Trailer for "The Phoenician Scheme", Wes Anderson's new film, is up

[The Lensman]

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As usual, it looks like a lot fun with great production and design. Took me a second to realize who Michael Cera was playing, the first version I watched didn't have the little credit bit at the beginning. As with the last couple of films, there's too many big names in Wes's films now, almost overcrowded and most tend to be bit parts. It is fun to see who returns though. Release date is May 30th and I will hopefully be there as I have for every film since Moonrise Kingdom.

Also, Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel are legally free to watch on YouTube (with ads though). They're really killing it with a lot of surprising movies like Contact, Pacific Rim, even The Ten Commandments.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Looks like great fun. I love the pairing of Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston. That'll be worth the price of admission alone. And that's before you get to Benedict Cumberbatch and that ridiculous beard.

Much like Jeff Goldblum and Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, how has Richard Ayoade not been in a Wes Anderson until now?* This is exactly the kind of film he was born to star in. Just a shame there's no Goldblum this time around. I guess there can be only so many big names in each film.

*Oh, right, I forgot he was already in the short film, The Wonderful Life of Henry Sugar, but the point stands!