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It’s “unethical” to make my kid join the pageant circuit, it’s “unethical” to make my kid do Lord of the Flies in real life… How am I supposed to make money off of this thing?!

14 Kid Nation

They turned Lord of the Flies into a 13-episode reality show on CBS. Forty kids between eight and 15 had to form a government while sharing one latrine. Ambulances were called to the set when one kid drank bleach and another burned themself with grease.

13 Cheaters

This was a sting operation to catch cheaters, like when an undercover FBI agent brainwashes a teen on a message board into making threats against America so they can throw him in prison. Host Joey Greco once got stabbed by a cheater, and what’s somehow worse, it was almost definitely staged.

12 Dan Schneider’s Obsession With Amanda Bynes

Schneider was reportedly fixated on another young All That star,...

Makeover reality TV shows range in their focus but are all the same in their efforts to transform. It may be a transformation of a living space, an attitude, or, as often as not, a person's physical appearance.

Participants in makeover reality TV shows subject themselves to external critiques about their clothing, hair, and body shape with various levels of positive and negative results. The extremes of reality TV have pushed makeover shows to the limits of what is considered appropriate and safe, but the overall human component has necessarily made audiences care and root for the participants.

From shows that cross the line to ones that make you feel good, here's a look at the worst and the best makeover reality TV has had to offer.

Makeover Reality TV Show

Years

The Swan

2004

Extreme Makeover

2002-2007

Bridalplasty

2010

The Biggest Loser

2004-2020

Love, Lust or Run

2015-2016

What Not To Wear...

Botched's Dr. Terry Dubrow is one of the rare medical professionals to boast deep expertise in both medicine and reality TV, and the good doctor couldn't help but offer his insight on a medical quandary to former Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville.

There is a lot of lore to unpack here, so stay with us.

Dr. Terry, along with Dr. Paul Nassif, is known in the genre for Botched, which focuses on the plastic surgeons' efforts to tackle tough cases — as the brief title of the show suggests, the surgeons endeavor to assist patients whose previous procedures yielded less-than-ideal results.

Cosmetic procedures are a delicate and constantly evolving form of medicine, and unfortunately, patient satifaction is subjective. While there are statistics about complications, we were unable to determine what percentage of plastic surgeries are "botched."

Moreover, Dr. Terry's reality TV presence is not limited to Botched...

Brandi Glanville recently opened up about a change in her appearance. At the time, she shared her belief that she had been infected with a Moroccan parasite. Since the story came out, Dr. Terry Dubrow has also weighed in on the situation.

Dr. Terry Dubrow Has Offered His Surgical Talents To A Variety Of Reality Shows

Dubrow is a plastic surgeon and a television personality. He appeared on The Swan and served as a co-host for shows like Botched, Botched by Nature, and Good Work.

Dubrow also has some history with the Real Housewives franchise. He and his wife Heather have appeared on The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Dr. Terry Dubrow – YouTube

Fellow Real Housewives alum, Brandi Glanville, recently shared what she believes recently caused her face to change. According to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, she suspects she might have been infected by a parasite after a trip to Morocco.

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for From season 3, episode 9!As Fatimas entrapment becomes more unbearable in From season 3, episode 9, a new discovery in the root cellar hints that the horror show may repeat a series-changing twist from Lost. Since the shows pilot episode, From has drawn numerous comparisons to ABCs 2004-2010 sci-fi mystery drama Lost, both of which see travelers becoming trapped in a supernatural location. For one, Froms cast is led by Losts Michael Dawson actor Harold Perrineau, with the MGM+ horror show also being executive produced by Lost director Jack Bender and writer Jeff Pinkner.

As From has progressed, its begun to follow some of the same beats of Losts story, with mystery upon mystery being introduced as the survivors seem to be more confused than ever. While it had subtly been built up for quite a while, From season 3 officially repeated Losts time travel twist, revealing in episode 8 that,...

