Wes Anderson Two-Movie Collection

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Director Wes Anderson employs stop-motion animation for this wonderful adaptation of Roald Dahl's best-selling book. Reformed chicken thief Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) reneges on the promise he made to his wife (Meryl Streep) to remain on the straight and narrow by planning one last caper against a trio of local farmers who are as wealthy as they are nasty. Also features the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, and Bill Murray. 87 min. C/Rtg: PG

Isle Of Dogs (2018)

In the near-future Japanese metropolis of Megasaki, pet dogs have been scapegoated for a flu outbreak, and banished to an island garbage dump. Young orphan Atari (voiced by Koyu Rankin), nephew of the cruel mayor behind the edict, heads to the isle and finds a pack of canine allies in the search for his best friend Spots (Liev Schreiber). Wes Anderson’s stop motion-animated charmer also features the voices of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson. 101 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurettes; theatrical trailer.