The Squid and the Whale

...bigger problem: "Fantastic Mr. Fox" isn't nearly as funny and entertaining as it needs to be. (The screenplay is by Anderson and "The Squid and the Whale" writer-director Noah Baumbach.) As with many of Anderson's pictures, this one...

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...Anderson, the director's brother), who's currently sharing his room. Anderson, co-writing with Noah Baumbach ("Margot at the Wedding," "The Squid and the Whale"), captures the wry wit of Dahl's writing while also winking at the audience with...

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...the project. On-screen, Zuckerberg will be played by Jesse Einsenberg (maybe best known for Zombieland and Adventureland, but better in The Squid and the Whale). Meanwhile, early Facebook President, Sean Parker, will be played by Justin...

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...is an indie writer-director known for wry, literate, darkly comic arthouse meditations on Gen-X angst like Kicking & Screaming and The Squid and the Whale. Ben Stiller is … Ben Stiller. What do you get when you put the two together?

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...nostalgia pitched just right. Dare we say: this was one of the more satisfying movies we've seen this year. [Cinemax, 10 p.m.] Thursday: The Squid and The Whale After spending Thanksgiving with your crazy family, don't you want to indulge...

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...an emotionally evocative two-hour show in a 330 seat theater. The group named themselves after the sea-faring mammal in the film, The Squid and the Whale as well as for the director of the movie, Noah Baumbach. Their music is so popular and...

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...the film from Paris through a video link to London, where it was filmed. Anderson wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach (who also wrote The Squid and the Whale and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou). Mr. Fox (George Clooney) and Mrs. Fox...

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...to steal from under the noses of three farmers and the consequences of his action on his friends and family. Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale") wrote the screenplay, but it's the visual style of the movie that makes it...

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...Ash and I hoped Ash, because I like the guy," Schwartzman told MTV News. As much as he and fellow screenwriter Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale") kept focused on the writing process, though, Anderson did admit to the occasional...

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...of the Conchords"). But then Benjamin's "Yeast Lords" story is hijacked, twice. First, it's intercepted by Tabatha (Halley Feiffer, from "The Squid and the Whale"), a cute home-schooler at the same workshop, and her filmmaking pal Lonnie...

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