Exclusive: After making her feature directorial debut with Winter Spring Summer or Fall, a Paramount coming-of-age drama starring Jenna Ortega that world premiered at this year’s Tribeca Festival, veteran screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen has inked a deal to script In a Holidaze, a feature adaptation of the New York Times bestselling holiday rom-com novel of the same name, which is in early development at Netflix.

In the story billed as Love Actually meets Groundhog Day, it’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions. While on a Christmas trip at her family’s favorite snowy Utah cabin, she makes a plea to the universe to help her find happiness, resulting in a holiday time-loop from which she cannot escape.

The novel comes from Christina Lauren,...

The aughts had its share of reality shows, ranging from bizarre (Kid Nation) to majorly successful (American Idol) to even cruel (Fear Factor). But one reality TV show emerging in the middle of the decade combined all three of the aforementioned qualities to be perhaps the strangest, cruelest, yet oddly successful reality show of the decade: The Swan. The Swan promised to be a show unlike any other, and it makes good on that promise. It ran for two seasons on Fox from April 7 to December 20, 2004. Its premise was to take women who are ugly ducklings, sequester them for three months, all the while performing multiple plastic surgeries on them, subjecting them to a demanding exercise routine, and having them attend therapy sessions. It was a ratings' success, with an average of 9.1 million viewers.

Conclave, the upcoming religious-focused mystery thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, is receiving high praise from critics and is earning the actor early Oscar buzz for his performance. The film follows one of the worlds most secretive and ancient events, as Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of his beloved Pope. However, once the Catholic Churchs most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Popes wake.

Conclave, which also stars Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini, currently holds a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 91 reviews, with critics calling it a "riveting fast-paced drama," "deliriously fun," and "thought-provoking." Critics are also praising Fiennes' performance, saying that he is "mesmerizing" and "marvelous" in the role and that he gives a "career-high performance."

What Conclave...

He has been hired by Radiohead, Steve McQueen and Charlotte Wells for Aftersun. But the British prodigy is less interested in virtuosity than connection – and chasing an ineffable ‘shimmer’

When Oliver Coates was 19 or so, he got a job playing cello on a cruise ship. “Quite a bow tie, buttoned-up kind of space,” he recalls. The ensemble would be playing The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns, a very slow, sad piece. As the boat rocked, Coates had to work out how to lean into his instrument to counterbalance the sway. “I remember thinking, God, this is technique!” he says with typical verve. After his shifts, he would return to his cabin to “get stress relief through doing my Aphex-y glitchy music, and that was my fun”.

It is a very literal early example of the slippage, as he likes to call it, that defines Coates’ endlessly fertile approach to music. His...

On Monday September 30 2024, OWN broadcasts Dr. Phil!

Too Hot! Season 4 Episode 92 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode titled “Too Hot!” of “Dr. Phil,” airing on OWN, is set to tackle some intriguing and complex topics surrounding relationships and body image. In this episode, Dr. Phil engages with guests who are navigating significant changes in their lives, providing insights and guidance on their unique situations.

One of the guests is a 62-year-old woman who has found love with a 28-year-old boyfriend. This relationship raises questions about age differences and societal perceptions, prompting Dr. Phil to explore the dynamics of their romance. The discussion promises to reveal the challenges and joys that come with such a unique pairing, giving viewers a glimpse into their lives.

Another guest, a woman who has undergone a remarkable 140-pound weight loss, faces a different kind of challenge. Her husband expresses concern that she now looks “too sexy,...

The reality TV shows of the early 2000s seemed to test the waters of what was appropriate television. There were bizarre dating shows like Playing It Straight, Boy Meets Boy, and I Wanna Marry 'Harry.'" Unfortunately, there were also reality shows that exploited and shamed participants, like Average Joe and Are You Hot?

What fans of reality TV of the 2000s may also remember are the controversial makeover programs that aired. These makeover shows glorified plastic surgery and, instead of focusing on helping a woman's internal struggles, it was all about physically altering their outer appearance to the extreme. This sadly led women to believe they needed to go under the knife to feel "beautiful," but it was just all so wrong.

