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Anderson's sets mix real artworks and replicas, mirroring the mindset of a businessman who doesn't value his world.

A tender work of deep color and feeling, the painting’s appearance in The Phoenician Scheme could only point to a collector with a heart, said Sharp, even if “you felt Korda’s steel more ...

Eccentric and quirky characters; symmetrically framed, pastel-shaded shots; estranged fathers trying to rekindle broken ...

The cinematic trademarks were all there: deadpan performances, meticulous symmetry, whip-pan camera work (when the camera ...

“The Phoenician Scheme” has Anderson pulled in two different directions, caught between art and business in a time when the two have never been more disparate. The resulting product is just that: a ...

The director from Houston returns with another fable starring Benecio del Toro, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, ...

Paintings by Magritte and others were borrowed for “The Phoenician Scheme ... and we thought because it’s sort of art and commerce mixed together this time we should try to have the ...

Benicio Del Toro is the star of Wes Anderson’s 12th and latest outing. But the ringer is Michael Cera, reason enough to see this occasionally frustrating movie again.

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Will Wes Anderson ever spread his wings? How about a musical, Wes? Or a historical epic? Anything that reaches beyond that signature stylism? So thought I, watching The Phoenician Scheme.

At times, “The Phoenician Scheme” can feel about as much ... The same could be said for the museum-quality works of art sprinkled throughout the film. “Never buy good pictures.