most of whom are Anderson regulars, the real stars are the sets by production designer Adam Stockhausen and the art direction team led by Esther Schreiner. 'The Phoenician Scheme,' mostly filmed at Babelsberg Film Studio near Berlin, is another Anderson visual feast. Consider that his live action movies from the 2000s, 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' and ' The Darjeeling Limited,' made extensive use of real-life locations — Italy and India, respectively. In contrast, his work in the 2020s has been largely filmed in studios on intricately designed sets inspired by the mid-20th century. Counterintuitively, however, this recent work seems to suggest a disillusionment with modern society. ' The French Dispatch ' (2021), which focused on writers preparing the last issue of a popular magazine, is an ode to print journalism. In parodying the nuclear fears and UFO craze of the 1950s, ' Asteroid City ' (2023) touches on postpandemic fears. Now 'The Phoenician Scheme' assesses the damage done by the rich and powerful, who are often narcissists. Anderson doesn't seem like a guy who digs the 21st century. If there's hope in these films, it's in a reestablishment of human connection. As father and daughter, Del Toro and Threapleton (daughter of Kate Winslet), establish real chemistry as people willing to change for the better.
The Guardian
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
First trailer for Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme launches
An even more than usually stacked ensemble cast are on show in the first footage from Wes Anderson's new comedy, The Phoenician Scheme. The film, billed as an espionage thriller, is Anderson's 13th as director, and the latest in a series he's co-written with Roman Coppola, including The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, The French Dispatch and Isle of Dogs. Benicio del Toro stars as a derring-do millionaire called Zsa-zsa Korda, who has survived six plane crashes and fathered nine sons and one daughter, a nun called Liesel played by Mia Threapleton. They embark on a quest with tutor Bjorn Lund (Michael Cera) to secure the future of his business ventures, encountering characters such as Uncle Nubar (a generously hairy Benedict Cumberbatch), Excaliber (Rupert Friend) and Richard Ayoade's freedom fighter. Other cast members include regular Anderson rep members such as Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston and Jeffrey Wright. The film is released in late May; many anticipate it may premiere at the Cannes film festival earlier that month.