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With so many different types of reality TV shows, there are enough to appease just about everyone. Anyone looking for thrills and adventure can watch reality shows like Survivor and The Amazing Race. Those who love shows about two strangers falling in love can watch The Bachelor or Love Island. And, people who admire someone's culinary skills can tune in to Top Chef and Next Level Chef.

However, these reality shows are not as controversial as shows based on people undergoing extensive physical transformations. In the early 2000s, reality TV took it a step further by showcasing people getting extreme makeovers that included plastic surgery. The series The Swan was one of those shows, and it would face immense backlash if it aired today.

Related Ranking All Of Gordon Ramsay's Reality TV Shows From Worst To Best

Gordon Ramsay has starred...

Sometimes, when we have had a long and stressful day, turning on the TV can be one of the best distractions. However, reality TV shows that are known for intense drama, like the Real Housewives franchise or dating shows like 90 Day Fianc aren't exactly the relaxing programs people want to watch when wanting to escape from their real lives for an hour or two.

Thankfully, reality TV has come a long way, and we have a plethora of shows to choose from that will brighten up our moods. These shows exert positivity, are fun, and some are even calming and comforting.

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Related Why The Reality TV Show The Swan Would Never Fly Today

The Swan was a makeover reality TV show was so controversial, it's shocking it ran for two seasons.

The Great British Baking Show Airs On Netflix

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There's nothing stressful about watching amateur bakers...

Makeover shows reached a new level of controversy in 2004, when The Swan debuted on Fox. The show was an answer to ABC’s Extreme Makeover and took the concept of a beauty overhaul to the true maximum, pitting a group of women who were called “ugly ducklings” against each other to see who could transform the most through unlimited plastic surgeries and a very rough course of physical fitness training. The inaugural episode of Vice TV’s Dark Side of Reality TV offers some disturbing details about this twisted bit of TV history. Here are the most shocking details this new docuseries reveals about The Swan. 1. The women weren’t told in advance that it would be a competition Appearing in the docuseries are several contestants from the first season of The Swan: Cindy Ingle, Tawnya Cook, and Belinda Bessant. Each of them had different reasons for wanting to join the show,...

On Tuesday September 3 2024, Vice broadcasts Dark Side of Reality TV!

The Swan Episode Summary

“The Swan” is the next episode of “Dark Side of Reality TV,” airing on Vice. This episode dives deep into what happens when a show that promises a fairytale makeover takes a dark turn. Contestants expect a journey of transformation, but they soon find themselves caught in a shocking competition involving plastic surgery.

As the episode unfolds, the cast members realize that their dreams of beauty are not what they seem. Instead of a supportive environment focused on self-improvement, they are thrown into a high-stakes face-off where the pressure mounts. The contestants must confront their insecurities and navigate the emotional and physical toll of the competition.

Viewers can expect to see the personal stories of the contestants as they grapple with the consequences of their choices. The episode explores themes of beauty standards, self-worth, and the...

“The Swan,” featured in the latest episode of “Dark Side of Reality TV,” airs at 9:00 Pm on Vice. This show takes a closer look at the unsettling truth behind a reality television series that promised fairytale transformations. What begins as a hopeful journey for contestants seeking beauty and self-improvement quickly turns into a shocking revelation.

The contestants, excited about their chance to be part of a glamorous makeover, soon discover that they are actually part of a fierce competition centered around plastic surgery. This unexpected twist transforms the experience into a nightmare as the participants grapple with the physical and emotional toll of drastic changes to their appearances. The show explores the intense pressure and psychological impacts of the reality TV landscape, shedding light on the darker aspects of seeking beauty in today’s society.

“The Swan” serves as a reminder that not everything is as it seems in the world of reality TV.

