{"product_id":"the-wes-anderson-collection-asteroid-city","title":"The Wes Anderson Collection: Asteroid City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Zoller Seitz\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com; the TV critic for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine; the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wes Anderson Collection\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oliver Stone Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad Men Carousel\u003c\/i\u003e; and the coauthor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos Sessions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWes Anderson\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis an Academy Award-winning writer and director of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBottle Rocket, Rushmore\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Royal Tenenbaums\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Darjeeling Limited\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantastic Mr. Fox\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoonrise Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grand Budapest Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsle of Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe French Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Asteroid City\"\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful World of Henry Sugar and Three More\u003c\/i\u003e, and the upcoming\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Phoenician Scheme\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe official behind-the-scenes companion to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--the eleventh feature film from Academy Award-winning director Wes Anderson--follows a group of teen geniuses and their families as they attend the 1955 Junior Stargazers convention in the eponymous dusty hamlet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe events of the film, a representation of a fictional play, also titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsteroid City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, unfold in a parallel narrative to a televised broadcast of the creation of a theatrical production. As the lines between reality and theater blur, the audience is treated to stunning technicolor vistas and stark black and white sets, all while the promise of an extraterrestrial visit hangs overhead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wes Anderson Collection: Asteroid City,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe latest entry in The Wes Anderson Collection, cultural critic and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz presents the complete story behind the film's conception via interviews with Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman and illuminating behind-the-scenes photos, ephemera, storyboards, models, miniatures, and artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributions from Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, and the Junior Stargazers themselves provide reflections on the film's production and insight into the intricately layered characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSeitz, Matt Zoller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Zoller Seitz\u003c\/b\u003e, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, is the TV critic for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Vulture.com, as well as the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Brooklyn-based writer and filmmaker, Seitz has written, narrated, edited, or produced more than a hundred hours'worth of video essays about cinema history and style for the Museum of the Moving Image and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe L Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among other outlets. His five-part 2009 video essay, \"Wes Anderson: The Substance of Style,\" was later spun off into a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling hardcover book series:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wes Anderson Collection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Abrams, 2013) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Abrams, 2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeitz is the founder and original editor of the House Next Door, now a part of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlant Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the publisher of Press Play, a blog of film and TV criticism and video essays. 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