THE WES ANDERSONFILM FESTIVAL 2011At the Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds19-24TH DECEMBER 2011INFORMATION/BIO BOOKLET

An information guide about The Wes Anderson Film Festival: 19-24th December 2011, at The Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds, United Kingdom.

THE FILMS TO BE SCREENED INCLUDE:

BOTTLE ROCKET (1996, followed after 1994 ‘Bottle Rocket’ short)RUSHMORE (1998)THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (2001)THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (2004)THE DARJEELING LIMITED (2007, followed after 2007 ‘Hotel Chevalier short)FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009)

Between the 19th-24th December 2011, The Hyde Park Picture House proudly present the filmography of renowned American art house director, Wes Anderson to celebrate fifteen years of feature films from the acclaimed ‘Bottle Rocket’ to the hugely successful adaption of British Novelist Roald Dahl’s 1970’s classic tale, ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’.

THE FILMS

BOOK SEATS EARLY TO AVOID POTENTIAL DISAPPOINTMENT 3

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THE TIMESPlease note: All films

in the Festival start promptly at 21:00 as

the films shown are recommended for

an adult audience. All film certificates

are found alongside the screening times

(left), and due to screening guidelines are strict rules upon

attendance to the Festival. We sincerely

apologise for any inconvenience or

disappointment this may have caused.

BOTTLE ROCKET (15)& BOTTLE ROCKET ‘94 21:00 running time approx 99 minutes

RUSHMORE (15) 21:00 running time approx 89 minutes

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (15)21:00 running time approx 123 minutes

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (15) 21:00 running time approx 114 minutes

THE DARJEELING LIMITED (15)21:00 running time approx 100 minutes

FANTASTIC MR. FOX (PG) 21:00 running time approx 83 minutes

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THE PRICESAll prices for film screenings can be seen below (right). Prices apply to each individual film in the Festival- the price for each film being priced at the same amount.For information, details, advice, or booking information please contact The Hyde Park Picture House on:E: admin@hydeparkpicturehouse.co.ukT: 0113 275 2045

FILM PRICES (INCLUDES CHOICE OF STALLS OR BALCONY)

CONC BALCONYCONC FHPPH STALLS/ BALCONYCONC STUDENT STALLSCONC SENIOR STALLSCONC DISABLED STALLSCONC LEEDS CARD STALLSADULT STALLS/BALCONYCONC CHILD STALLS/BALCONY

£5.50£4.00£4.50£4.50£4.50£4.50

£5.80/£6.30£4.00/£4.00

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THE VENUEDespite the dawn of

multiplex cinemas, and mainstream

blockbuster movies, the independent

picture house is still a thriving landmark of the local community-

now proudly showcasing a variety

of genres and styles of film- from art house

foreign language, Future Shorts Film

Festivals and even Pixar’s Animation- ‘Toy Story 3’ in 3D.

In August 1914, during the outbreak of War, the Hyde Park Picture House was built in preparation for it’s opening night on 7th November 1914, named as “The Cosiest in Leeds”

the reputation it still lives up to today.The Grade II listed single-screen cinema seats 275 with both stall and balcony seating situated in the vibrant hum of the student area of Leeds’ city centre.

In 1989, The Hyde Park Picture House was threatened with closure (due to the popularisation of home video and cinema chains), but was saved by the Leeds City Council, and is still supported by them today.

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THE VENUETo get to the Hyde Park Picture House takes around ten minutes by car or taxi (from the Leeds train station/City Centre) and around forty minutes by foot, also, many bus services are available in and around the area.

Useful landmark and architectural points to look out for on the trip include Leeds Town Hall,

the Leeds Metropolitan Broadcasting Tower, the Leeds University Parkinson Building and Leeds Makkah Masjid mosque- all useful visual guides to help guide your way to the Film Festival.

Inside the delivered mailshot information pack (“You have been cordially invited” pack) contains a fold-out pocket map with both walking and automobile travel directions,

along with useful information about making your way to The Hyde Park Picture House.

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THE MAPNotable points of

interest/visual guides when travelling from

Leeds City Centre (train station) to The

Hyde Park Picture House:

- Leeds Town Hall- Leeds Metropolitan Broadcasting Tower

- Leeds University Parkinson Building

-Hyde Park-Hyde Park Corner

-Makkah MasjidMosque

Within your mailshot pack, you will find enclosed a pocket-sized fold-out map to help guide your way to Wes Anderson Film Festival at The Hyde Park

Picture House.The map contains all information necessary about making your way to Leeds by foot, car, rail or air as well as both an illustrative map and written directions, so you

can ensure that your journey is travelled with ease.For more information and/or direction, please ring the Hyde Park Picture house on:

0113 275 2045

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THE CITYOften lovingly referred to as “Little London” and “The Knightsbridge of the North” Leeds has plenty to offer for both it’s residents and visitors alike. When attending the Film Festival why not spend some time in the city to enjoy the shopping, culture and eccentricities of the North with a fantastic range of leisure activities available every day.

With twenty-one major hotels to choose from, including Malmaison, Travelodge, Ibis and Hilton you can attend the Film Festival with a good night’s rest. The vast majority of the hotels will be within

walking distance from the city centre and the train station, and the Picture House itself- many will also offer a private and secure car parking service/facility.