Reality TV shows like Kid Nation, Are You Hot?, and Average Joe would face major backlash for exploiting and shaming participants today. Programs like I Wanna Marry "Harry", The Swan, and Toddlers & Tiaras are criticized for promoting unrealistic beauty standards and pressuring children. Playing It Straight and Boy Meets Boy would be deemed insensitive for playing into stereotypes about sexual orientation and deceiving participants.

Fortunately for everyone who works on a reality TV show, the genre tends to have extremely passionate fans. After all, fans like to debate things like who the best reality TV couples are, who the most memorable reality stars are, and what the best reality competition shows are.

However, there are some things that fans who know who the biggest reality show villains are and which Survivor players have died, rarely think about. The thing that fans rarely think about is which reality shows from...

Rupert Friend is ready to be chased by dinosaurs. The actor, who is perhaps best known for playing the Grand Inquisitor in the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, has been tapped for a starring role in Jurassic World 4.

One week after Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey boarded the highly anticipated Jurassic World Dominion sequel, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Friend had also joined the cast in an undisclosed role. Friend, who has been acting regularly since the early 2000s, is perhaps best known for his starring role as CIA operative Peter Quinn in the 2010s political thriller series Homeland. More recently, he has begun collaborating with director Wes Anderson, appearing in The French Dispatch, Asteroid City, and his Netflix short films The Swan and Rat Catcher.

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Rupert Friend (Asteroid City) is heading to Jurassic World, Deadline can confirm.

In the latest installment of the dinosaur franchise from Universal Pictures, the actor will star opposite Scarlett Johansson, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Jonathan Bailey. No word on the role he’s playing. The film’s plot remains under wraps. It’s slated for release on July 2, 2025.

Gareth Edwards is directing from a script by David Koepp, with Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley producing for Kennedy-Marshall. Steven Spielberg is executive producing for Amblin Entertainment. EVP of Production Development Sara Scott and Creative Executive of Production Development Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the film for Universal.

Recently, Friend has been seen in the Wes Anderson features Asteroid City and The French Dispatch, along with his Roald Dahl shorts The Swan and The Ratcatcher for Netflix. Otherwise perhaps best known for starring opposite Ewan McGregor on Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, the actor will...

The velociraptors have found a Friend.

Rupert Friend, the British actor who in appeared in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, will star alongside Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey in the all-new Jurassic World feature being made by Universal Pictures.

Gareth Edwards is directing the creature feature that also has Manuel Garcia-Rulfo on the call sheet.

David Koepp, the original screenwriter of Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, penned the script for the new installment, whose plot details are being kept hidden in a can of Barbasol.

The project is casting furiously ahead of a production start in mid-June in London. Universal will have a tight turnaround in postproduction, as the studio has set a theatrical release of July 2, 2025.

Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, who have shepherded the modern Jurassic franchise, will produce through Kennedy/Marshall. Steven Spielberg, who kicked off the franchise in 1993 with Jurassic Park, is exec producing through Amblin Entertainment.

Sam Claflin and Rupert Friend will star in the World War II action thriller “Perdition” from writer-director Henry Dunham (“The Standoff at Sparrow Creek”).

Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce for Thunder Road Pictures, whose credits include the John Wick franchise, with Claflin executive producing.

Mister Smith Entertainment is launching international sales on the film at the Cannes Film Market with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-representing North American rights.

The film, currently in pre-production, is scheduled to start principal photography this fall.

Set in December 1944 against the war-torn Belgian landscape as World War II pushes toward a brutal climax, “Perdition” follows the journey of a lone American soldier (Claflin), who miraculously survives a Pow camp execution. As he ventures into the bone-chilling landscape to save himself and a precious cargo salvaged from the camp, a ruthless Nazi SS officer on horseback (Friend) discovers his tracks...

With eleven feature films under Wes Anderson’s belt, we can now quickly add another. While the director’s recent batch of Roald Dahl adaptations were released as short films––so the first could compete for the Oscars––now that Anderson has indeed taken home his first Academy Award, he’s realizing his complete vision for the project.

