Wes Anderson’s 40-minute featurette The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar received a standing ovation at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. Adapted from a Roald Dahl story – Anderson’s second after Fantastic Mr. Fox – the film follows a London gambler, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, whose fortune improves after he masters a special card skill. Before the Out of Competition …
The French Dispatch: Four stars for Wes Anderson's latest 20th Century Studios and TFD Productions The long-awaited new film from the eccentric US director – featuring three "breezy, cheeky vignettes" – is arch, whimsical and everything you'd expect from him, writes Nicholas Barber. Adam Stockhausen's doll's-house production design is eye-wateringly precise, the black-and-white images of the city's ancient buildings deserve …
