Wes Day: The Motion Pictures of Fantastic Mr Anderson and a Marathon of Them

Dendy Portside is devoting an entire day to cinema's pastel- and symmetry-loving filmmaker, with six movies on the lineup.
Sarah Ward
Published on May 09, 2025

Overview

In 2025, the wondrous cinematic world of Wes Anderson is expanding again. The beloved filmmaker's latest release The Phoenician Scheme has a date with Brisbane picture palaces before May is out, boasting another all-star cast, telling another tale of family chaos and loving symmetry, as are among this writer/director's trademarks.

Any new Anderson flick is worth seeing and celebrating — and so is his entire filmography. Fancy making a day of it in advance of The Phoenician Scheme's release? Wes Day: The Motion Pictures of Fantastic Mr Anderson and a Marathon of Them has you covered. Because you can never have too much of a good thing from this auteur, Dendy Portside is dedicating Saturday, May 17 to screening six of the director's features.

Cinema lovers can enjoy Anderson's distinctive visual stylings, compelling soundtracks and roster of familiar faces, with tickets available per film at $18 a pop. First up, the stop-motion animation delight that is Fantastic Mr Fox is getting Wes Day started. Next comes The Darjeeling Limited with its chaotic train trip — and The Brutalist Oscar-winner Adrien Brody — followed by the magazine-style The French Dispatch.

From there, you can also catch the family dramas of The Royal Tenenbaums, then the exceptionally cast The Grand Budapest Hotel and the canine-loving Isle of Dogs to round the day off.

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