Just after he nabbed his Oscar, Netflix announced they will release Wes Anderson’s anthology feature The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, combining all four shorts and adding a new original song by Jarvis Cocker, this Friday on the platform. Just as another Netflix anthology release, Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is considered a feature, from this day henceforth let it be known The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is Wes Anderson’s twelfth feature.

As for why Anderson couldn’t make it to Los...

"You should be able to make a scene come alive in the reader's mind." Huzzah! Now that Wes Anderson is a certified Oscar winner, Netflix has released a brand new trailer for his four shorts streaming on Netflix. Anderson's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar won the Oscar yesterday for Best Live-Action Short. Adapted from the Roald Dahl story, the film originally premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival last fall. Netflix also commissioned Anderson to make three other shorts based on Roald Dahl stories - each one an intriguing little tale with just a few characters. The most famous one (and the Oscar winner), Henry Sugar, stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, and Saif Mohsen. The Swan stars Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, and Asa Jennings. Poison stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ralph Fiennes, and Ben Kingsley. The Rat Catcher stars Ralph Fiennes,...

Wes Anderson took home his first-ever Academy Award on Sunday night (March 10th), winning the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, one of four Roald Dahl adaptations he made for Netflix in 2023. Now, the streaming giant has announced a repackaging of the four short films into an anthology entitled The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, due out March 15th.

In addition to The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Anderson and Netflix’s The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison round out the titular “three more.” Each short pulls from a star-studded pool of actors, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and more appearing and reappearing throughout the collection. What’s more, the anthology will feature an original song by frequent collaborator Jarvis Cocker, as Anderson revealed in an official statement (via TheWrap).

“It was a special...

Wes Anderson has won his first-ever Oscar. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar took home the gold for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards, marking a much-deserved victory for the eight-time nominated filmmaker. Based on the 1977 Roald Dahl work of the same name, the film is part of a collection of four shorts — alongside The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison — directed by Anderson for Netflix.

Anderson has been thinking of adapting Henry Sugar, a story that captivated him as a child,for two decades. There was only one problem: The filmmaker struggled with how to tell the story without using Dahl’s magical words. And then it finally clicked — he didn’t have to. “When I finally had the moment of inspiration, the idea was: ‘I am equally interested in the way Dahl tells the story as I am in the story itself,’ ”...

After eight nominations for six different films he has made, director Wes Anderson has finally won his first Oscar.

Receiving the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” seems unconventional for both the category, which normally awards emerging filmmakers, and Anderson himself, who was best known till this point for directing features such as “Asteroid City” (which happened to also be in awards contention this season.)

His win was over fellow nominees “The After,” from director Misan Harriman, “Invincible,” from director Vincent René-Lortie, “Knight of Fortune,” from director Lasse Lyskjær Noer, and “Red, White and Blue” from director Nazrin Choudhury.

Anderson’s Oscar achievement comes as a bit of a full circle moment for the auteur, coming just over two decades since his career as a professional filmmaker kicked off with the premiere of his short “Bottle Rocket...

Wes Anderson is driving through the Spanish countryside with his eight-year-old daughter, Freya; it’s her school holiday. At the end of our half-hour phone conversation, he reaches Barcelona. He has always loved making shorts, clocking a dozen since his career launched with 1993 Sundance entry “Bottle Rocket,” the short that inspired his eventual debut feature of the same name, when we first met. Now, he has an Oscar frontrunner, Venice premiere “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar,” the first and longest (39 minutes) of four increasingly strange Roald Dahl shorts currently on Netflix. “Henry Sugar” is notably the highest-rated live-action short of 2023 on Letterboxd.

Netflix, which owns the screen rights to the Dahl library, provided the budget for “Henry Sugar,” and when Anderson delivered the first film economically, he had some money left over and asked for a budget to complete three more shorts. Is he done? “It’s completely up to them,...

