AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd, Downtown Silver Spring AFI.com/Silver

Wes World The Films of Wes Anderson

March 19–April 26 With Wes Anderson's latest film ISLE OF DOGS - selected as the Opening Night film for the 2018

Berlin Film Festival in February and set to open at AFI Silver Theatre in March - now is the perfect time to look back at the singularly stylish, obsessively detailed and inventive comedies of one of contemporary cinema's most beloved auteurs. BOTTLE ROCKET (1996) Mon, Mar 19, 7:30; Wed, Mar 21, 9:15 Wannabe outlaw Owen Wilson engineers buddy Luke Wilson's "escape" from his minimum-security mental clinic, then sets to scheming some more practice runs for their dreamed-of life of crime: first Luke's parents' suburban home, then a bookstore and finally a real job for low-level local kingpin James Caan. Wes Anderson's first film, co-scripted with Owen Wilson, displays the quirky charm, deadpan comedy and fondness for big-hearted dreamers that would become his hallmarks. "A hilarious, inventive and goofy breath of fresh air." - Desson Thomson, The Washington Post. DIR/SCR Wes Anderson; SCR Owen Wilson; PROD Cynthia Hargrave, Polly Platt. U.S., 1996, color, 91 min. RATED R

20th Anniversary RUSHMORE Fri, Mar 23, 7:30; Mon, Mar 26, 9:30; Tue, Mar 27, 5:15; Wed, Mar 28, 9:30; Thu, Mar 29, 5:15 There's never been a student like Rushmore's Max Fischer, who never met an extracurricular activity he didn't like. He saved Latin - what did YOU ever do? This touching and utterly unique film features Bill Murray as wealthy industrialist Herman Blume, a droll foil to Max's scheming dreamer. Things get complicated when they both vie for the affections of a lovely first-grade teacher at Rushmore. With Olivia Williams, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson and Seymour Cassel. DIR/SCR Wes Anderson; SCR Owen Wilson; PROD Barry Mendel, Paul Schiff. U.S., 1998, color, 93 min. RATED R THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS Sat, Mar 31, 5:00; Sun Apr 1, 4:30; Tue, Apr 3, 7:00 Family isn't a word…it's a sentence. Gene Hackman is the ne'er-do-well, absentee patriarch of the eccentric Tenenbaum family. Possibly ill - possibly faking - he seeks to reconnect with his three offspring: stock whiz Ben Stiller, a hyper-protective father since the death of his wife; playwright Gwyneth Paltrow, formerly prolific, now merely promiscuous; and tennis pro Luke Wilson, a one-time phenom undone by a broken heart. Wes Anderson's storybook sensibility is in full bloom - from the Tenenbaum family history to their rambling old New York mansion - giving this skewed family comedy great charm and verve. With Anjelica Huston and Danny Glover; narrated by Alec Baldwin. DIR/SCR/PROD Wes Anderson; SCR Owen Wilson; PROD Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin. U.S., 2001, color, 110 min. RATED R FANTASTIC MR. FOX Fri, Apr 6, 5:15; Sat, Apr 7, 6:00; Mon, Apr 9, 5:15; Tue, Apr 10, 5:15 Wes Anderson made an impressive foray into stop-motion animation with this affectionate adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's book. Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voiced by George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live a respectable life in one of the better neighborhoods in the forest. But years of quiet domesticity prove too much for Mr. Fox's wild animal instincts; soon, he slips back into his old ways as a thief, endangering his family and the whole animal community. Featuring the voice talents of Anderson mainstays Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson, plus Willem Dafoe and Pulp's Jarvis Cocker. DIR/SCR/PROD Wes Anderson; SCR Noah Baumbach, from the novel by Roald Dahl; PROD Allison Abbate, Jeremy Dawson, Scott Rudin. U.S., 2009, color, 87 min. RATED PG

Wes World The Films of Wes Anderson

March 19–April 26

AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Rd, Downtown Silver Spring AFI.com/Silver

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU Fri, Apr 6, 9:45; Tue, Apr 10, 9:15; Thu, Apr 12, 7:15 Bill Murray is undersea explorer Steve Zissou, on an Ahab-like quest for the elusive "jaguar shark" responsible for his best friend's death, while trying hard to hold his position in the oceanographer game against flashier, better-funded rivals. Team Zissou includes Anderson regulars Owen Wilson and Anjelica Huston, plus Cate Blanchett as an enchanting and very pregnant journalist, Willem Dafoe as Zissou's loyal first mate and Jeff Goldblum as rival captain Alistair Hennessey. DIR/SCR/PROD Wes Anderson; SCR Noah Baumbach; PROD Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin. U.S., 2004, color, 119 min. RATED R MOONRISE KINGDOM Fri, Apr 13, 5:15; Sat, Apr 14, 6:00; Sun, Apr 15, 11:00 a.m.; Tue, Apr 17, 5:15; Wed, Apr 18, 6:30 (Montgomery College @ AFI Silver show); Thu, Apr 19, 5:15 Summer, 1965. On an island off the coast of New England, Sam and Suzy, two 12-year-olds, fall in love, make a pact and go on the lam in Wes Anderson's affecting adolescent adventure. As Suzy's parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) search for the troubled youths, aided by the local sheriff (Bruce Willis) and Sam's Khaki Scout troop leader (Edward Norton), a violent storm is brewing offshore. With Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman; narrated by Bob Balaban. DIR/SCR/PROD Wes Anderson; SCR Roman Coppola; PROD Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson. U.S., 2012, color, 94 min. RATED PG-13

Preceded by the short film HOTEL CHEVALIER, featuring Natalie Portman THE DARJEELING LIMITED Fri, Apr 13, 9:30; Sun, Apr 15, 5:30; Tue, Apr 17, 9:15; Thu, Apr 19, 9:15 Having not spoken since the death of their father, three brothers set off on a train ride across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other - to become brothers again like they used to be. But when their "spiritual quest" veers rapidly off course, they find themselves stranded in the desert with nothing but 11 suitcases, a printer and a laminating machine. Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman star in this soulful fraternal affair, written by Anderson, Schwartzman and Roman Coppola, inspired by their own trip to India. DIR/SCR/PROD Wes Anderson; SCR/PROD Roman Coppola; SCR Jason Schwartzman; PROD Scott Rudin, Lydia Dean Pilcher. U.S., 2007, color, 91 min. RATED R THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Fri, Apr 20, 7:15; Sat, Apr 21, 8:25; Sun, Apr 22, 4:45; Tue, Apr 24, 7:15; Thu, Apr 26, 7:15 An aged Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham) recounts the glory days of the now-faded Grand Budapest Hotel, and his tutelage under the legendary concierge Monsieur Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes) during the Interwar Years. Starting out as a lobby boy, Zero (Tony Revolori) learns the art of servicing the luxury hotel's guests, becoming embroiled in a hair-raising adventure involving a murdered noblewoman and a contested will, amid the rising tide of fascism in the Mitteleuropean Republic of Zubrowka. The cast includes Tilda Swinton, Saoirse Ronan, Willem Dafoe, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Léa Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson and Bob Balaban. DIR/SCR/PROD Wes Anderson; SCR inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig; PROD Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin. U.S./Germany, 2014, color, 100 min. RATED R COMING SOON ISLE OF DOGS tells the story of Atari Kobayashi (Koyu Rankin), the 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi (Kunichi Nomura.) When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies to Trash Island in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots (Liev Schreiber.) There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture. DIR/SCR/PROD Wes Anderson; SCR Roman Coppola, Kunichi Nomura, Jason Schwartzman; PROD Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin. U.K./Germany, 2018, color, 101 min. PG-13