Ensure that you

book hotels well in advance to avoid disappointment in booking availability, and research the local area and specific locations with care.

claiming Anderson to be “The next

Martin Scorsese.”Through the following

fifteen years, Anderson has

continued to reflect on life and experience

within his films, attracting audiences

with his heartfelt scripts, revolutionary cinematography and balance of style and

substance.Anderson now lives in New York for the

theatre culture.

Born and educated in Texas, USA, Wes studied Philosophy at the University of Texas, however, it was when enrolling onto a playwriting course that his true talents

were discovered. Meeting English undergraduate, future life long friend and collaborator, Owen Wilson, in these lessons their career began with a short 1994 film ‘Bottle

Rocket’, also featuring Wilson’s brother and actor, Luke Wilson.On it’s release, it was highly praised- perhaps none more so than Director Martin Scorcese’s compliment in Esquire Magazine,

THE BIO

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THE STARSAlong with many other auteur qualities within his work, Wes Anderson is perhaps best known for his collaboration with particular actors within his films- starring in 1994 with his ‘Bottle Rocket’ collaboration with Owen Wilson, he has gone on to work with many great names including Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston and Jason Schwartzman, to name a few.

The table above notes the collaborations that Wes Anderson has undertaken

with various actors, and the number of collaborations throughout their

filmmaking history- documenting the mostnotable partnerships.

ERIC CHASE ANDERSON (BROTHER)ANJELICA HUSTONBILL MURRAYJASON SCHWARTZMANLUKE WILSONOWEN WILSON

5/64/65/63/63/66/6

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THE SHOTSThis cinematic device

is used consistently throughout Wes’ films

and provides the opportunity not only

for a unique and rare opportunity within

film to see an object glorified or highlighted in such a way, but also

to distinguish each of the film as a Wes

Anderson film- to notice and distinguish the

auteur qualities throughout.

Along with stunning soundtracks, wonderful acting collaborations, and a key sense of style- one of the cinematic features that Wes Anderson is most recognised for is his

use of rostrum shot photographic angles (such as the image featured on his page). The downward-facing, animation rig-like angle provides a unique cut away- often used to highlight

important documents within the films-such as the nostalgic look at Ned Plimpton’s letter he wrote to personal hero, (and, at a laterdate, a Father figure) Steve Zissou, as a child.

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THE TYPEWes Anderson is well-known for his love for the typeface Futura, often compared to legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for his addition of the Futura family within sets and integral shots within his films. However, no director utilises Futura to the extent that Wes does- defining characters and families by their typefaces- as found, for example, in ‘The

Royal Tenenbaums- where upon the Tenenbaum family are distinguished by

varying weights of Futura (Bold , Medium, Italic) whereas outside characters, such

as Henry Sherman are represented by Helvetica.

FUTURA BOLDABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

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Futura Bold is commonly found on Wes Anderson film title cards.

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THE MUSICBritish Rock music

plays a huge influence in his films- The

Rolling Stones being a firm fixture throughout.Aside from two films in

his filmography, ‘The Darjeeling Limited’

and ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ New Wave musician

and lead singer of band ‘Devo’, Mark

Mothersbaugh has been a consistent collaborator and

composer of the soundtrack in

Wes’ films.

An as an auteur director (a director of consistent and distinctive style, taste, visual and conceptual consistency throughout films, etc, Wes Anderson

is well known for his distinctive and memorable soundtracks used for seminal moments within his films- whether it be the reunion of estranged brother and sister

Margot and Richie in ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ to Nico’s ‘These Days’, or a pirate attack played along to Iggy Pop & The Stooges ‘Search and Destroy’ in ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisssou’.

THE FANSOn US chat show ‘Charlie Rose’, Wes Anderson once described the typical fan of his films to be “outsiders”, like himself, “...people that feel like misfits”. A recent survey of twenty self-proclaimed Wes Anderson fans has provided an insight into the statistics and data information of the average Wes Anderson film fan.

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1224AGES: 19-35/AVERAGE: 24

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FANS: USA:12 CANADA: 1 UK:1 SWEDEN:1 17

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GRADUATES DEGREE/CAREER AVERAGE: ENGLISH LITERATURE/WRITING

19/21/21/21/21/21/21/21/22/22/22/23/23/25/26/27/27/30/32/35

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THE FACTSA brief summary of

just a select few of the peaks and notable

achievements of Wes Anderson’s career and

filmmaking history to date.

DURING HIS SHORT CAREER SPANNING FIFTEEN YEARS, (THROUGH SIX FEATURE FILMS, AND TWO SHORT FILMS) WES HAS RECEIVED THIRTY SEVEN FILM AWARD NOMINATIONS.

IN 2009 WES WAS NOMINATED IN THE OSCAR’S BEST ANIMATION CATEGORY FOR HIS FIRST VENTURE IN STOP MOTION, ‘FANTASTIC MR. FOX’- ONLY TO BE BEATEN BY PIXAR’S ‘UP’.

HIS FIVE FEATURE FILMS POST ‘BOTTLE ROCKET’ (1996- DATA NOT FOUND) TOOK A COMBINED TOTAL OF £3,224,279 AT THE UK BOX OFFICE ON OPENING WEEKENDS ALONE.

AFTER READING THE SCRIPT FOR WES ANDERSON’S ‘RUSHMORE’ (1998) FOR THE FIRST TIME, BILL MURRAY OFFERED TO PLAY THE SUPPORTING ROLE OF HERMAN BLUME FOR FREE BECAUSE “HE WANTED TO DO IT SO BADLY.”

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