The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

meatball · February 08, 2005, 01:36:40 PM

As I feared, The Life Aquatic is just a fashion accessory.

tpfkabi · February 08, 2005, 02:02:50 PM

they got Addidas to make the Team Zissou shoes?

i thought i've been reading about people that have been trying to find them.

MacGuffin · February 08, 2005, 11:37:31 PM

From The Digital Bits:

Sources in the House of the Mouse are telling us to expect Buena Vista's announcement of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou on DVD in the next 2-3 weeks.

Gold Trumpet · February 09, 2005, 01:13:29 AM

Quote from: MacGuffinFrom The Digital Bits:

Sources in the House of the Mouse are telling us to expect Buena Vista's announcement of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou on DVD in the next 2-3 weeks.

Don't let the Buena Vista tag scare you. It's Criterion all the way. Buena Vista may distribute and even control the price, but the Criterion banner and quality will be on the disc. Royal Tennebaums went through a similiar phase and even for 2 weeks had a shit dvd cover suggesting something other than Criterion.

grand theft sparrow · February 10, 2005, 12:04:07 PM

I know this is going to sound like bullshit but a friend of a friend of a friend of mine works for Criterion and the friend of a friend of mine was the one who told me that his friend had a screener copy of Life Aquatic a few weeks before it was released because they were getting ready to start doing work on the DVD for it. Sadly, I haven't seen this guy since before Christmas so I can't confirm this any further.

I wouldn't believe me either but, as far as I know, it's all true.

tpfkabi · February 10, 2005, 06:21:14 PM

it should be interesting to see what Criterion does for the cover.
they may just do the theatrical poster like they did with TRT.

Gold Trumpet · February 10, 2005, 06:47:04 PM

Quote from: bigideasit should be interesting to see what Criterion does for the cover.
they may just do the theatrical poster like they did with TRT.

But that really wasn't the cover. It was the slip case and used for marketing reasons. The actual cover was the drawing like for Rushmore which I imagine will be carried over to The Life Aquatic as well.

tpfkabi · February 10, 2005, 10:10:05 PM

yeah, that's right.

i wonder how Eric Chase Anderson's book will be.

russiasusha · February 12, 2005, 05:24:05 PM

The word "crew" is very important in anderson's films:

B Rocket: Dignan's fasination on Mr. Henry's crew
rushmore: Max uses the word when Mr. guggeheim interupts the aquerium perceedings
royal t's: Royal uses the word when walking/talking with Etheline

but

I cannot recall it being said in the life aquatic...can someone help me out w/ this?

-Russiasusha

cowboykurtis · February 12, 2005, 05:27:43 PM

Quote from: russiasushaThe word "crew" is very important in anderson's films:

B Rocket: Dignan's fasination on Mr. Henry's crew
rushmore: Max uses the word when Mr. guggeheim interupts the aquerium perceedings
royal t's: Royal uses the word when walking/talking with Etheline

but

I cannot recall it being said in the life aquatic...can someone help me out w/ this?

-Russiasusha

every ship has a crew, even the belefonte - there

peaceisourprofession · February 15, 2005, 07:50:22 AM

i've decided that if I have a boy I am going to name him Wes after Wes Anderson. But so far everyone I tell thinks I am naming him after Wes Craven.
I am not dissing on Craven, I just wouldn't ever name my spawn after the man.
Anyway, The Life Aquatic was beautiful. My lover affair for Angelica Houston has strengthened all the more.

Kal · February 15, 2005, 09:30:41 AM

you're insane

MacGuffin · February 16, 2005, 02:14:45 PM

Wes Anderson Says He's Drawn to Failure

Wes Anderson said his quirky undersea adventure "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou," which screened Wednesday at the Berlin film festival, allowed him to continue exploring a long-standing interest in failure.

"It's not like I ever had any intention to write about failure or focus on failure but I feel like I have utterly," Anderson, whose previous movies include "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Rushmore," told reporters. "Every movie I make is about someone who can't fit in or can't make things work or is dealing with failure."

The takeoff of undersea adventure movies stars Bill Murray as the Jacques Cousteau-like explorer of the film's title. The crew, assembled by Zissou to hunt for a rare shark that killed his partner, has to cope with mutiny, pirate raids and other problems.

Anderson said Cousteau provided the inspiration for the film.

"He was my hero as a kid," he said. "Not only was he an oceanographer, but he was an adventurer and a filmmaker and a kind of movie star and I've always been fascinated with him."

SiliasRuby · February 19, 2005, 05:05:36 AM

Source: DVDaficionado.com
DVD Release Date: May 10th, 2005

tpfkabi · February 19, 2005, 12:38:17 PM

my rip from the oscar screener shall tide me over until then.