Fantastic Mr. Fox in USA Today

From USA Today via The Rushmore Academy. By the way, I just recently started a personal Wes Anderson marathon on my iPod. (That is, I like to call it an iPod. It is actually a hand-held electronic Deal or No Deal video game. Just kidding!) I started with the original Bottle Rocket short film, then Bottle Rocket -- which I feel lacked only in having no references to Starsky and Hutch -- and Rushmore. Anyway, here is a quote from the USA Today article: The much-expanded plot has been tweaked to include many elements found in Anderson’s other films, including a dysfunctional clan and a male rivalry. The four Fox children in the book have been whittled down to one handful: Ash (Jason Schwartzman, channeling his Max character from Rushmore), a petulant social misfit who wears a superhero cape and resents his cousin Kristofferson (Eric Chase Anderson, Wes’ brother) for being good at everything. I need to read the original book. Wait, what is wrong with me? No, I don't. I am an independent thinker! Would I read it if it weren't for a movie hoping to generate money in relation to said sale of book? ...Oh, well. Guess I'm going to the bookstore...

(The Fantastic Mr.) Fox and Friends

From The Rushmore Academy. In a word: nice. Or awesome. Just imagine the word 'nice' being stated with a knowing nod of the head and a slight grin, possibly a laugh. Imagine that 'nice' could possibly be synonymous with 'awesome,' and everything will make sense. I know someone who does that, and it has had (for the worse, I feel) affected my social interaction. Anyway, everything will make sense. And we will have world peace.