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The French Dispatch
''The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun'' (or simply ''The French Dispatch'') is a 2021 American anthology comedy drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Wes Anderson from a story he conceived with Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness, and Jason Schwartzman. It features an expansive ensemble cast and follows three different storylines as the French news bureau of the fictional '' Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun'' newspaper publishes its final issue. The first segment, "The Concrete Masterpiece", follows an incarcerated and unstable painter, and stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton and Léa Seydoux. The second, "Revisions to a Manifesto", is inspired by the May 68 student protests, and stars Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, and Lyna Khoudri. The third, "The Private Dining Room of the Police Commissioner", follows the kidnapping of a police commissioner's son and stars Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, and Stephen Park. Bill Murray also star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Anderson
Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. Wes Anderson filmography, 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 cited Anderson as an auteur. Three of his films appeared in BBC, BBC Culture's BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century, 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000. Anderson gained acclaim for his early films ''Bottle Rocket'' (1996) and ''Rushmore (film), Rushmore'' (1998). He often collaborated with the brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He received a nomination for the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay for ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001). His next films included ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004), ''The Darjeeling Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Waltz
Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian and German actor. Primarily active in the United States, he gained international recognition for his portrayal of villainous and supporting roles in English-language films. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards in addition to nomination for an Emmy Award. After a substantial career in German television and theatre, Waltz's American breakthrough role came in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds'', in which he played Hans Landa, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award. He collaborated with Tarantino again in '' Django Unchained'' (2012), for which he earned his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, this time for his performance as a bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz. He has also starred in '' Carnage'' (2011), ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Yeoman
Robert David Yeoman, (born March 10, 1951) is an American cinematographer. He's best known for his collaboration with director Wes Anderson, working in all of his live-action films from 1996 to 2024, with his work on ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014) earning him an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Cinematography. Life and career Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Yeoman spent his childhood in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1973 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1979. Yeoman's first filmwork was done as a second unit director of photography on '' To Live and Die in LA'', directed by William Friedkin in 1986. He went on to shoot many independent films including Gus Van Sant's '' Drugstore Cowboy'' — for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography — Noah Baumbach's ''The Squid and the Whale'', Roman Coppola's '' CQ'' and Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director and model. She is best known for playing Morticia Addams in the ''The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family Values'', as well as often portraying eccentric and distinctive characters. She has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2010, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The daughter of director John Huston and granddaughter of actor Walter Huston, she reluctantly made her big screen debut in her father's '' A Walk with Love and Death'' (1969). Huston moved from London to New York City, where she worked as a model throughout the 1970s. She decided to actively pursue acting in the early 1980s, and subsequently, had her breakthrough with her performance as a mobster moll in '' Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), also directed by her father, for which she became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisher Stevens
Stephen Fisher (born November 27, 1963), known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jahveri in ''Short Circuit'' (1986) and ''Short Circuit 2'' (1988). He is also a documentary filmmaker, having won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for '' The Cove'' (2009). He also directed the documentaries '' Crazy Love'' (2007) and '' Before the Flood'' (2016). Stevens is known for his roles in films such as '' Reversal of Fortune'' (1990), '' Bob Roberts'' (1992), '' Hackers'' (1995), ''Anything Else'' (2003), and '' Hail, Caesar!'' (2016). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), ''Isle of Dogs'' (2018), ''The French Dispatch'' (2021), and '' Asteroid City'' (2023). In television he portrayed Chuck Fishman in CBS series '' Early Edition'' (1996–2000), Marvin Gerard on NBC's ''The Blacklist'' (2015–2022), Gabriel Kovac in CBS's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Moss
Elisabeth Singleton Moss (born July 24, 1982) is an American actor and director. The recipient of several accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a nomination for a Tony Award, she was named the "Queen of Peak TV" by ''Vulture'' in 2017. Moss began acting in the early 1990s and first gained recognition for playing the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet, in the NBC political drama series ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006). She earned wider recognition as Peggy Olson, a secretary-turned-copywriter, in the AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), and subsequently won the Golden Globe Award for portraying a detective in the BBC miniseries '' Top of the Lake'' (2013). For producing and starring as June Osborne in the Hulu dystopian drama series ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2017–2025), Moss won two Primetime Emmy Awards. She has also starred in the Apple TV+ series '' Shining Girls'' (2022) and the FX on Hulu series '' The Vei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Murray
William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian, known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Bill Murray, several accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2016. Murray became a national presence on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1977 to 1980, receiving a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He established his stardom by acting in a string of successful comedy films, including ''Meatballs (film), Meatballs'' (1979), ''Caddyshack'' (1980), ''Stripes (film), Stripes'' (1981), ''Scrooged'' (1988), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), and ''Groundhog Day (film), Groundhog Day'' (1993). He also had supporting roles in ''Tootsie (film), Tootsie'' (1982), ''Little Shop of Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Una Ronan ( ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, with nominations for four Academy Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards. Ronan made her acting debut in 2003 on the Irish medical drama series '' The Clinic'' and had her breakthrough role as a precocious teenager in the period drama film '' Atonement'' (2007), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her career progressed with starring roles in '' The Lovely Bones'' (2009) and '' Hanna'' (2011), and a supporting role in '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014). Ronan received critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing an Irish immigrant in New York in ''Brooklyn'' (2015), the eponymous high school senior in Greta Gerwig's '' Lady Bird'' (2017)which won her a Golden Globeand Jo March in Gerwig's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in ''Primal Fear (film), Primal Fear'' (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Award nomination in Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazism, neo-Nazi in ''American History X'' (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor. He also starred in the film ''Fight Club'' (1999), which garnered a cult film, cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Dafoe
William James "Willem" Dafoe ( ; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades including a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He received an Honorary Golden Bear in 2018. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Dafoe made his film debut with an uncredited role in '' Heaven's Gate'' (1980). He is known for collaborating with auteur filmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. He received Academy Award nominations for playing a compassionate army Sergeant in the war drama ''Platoon'' (1986), Max Schreck in the mystery film ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000), a kindly motel manager in the coming of age film '' The Florida Project'' (2017), and Vincent van Gogh in the biopic ''At Eternity's Gate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Park (comedian)
Stephen Park is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'' during the 1991–1992 season. He is also known for the film roles of Sonny in ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989), Detective Brian in ''Falling Down'' (1993), Mike Yanagita in '' Fargo'' (1996), and Lieutenant Nescaffier in ''The French Dispatch'' (2021). Park's other acting work includes the role of Mike Sorayama in the Adult Swim animated television series ''The Venture Bros.'' and the role of Judge Pete in the critically acclaimed independent film '' Rocket Science'' (2007). Early life and career Park grew up in Vestal, New York. The son of Korean immigrants, Park began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian before transitioning into acting. Park was a cast member on ''In Living Color''. He has appeared in films such as ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989), '' Fargo'' (1996), ''A Serious Man'' (2009), ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), ''The Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He has won several César Awards and the Lumière Awards. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film '' Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich'', Wes Anderson's '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and '' The French Dispatch'', and for his lead performance in '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', for which he drew critical acclaim. Early life Amalric was born on 25 October 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. He is the son of Jacques Amalric, a French native who worked as a foreign affairs editor for ''Le Monde'' and ''Libération'', and Nicole Zand, a literary critic for ''Le Monde'', who was born in Poland to Jewish parents and moved to France at the outbreak of World War II. Selected films Amalric first gained fame in the film '' Ma Vie Sexuelle'' (''My Sex Life...or How I Got Into an Argument''), for which he won a Césa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
