The Guardian: Wes Anderson: The Archives review – Wesophiles will relish this deep dive into the detail-obsessed director
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Wes Anderson
Wesley Wales Anderson is an American filmmaker. His films are known for themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Due to his films' eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts, critics have described Anderson as an auteur. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nominations for four Golden…
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entertainment · American filmmaker (born 1969) · film director · screenwriter · film producer · writer · actor · animator · manufacturer · director · also Wes Anderson, Wesley Anderson, Anderson
Born 1 May 1969 · Q223687
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2025· 6 entries
Premiering in the 2025 Cannes Film Festival earlier that month
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The Guardian: ‘Cinema doesn’t ship that way’: Wes Anderson mocks Donald Trump’s film tariff plans in Cannes
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The Guardian: The Phoenician Scheme review - Mia Threapleton shines in Wes Anderson’s muted new confection
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The Guardian: First trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme launches
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La Cinémathèque Française and the Design Museum (London) collaborated on a retrospective of Anderson's film work; the exhibit included sketches, paintings, models and other design elements of his movies
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2024· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2024).
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2023· 4 entries
The Guardian: ‘You know it when you see it’: Accidentally Wes Anderson exhibition opens in London
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The Guardian: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl are a perfect fit
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The Guardian: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review – Wes Anderson’s star-stuffed Roald Dahl yarn
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The fourth episode of Season 2 of The Afterparty, the portion of the episode shown as a flashback is a clear homage to Anderson's style of filmmaking
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2022· 1 entry
Wes Anderson participated in the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound polls
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2021· 2 entries
With a general release in the United States on October 22, 2021
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Anderson redesigned the interior of the Pullman carriage Cygnus for the Belmond British Pullman train
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2019· 1 entry
The company Murals Wallpaper launched a line of wallpapers inspired by the visual design of Anderson's films
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2017· 1 entry
Collects photographs of real-world locations that resemble Anderson's visual style
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2016· 1 entry
The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress
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2015· 1 entry
Designed Bar Luce, a café inside the Fondazione Prada arts complex in Milan
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2014· 1 entry
Anderson's next film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, was released
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2012· 1 entry
Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom was released, debuting at the Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or
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2010· 2 entries
Said that he did not plan to direct the film, tentatively called The Rosenthaler Suite
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Wes Anderson selected twelve of his favorite films from the Criterion closet
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2009· 1 entry
Anderson's stop-motion-animated film adaptation based on the Roald Dahl book Fantastic Mr Fox was released
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2000· 1 entry
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese praised Bottle Rocket and Rushmore
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1991· 1 entry
Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in philosophy
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1987· 1 entry
Which he later used as a prominent location in Rushmore
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1969· 2 entries
In Houston, Texas, to Melver Leonard Anderson, who worked in advertising and public relations, and Texas Anne Anderson (née Burroughs), a realtor and archaeologist
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Born 1969-05-01.
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