Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson's stop-motion canine fairy tale -- with a timely political subtext -- is a triumph of pure imagination.
Isle of Dogs
ISLE OF DOGS tells the story of ATARI KOBAYASHI, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by Executive Decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.
Runtime
101
Language
English
Director
Wes Anderson
Cast
Bob Balaban,
Bryan Cranston,
Greta Gerwig,
Scarlett Johansson,
Harvey Keitel,
Frances McDormand,
Bill Murray,
Mari Natsuki,
Yojiro Noda,
Kunichi Nomura,
Edward Norton,
Yoko Ono,
Koyu Rankin,
Liev Schreiber,
Fisher Stevens,
Courtney B Vance,
Frank Wood
FEATURED REVIEW
Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
A certain brand of whimsy — wry, goldenrod-tinted, fastidiously retro — is to Wes Anderson as spots are to a Dalmatian, innate and unmistakable. But with Isle, his second foray into stop-motion animation after 2009’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, the 48-year-old auteur proves that even the drollest dog can ...
Played at
NoHo 7 3.28.18 - 5.17.18
Playhouse 7 3.28.18 - 5.17.18
Monica Film Center 4.06.18 - 5.03.18
Claremont 5 4.06.18 - 5.10.18
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