Bottle Rocket

The original Bottle Rocket short is included, the one that was submitted to Sundance which was leveraged into actual financing. Fun fact: Right now at Amazon.com, the Criterion's Blu-ray edition of Bottle Rocket is cheaper than Criterion's new DVD edition (released at the same time, also Wes Anderson-approved). ... Full Review

The bare bones presentation of "Bottle Rocket" has been all the more galling considering the loving care his subsequent films have gotted as part of the Criterion Collection. ... Full Review

There is some true hilarity to be found, but if the film lacks anything that makes Anderson's best films great, it is the underlying sense of humanity. Bob, on the other hand, is a sad-sack child of privilege who is simply trying to escape the constant pummeling (both verbal and physical) that he receives from his older brother, who is inexplicably dubbed Future Man (Andrew Wilson). ... Full Review

A short film from the director of the making-of documentary is also included. Filmed by Texans in Texas, Bottle Rocket is a surprisingly funny look at childish obsessions and "growing up" as a twentysomething. ... Full Review

A bright, optimistic caper comedy from first-time director Wes Anderson, Bottle Rocket focuses on a group of young Texans aspiring to become master thieves. ... Full Review

CHICAGO - Criterion made their debut on the next-gen format this month with a series of imports from standard to Blu-Ray, the first film by a regular for the Collection, Wes Anderson's "Bottle Rocket", and the movie that introduced Wong... ... Full Article

There have been some big changes this month over at the home of The Criterion Collection , the prestige DVD company that's been every film buff's best friend since the days of Laserdiscs. ... Full Article

When an artist has a unique vision or style, no matter what their medium, more often than not it is that first piece of theirs you make contact with that strikes the deepest chord. ... Full Article

In the past two weeks it's been hard to throw a rock into the deluge of film news without hitting a Wes Anderson story. While the director keeps kind of quiet between film releases, now that The Darjeeling Limited is... ... Full Article

The latest film from Wes Anderson, The Darjeeling Limited , comes out this Friday, and in anticipation of that I've reassembled all the music to each of his prior films, starting today with Bottle Rocket . ... Full Article