If cinephiles spend a lot of time studying Wes Anderson films, it’s for good reason. Over the past two decades, the writer-director has emerged as arguably one of the most aesthetically unique filmmakers working in the industry today. One film buff, aficionado, and well-respected critic in particular has made a sweet little side career for himself studying Anderson’s filmography. That man is Matt Zoller Seitz, and in this five-part video essay, dubbed “The Substance of Style,” he digs deep into the other filmmakers and bards who influenced Anderson.
The roughly 50-minute exploration actually dates back to 2009, when Zoller Seitz made the series for the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York. It was reposted in late 2013 to correspond with the release of Zoller Seitz’s first book on Anderson, “The Wes Anderson Study.” Now — three weeks after the February 10 release of Zoller Seitz’s updated tome, “The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel” — is a great time to...