Ana gets her job back and eventually opens her own art gallery after completing the program at Erwin. Ana and Will end up together in New York after the former thought they would never see each other again. Will moved to New York for Ana, not just for the job.

Prime Video’s new romantic comedy Upgraded ends with Ana (Camila Mendes) and Will (Archie Renaux) reuniting in New York after both of their professional lives massively changed. Toward the end of Upgraded, Ana’s "white lie" is exposed by her coworkers, which leads not only to her getting fired by Claire but also to her relationship with Will falling apart. Between the loss of her job and the fallout with Will, it seemed like Ana’s time in London would end on a sad note. Fortunately, things eventually worked out for her in the new Prime Video movie.

Thanks to the help of Catherine,...

Feud: Capote vs. the Swans has 8 episodes in total, allowing for a focused and concise storytelling experience. The season finale of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans will be released on March 13, 2024, effectively wrapping up the story of Capote's falling-out with his social circle. Episodes of Feud season 2 will follow a weekly release schedule, with two back-to-back episodes premiering on January 31, 2024, and the rest of the episodes airing subsequently on FX and available for streaming on Hulu.

The second season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series Feud, dubbed Capote vs. the Swans, has finally arrived – but how many episodes are there, and when will the finale air? Feud: Capote vs. the Swans revolves around famed author Truman Capote and the bitter rivalry he unwittingly sparked with his wealthy socialite friends when he outed their hedonistic lifestyle in his unfinished novel Answered Prayers. Every episode in this season was written by...

Wes Anderson has recruited his next star-studded cast for a new movie led by Bill Murray, Michael Cera, and Benicio del Toro, reports Deadline.

Anderson co-wrote the film with his frequent collaborator Roman Coppola. Details are officially being kept under wraps, but it’s set to go into production this year.

Last June, Anderson gave insight into the movie during an interview with Le Monde. “My next feature film will be linear, with Benicio Del Toro in every shot,” he said. “I can’t tell you much more than that except that it will be about espionage, a father-daughter relationship, and, let’s say, with a rather dark tone.”

Recent reports have also said the plot revolves around “three key characters,” with other Anderson regulars playing smaller roles.

While the currently untitled movie will mark Cera’s first time working with Anderson, Murray and del Toro have previously worked with the filmmaker.

Machine Media Advisors has acquired 1992 animated film “FernGully: The Last Rainforest” and its associated rights.

“FernGully: The Last Rainforest” — starring Robin Williams, Samantha Mathis, Tim Curry and Christian Slater — follows a group of fairies living in a rainforest fighting off an evil force that aims to pollute and destroy their home. Led by Jonathan Sheinberg, Susan Sheinberg and Matt Feige, Machine Media Advisors along with Moonheart Entertainment plans to revive the environmentally-conscious film in new iterations while also honoring the original.

The team is currently in the process of reimagining the “FernGully” concept with new worlds, characters and storylines, according to the press release. They are in talks with major studios for both live-action and animated additions to the “FernGully” universe.

Machine Media Advisors with the instrumental support of their minority partner Moonheart led by Moonli Singha, Rosa Gudmundsdottir and Krystine Beneke re-released the original film’s soundtrack. In 2022, they...

It sounds like the plot of a classic Hollywood disaster movie: a quiet fishing town on the coast of Iceland is threatened when a long-dormant volcano suddenly awakens, causing thousands of earth tremors that have ruptured roads and wrecked houses while residents attempt to flee the impending lava.

For the inhabitants of Grindavik, a small fishing town on Iceland’s southern peninsula, this isn’t a film but, as of last weekend, real life. According to reports, on Saturday morning almost 4,000 residents were evacuated from their homes in the town, which is only an hour’s drive from the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík, after the Fagradalsfjall volcano began threatening to erupt last week. Reports say there is “a river” of magma beneath the town which is coming perilously close to breaking through to the surface.

