The movies of director Wes Anderson are an acquired taste. The dry humor, quirky rhythms and oddball characters of “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Rushmore,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” and his handful of other films haven’t exactly attracted feeding frenzies down at the local multiplex.
But many fans find Anderson’s films refreshing alternatives to the typical paint-by-numbers, populist pablum of the mainstream box office, and they turn out to savor his nonconformist gems when and where they can find them.
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