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Award season speculation from Variety (full story):

As has become the custom, there are still a few bad boys this awards season whose creations cannot be ignored, including the Coens (”A…

We finally have the prize packages from Fox Searchlight and are ready to dispense some prizes! Sorry for the delay, and thanks to all who participated. A special thanks to Fox Searchlight and Sneak…

Here’s a great conversation between Wes and former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell. If you listened to the show Mitchell did with Jason Schwartzman before the film’s…

Though Fantastic Mr. Fox is only in its second week here in the States, it’s been out in the U.K. for a bit longer, and as such, Fox has announced the Blu-Ray and DVD edtions of the film for that…

In the new Interview, Owen Wilson talks to his friend Woody Harrelson about playing poker and his great new film The Messenger. Read the full interview here, or after the break.

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Richard Brody chimes in again for Anderson in his Best of 2009 film list on his Front Row blog. “Fantastic Mr. Fox” is #1 on his list:

1. “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (Wes Anderson): Pure animal wildness…

See IndieWire for a full list of winners.

From Richard Brody’s New Yorker blog, where he ranked TDL the second best film of the 00s:

As ever with the films of Wes Anderson—the best new American director of the last twenty…

Wes appeared on Charlie Rose a couple of nights ago, and unfortunately due to a redesign, it’s nearly impossible to link you directly to the interview. If you can manage it, go to Charlie Rose’s …

Spinner interviewed Wes Anderson & longtime music supervisor Randall Poster about Fantastic Mr. Fox’s soundtrack.

Full article after the jump, but check Spinner for a great promo video…