The Grand Budapest Hotel: Due June 17
Director Wes Anderson transports viewers to another one of his unique, self-contained worlds that requires you to give yourself up totally to his story within a story within a story that recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless painting; a raging battle for an enormous family fortune; and a desperate chase on motorcycles, trains, sleds, and skis — all against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent. Extras: “Bill Murray Tours the Town”; “Kunstmuseum Zubrowka Lecture”; “The Society of the Crossed Keys”; “The Making of the Grand Budapest Hotel”: “Part 1 – The Story,” “Part 2 – The Society of the Crossed Keys,” “Part 3 – Creating The Hotel,” “Part 4 – Creating A World”; Mendl’s secret recipe; promotional featurettes: “Cast” and “Wes Anderson”; stills gallery; theatrical trailer. Vitals: Director: Wes Anderson. Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Lea Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson. 2014, CC, MPAA rating: R, 100 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $51.548 million, Fox.
