The synopsis above is far too plain to convey the auteurist-bait mise-en-scène of Moonrise Kingdom, which opens with a fluid, stately, left-to-right shot past color-coordinated, dollhouse-like rooms.

The first scene of Moonrise Kingdom, which on May 16 opened the 65th Cannes Film Festival, is a left-to-right tracking shot of some rooms on the upper floor of the Bishop house on the New England ...

Wes Anderson won’t formally begin his next movie, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” until the new year, but he’s on the phone after a busy day spent filming “little shots” in Saxony with a ...

A decade later, “Moonrise Kingdom” remains nostalgic — despite the film ... Director Wes Anderson utilizes a mix of still, symmetrical shots and lively, tumultuous scenes to keep the viewer both ...

In short stand-up shots filled with lovely descriptions ... only hinted at the movie's story and style. The real life of Moonrise Kingdom is found in its details -- the tiny jokes, the ornate ...

VIDEO: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Debuts Bill Murray, Wes Anderson, Bruce Willis and Edward Norton Clips Most of Anderson’s shots are head-on, with a locked-down quality that makes them look like ...

Despite its rigid structure, which includes exact tracking shots from room to room or ... of character development itself. With “Moonrise Kingdom,” he’s recaptured that perfect balance ...

Anderson is one of the very few filmmakers whose images are instantly recognizable, whose name could even become adjectival, and there isn’t a shot in “Moonrise Kingdom” that seems anonymous ...

the tracking shots in Moonrise Kingdom often make it seem like the characters are specimens in a giant, ornate dollhouse. And while there are plenty of markers to support its 1965 setting—the ...

Exterior establishing shots use miniature models for that ... With its evocation of a rustic, Autumnal 1960s, Moonrise Kingdom shares more than just a colour palette with Fantastic Mr Fox.

Exterior establishing shots use miniature models for that ... With its evocation of a rustic, Autumnal 1960s, Moonrise Kingdom shares more than just a colour palette with Fantastic Mr Fox.