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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The Phoenician Scheme' - Wes Anderson's shallow caper

Despite the stellar efforts of Mia Threapleton, 'The Phoenician Scheme' fails to impress and ends up a frustratingly shallow spectacle.

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Michael Cera went through a lot of hairstyle ‘iterations’ while shooting ‘The Phoenician Scheme’

Opening up about his wacky look in the film, Michael Cera has admitted he went through a lot of hairstyle “iterations” before deciding on his look for the upcoming movie ‘The Phoenician Scheme’.

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How to watch The Phoenician Scheme

Wes Anderson’s 12th movie is now playing. Here’s what you need to know about how to watch The Phoenician Scheme.

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The Phoenician Scheme: a fun watch even though it’s the same journey in a different vehicle

As someone attuned to the distinct styles of auteur filmmakers, I came to Wes Anderson’s latest offering The Phoenician Scheme intrigued, feeling a mix of distance and familiarity.

The Conversation

Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were destined to make a movie together

When Michael Cera was announced as joining the cast of a Wes Anderson movie for the first time, the prevailing response was: Hadn’t he already been in a Wes Anderson movie

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Jackie Chan on the return of the Karate Kid: ‘If I have to jump off a building, I need a stunt double now’

INTERVIEW: As a revival of the cult franchise hits cinemas, Louis Chilton speaks to the Hong Kong superstar, the original ‘Karate Kid’ Ralph Macchio and new ‘Kid’ Ben Wang about the legacy of the first film, dangerous stunts, and ageing as an action star

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Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A Wim Wenders photography exhibition in Berlin, cheese rolling in England, electro music in Lyon, and Wes Anderson's latest voyage of whimsy — here are this week's cultural highlights.

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Highlights From Cannes As Film Festival Wraps Up

As the Cannes film festival hands out its prizes, AFP looks back at some of the highlights of a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.

International Business Times

Wes Anderson ranked, from The Phoenician Scheme to The Grand Budapest Hotel

THE COUNTDOWN: As the man behind ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ and ‘Asteroid City’ unveils his latest film, ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, Clarisse Loughrey ranks the output so far from one of modern cinema’s most aesthetically rich and emotionally astute filmmakers

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‘The Phoenician Scheme’ review: A great entry point for newer fans of Wes Anderson’s vibe

Benicio del Toro proves he should always lead a Wes Anderson film.

The Mary Sue

Inside the obsessive, compulsive making of a Wes Anderson set

IN FOCUS: The celebrated filmmaker conjures up incredibly detailed jewellery box dioramas across his movies, from ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ to this week’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’. Clarisse Loughrey speaks to his longtime set decorator Anna Pinnock about bringing his meticulous dreamscapes to life

The Independent UK

So much to watch but impossible to find

Streaming used to be easy. Now it feels like a full-time job

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On the road to somewhere … Cannes film festival reminds us world cinema and ‘globalism’ are not the same

It might look like a platform for the films ‘produced in foreign lands’ that Donald Trump despises. But a surprising number of pictures at this year’s festival side with the locally rooted over cosmopolitan elites

The Guardian - UK

Wes Anderson isn’t in a rut, but he could do with another flop

COMMENT: As the celebrated auteur unveils another ornate wisp of a film in this week’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, Adam White asks if he has become too big to fail – and if the familiarity of his style is masking his recent evolution as a writer

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‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Wes Anderson Finds The Limit To His Style

The espionage farce features all of its author’s flourishes, but none of the charm or self-reflection.

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who in The Phoenician Scheme? Meet the cast of the new Wes Anderson film

The ultimate auteur is famed for his mega-starry lineups, so let’s take a look at who’s making an appearance in his latest offering

The Guardian - UK

The life cinematic with Wes Anderson: everything you need to know about one of cinema’s most distinctive auteurs

From his famous ex-roommate to his cinematic adverts, here are some things you perhaps didn’t know about the much-loved director

The Guardian - UK

What’s The Phoenician Scheme about? Everything you need to know about Wes Anderson’s new film – without spoilers

The auteur’s new film, which is in cinemas this month and also competing at the Cannes film festival, beguiles and enchants. Read on for a simple breakdown of Anderson’s much-anticipated latest venture

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Postcard from Cannes #4: Call for music prize as Desplat and del Toro talk synergy

French composer Alexander Desplat and Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro came together at the Cannes Film Festival to share anecdotes of their longstanding artistic collaboration, and underlined the importance of music in the filmmaking process.

The Guardian - AU

Australian supermarket cucumber pickles taste test: ‘I didn’t think any would be this powerful’

Baby cucumbers, dill gherkins and snacky cornichons are put to a blind taste test by Nicholas Jordan and friends, who find there’s a big leap from sour and salty to ‘unnervingly unnatural’

The Independent UK

Wes Anderson makes fun of Donald Trump’s film tariff plan: ‘Can you hold up a movie in customs?’

American president has threatened to impose 100 per cent tariff on films made abroad

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Wes Anderson mocks Donald Trump’s movie tariffs plan

As rage in the film business continues to grow over the proposal, filmmaker Wes Anderson has mocked Donald Trump’s movie tariffs plan.

The Guardian - UK

‘Cinema doesn’t ship that way’: Wes Anderson mocks Donald Trump’s film tariff plans in Cannes

While acknowledging he is ‘not an expert in that area of economics’, the director criticised Trump’s announcement of a 100% tariff on films ‘from foreign lands’

The Independent UK

It’s the end of the world and the Cannes Film Festival does not feel fine

As much as the Cannes Film Festival basks in the Côte d’Azu sunshine, storm clouds have been all over its movie screens at the festival, which on Monday passed the halfway point

International Business Times

Five Things To Know About Scarlett Johansson

One of Hollywood's top-grossing actors, Scarlett Johansson is walking the red carpet twice at Cannes, for her directorial debut with "Eleanor the Great" on Tuesday and for Wes Anderson's film "The Phoenician Scheme", which premiered Sunday.

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