The Wes Anderson Collection
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The Wes Anderson Collection
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The Wes Anderson Collection is the first in-depth overview of Anderson's work, guiding readers through the life and career of one of the most talked-about contemporary filmmakers. Previously unpublished photos, artwork and ephemera complement a book-length interview between Anderson and award-winning film critic Matt Zoller Seitz
This New York Times bestselling overview of Wes Anderson's filmography features previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, artwork, and ephemera, with an introduction by Michael Chabon.
Writer/director Wes Anderson guides movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz through Anderson's life and career in a hardcover book-length conversation, woven together with original illustrations and production images from Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Moonrise Kingdom.
The result is a meticulously designed book that captures and reflects the spirit of Wes Anderson's movies: melancholy, playful, wise, and wonderfully unique.
Also available from Matt Zoller Seitz: The Oliver Stone Experience, The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads, The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Mad Men Carousel.
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The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz provides an in-depth exploration of Wes Anderson's filmography, enriched with stunning visuals such as behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, and pop-culture references. Critics highlight its blend of style and substance, offering candid conversations between Seitz and Anderson, while its meticulous design reflects the distinctive aesthetic of Anderson's films. The book has been praised for allowing readers to delve into Anderson's creative process, making it not only visually appealing but also an insightful homage to his work.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780810997417
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 October 2013
Country: United States
Imprint: Abrams
Illustration: 400 colour and black-and-white photographs
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Eric Anderson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 263.0mm
Height: 312.0mm
Weight: 2010g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Matt Zoller Seitz, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, is the TV critic for New York Magazine and Vulture.com, as well as the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com.
A Brooklyn-based writer and filmmaker, Seitz has written, narrated, edited, or produced more than a hundred hoursβworth of video essays about cinema history and style for the Museum of the Moving Image and The L Magazine, among other outlets. His five-part 2009 video essay, βWes Anderson: The Substance of Style,β was later spun off into a New York Times bestselling hardcover book series: The Wes Anderson Collection (Abrams, 2013) and The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Abrams, 2015).
Seitz is the founder and original editor of the House Next Door, now a part of Slant Magazine, and the publisher of Press Play, a blog of film and TV criticism and video essays. He is the director of the 2005 romantic comedy Home.
Michael Chabon is the Pulitzer Prizeβwinning author of many novels, including the recent Telegraph Avenue. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and four children.
Max Dalton is a graphic artist living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by way of Barcelona, New York, and Paris. He has published a few books and illustrated some others, including The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Abrams, 2015). Max started painting in 1977, and since 2008, he has been creating posters about music, movies, and pop culture, quickly becoming one of the top names in the industry.
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