Congratulations to Wes Anderson and the whole cast and crew for winning Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards for THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR (2023)

♫ Wouldn't you love somebody to love? MONKEY MAN (2024) dir. Dev Patel

Wednesday, October 4th.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.

"Good evening, Mr. Sugar," said, well, said this post. Whose job it was to never forget a face. Not least your most lovely visage.

You must forgive us. We find ourselves in something of a straight-faced frenzy for all things whimsical, symmetrical, deadpan, and meticulously crafted—like, by way of example, Wes Anderson's take on the lesser-known Roald Dahl short story: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. It features a pleasing color palette, an ensemble cast, a parable of spiritual growth, this idiosyncratic director's visual inventiveness, distinctive style (such style), and Benedict Cumberbatch with a delightful mustache. At this point, we would say something like what's not to like? or need we say more? But why would we say this. There is nothing not to like here. There is nothing else that needs to be said. It's Benedict Cumberbatch—with a mustache. 

We relent. If you really remain unconvinced, we will make the case by sewing together all of the above (the palette, the style ((such style)), Cumberbatch, etc.) and present what we consider one of the finest shots ever put to film. Exhibit A.

If that doesn't persuade you, perhaps we can sweeten the deal with this: The Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Wes Anderson, 2023)

monkey man (2024) feat. "somebody to love (gorgon city remix)" by ben kim, gorgon city

(remix of "somebody to love" by jefferson airplane)

Films of 2023: Roald Dahl Collection (?) (dir. Wes Anderson)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: B+

The Swan: A-

The Rat Catcher: B/B-

Poison: B+

Adam Stockhausen:

First Image of Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade in Wes Anderson's "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"

Noone psychoanalyze me either agree or ignore

poison (2023)

Dev Patel in Wes Anderson's 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'. 2/2.

You’re Invited to a Wonderful Week of New Wes Anderson Shorts This September

We now have more details via Tudum.

The shorts will be released in equally unique fashion, with one film a day hitting the service starting with Henry Sugar on Sept. 27. The Swan, The Ratcatcher, and Poison will follow on Sept. 28, 29, and 30, respectively. That’s a week of Wes Anderson you won’t want to miss. Each film stars a rotating cast of actors taking on multiple roles.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Wed., Sept. 27 The Swan - Thur., Sept. 28 The Ratcatcher - Fri., Sept. 29 Poison - Sat., Sept. 30

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023), dir. Wes Anderson

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Poison (Wes Anderson, 2023)

— Devs (2020), an FX original miniseries created, written and directed by Alex Garland.

Poison (Wes Anderson, 2023)