Noted for his droll comedies that ruminated on loss, parental abandonment and sibling rivalry, director Wes Anderson emerged onto the filmmaking scene with the ultra-low budget “Bottle Rocket” (1996), which earned him considerable attention inside the industry and drew immediate comparisons to past auteurs like Woody Allen and Jean Renoir. Starring brothers Owen and Luke Wilson, old friends from their days at the University of Texas at Austin, “Bottle Rocket” served as a calling card for the young director that gained him entry into Hollywood, though few saw the film. With his next film,
The opening paragraphs of this L.A. Times article portrays indie auteur Wes Anderson as a narcissistic lunatic who dictated his direction of the upcoming animated feature, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, from a remote hotel room to a…
