In 2009, Houston-born writer and director Wes Anderson ventured into the recherché realm of stop-motion animation with Fantastic Mr. Fox. As knowingly droll and artfully composed as his live-action features, like Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom, the movie earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.Last month, Anderson returned with another stop-motion effort, Isle of Dogs, featuring the voices of Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, and many other heavy hitters. The adventure, set in 2038, alternates between Japan’s fictional Megasaki City and an island garbage dump, where the corrupt Mayor Kobayashi has exiled the city’s canines.Even though Anderson’s previous films were much celebrated for their flawless mise-en-scènes, Isle of Dogs may be his most visually daring work so far. Anderson was inspired by the…The post Inside Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ appeared first on Texas Monthly.
