What do Orson Welles, François Truffaut, Mike Nichols, and Peanuts have in common? According to critic Matt Zoller Seitz, they’re just a few of the many influences on Wes Anderson’s films, and in a lovingly assembled and keenly edited five-part series of new video essays titled “The Substance of Style,” now playing and ongoing at Moving Image Source, he examines those inspirations in depth. (The site has already posted parts 1 through 3, with the remaining segments coming within the week.) One of our favorite moments so far comes at the end of the video in part 2: a split screen simultaneously following The Graduate’s Dustin Hoffman and Rushmore’s Bill Murray as they make their way into their respective backyard pools with a synchronized splash. Dive in!
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Categories: Clippings
6 Comments
Tue 07 Apr at 05:23 PM
Kieran Thompson
The video essays are wonderful.
Criterion Darjeeling please? :-)
Tue 07 Apr at 07:11 PM
Gary Sefton
Thank you for this, and thanks for the excellent treatment you’ve given his films thus far — looking forward to more Wes Anderson Blu-rays from you, and hopefully a long-desired release of The Darjeeling Limited!
Thu 09 Apr at 10:13 PM
Daniel Sardella
Would love a CC ‘Darjeeling’, but would be far more excited for a ‘Rushmore’ CC BD.
Mon 27 Apr at 02:26 AM
J A McKeown
darjeeling limited cc dvd. please?
Fri 17 Jul at 05:09 PM
Steven Adam Renkovish
I agree with the other comments. We need a DARJEELING LIMITED CC DVD! :)
Fri 21 Aug at 01:38 AM
Joshua Loewen
Darjeeling is so underappreciated. But it’s as re-watchable as Rushmore (though they all are, I find Rushmore the absolute most re-watchable) and as deep and character driven as Tennenbaums. CC DVD now!!!!!
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