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Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons

April 2014

Letter from the Editor

Chad Perman·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
Whether it's Paul Thomas or Wes, it’s a good year to be an Anderson fan.
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No, Man, It’s Not Evil. It’s An Illusion.

Elizabeth Cantwell·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
At their hearts, Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood share a key notion: your greatest asset (some pun intended) too often ends up being your greatest curse.
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A Film in a Minor Key

Andrew Root·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
When I think about Magnolia, I first think about the cosmic improbability of the relationships featured therein.
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Like I’d Never Seen Before

Michael Arbeiter·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
Here and now, still a far cry from eviscerating the Barry in me altogether, it’s nice to have Punch-Drunk Love’s happy ending in my pocket.
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I Just Wanna Feel Everything

Alexandra Tanner·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
It’s hard to think of two filmmakers less alike than Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson. Right?
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Growing Up with Bottle Rocket

Daniel Reynolds·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
At its center, Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket is a coming-of-age story that resolutely does not want to come of age.
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Les Enfants Terribles

Karina Wolf·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
The Royal Tenenbaums is, in part, a love letter to an imaginary Manhattan, a fable which lifts liberally from other renditions of the place, a Calvino-esque invention in which the streets extend to infinity.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox | art by Brianna Ashby

I’m Trying to Tell You the Truth About Myself

Bebe Ballroom·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
While a PG-rated stop-motion film based on a childrens’ story is definitely a departure for the filmmaker, Fantastic Mr. Fox is still completely and wholly a Wes Anderson film.
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Wes Anderson is Looney Tunes

Michelle Said·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a live-action cartoon, and I say that with the utmost respect.
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Is This The (Hyper) Real Life?

Marieke Pras·
Issue 11: The Magnificent Andersons
Wes Anderson builds worlds that makes us want to live there.
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