The funny thing about Wes Anderson is that it’s both hard to imagine yet simultaneously all too obvious why he is wildly popular in some milieus, hardly known in others, and wholly eschewed in a third circle. A recent interview with Mr. Anderson from Filter Magazine pointedly asks the writer/director about the relative success of his first film Bottle Rocket, what it’s like working with the brothers Wilson, and the merits of being a “cult” favorite. The Filter interview also begins to explain how the music plays into Anderson’s larger vision for each film. If only it told us what musical gems we had to look forward to in his upcoming project.
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