While normal life in Grindavik has come to a stop, for now the wider Icelandic screen industry has been unaffected.

Netflix is unveiling a very special screening series inspired by Wes Anderson’s “Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” short film.

The series will kick off at the Paris Theatre in New York City on November 4, followed by a premiere at the newly reopened Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on December 5. Anderson’s other short films including “Hotel Chevalier,” “Castello Cavalcanti,” and more of Anderson’s shorts will play at the respective theaters. Across his career, Anderson has helmed over a dozen short films, with a select curated assortment now screening as part of the series.

Per the official announcement, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Other Short Films by Wes Anderson” will be a big screen spotlight on Anderson’s triumphant “Henry Sugar” and some of his favorite one-reelers from 1995 through 2021. The screening series will take place for one night only at both theaters to focus on the “rarely screened” shorts by Anderson.

Wes Anderson, despite his critically acclaimed movies, has been on an Oscars cold streak, but his latest Netflix shorts might be his best chance to break it. Anderson has been consistently acclaimed for his alluring symmetrical shots, oddball characters, and all-star casts, but his success hasn't translated to Academy Awards nominations in recent years. His four new Netflix shorts, based on Roald Dahl stories and led by big-name actors, could be strong contenders for Best Short Film at the Oscars, increasing his chances of winning.

Despite a run of critically acclaimed movies, Wes Anderson is on an Oscars cold streak, but his latest Netflix movies are his best chance of ending this trend. The celebrated director is known for his alluring detailed symmetrical shots, oddball characters hilariously juxtaposed with other monotonous characters, and all-star casts. Wes Anderson's movies have been critically acclaimed for the most part, and his work often...

Back in 1992 Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson — who had met the University of Texas in Dallas and were roomies — decided to make a movie. But after spending $10,000 and shooting 13 minutes of the crime caper comedy “Bottle Rocket,” they ran out of money. Eventually, the short and the full script made its way to Oscar-winning writer/director/producer James L. Brooks. It just so happened that Columbia had a deal with Brooks to finance a low-budget film selected by the filmmaker. And in 1996, the feature-length version of “Bottle Rocket” was released with Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson and James Caan. Though the film didn’t set the box office on fire, critics realized Anderson was a new and exciting cinematic voice.

Anderson has made 11 feature films — his latest “Asteroid City” came out earlier this year — and has been nominated seven times for an Oscar including three for screenplay, two for animated features,...

Five out of Seven films in the Roald Dahl Collection on Netflix are Wes Anderson films. They are The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, The Swan, Poison, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. With the exception of The Fantastic Mr. Fox, all of these films are shorts, and they all come from the same project, so to speak, of filmmaking. They have the same cast in general and were all filmed at the same time. And we all know Wes Anderson has a very distinct style, but there’s something that makes these films different.

This group of short films and The Fantastic Mr. Fox are all very distinct stories from Roald Dahl, as are Bfg and Matilda, which also make up the collection, but with these short films, Wes Anderson has done something he has never done before. He has decided to tell dark, mysterious stories.

Normally,...

After a lifeless, Hall-of-Presidents-esque AI version of Wes Anderson’s visual style went viral earlier this year, it’s nice to see how the actual director crafts a story told mostly in static, theatrical frames. “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” collects Anderson’s adaptations of four Roald Dahl short stories, but all the pieces of this Netflix short series (now streaming) are photographed in an even less naturalistic style than the director’s earlier feature this year, “Asteroid City.” The collection of shorts was an opportunity, then, for Anderson and his longtime collaborators to push what they could achieve together.

In “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” a company of actors narrates Dahl’s prose directly to the audience. Movement comes somewhat from Robert Yeoman’s camera but much more from details flying in and out (and off) of the sets constructed by production designer Adam Stockhausen with Matryoshka doll-level depth.

Did you know that there are four brand new short films written and directed by Wes Anderson that are adapted from short stories by Roald Dahl and available for you to watch on Netflix right now? It would not surprise me in the slightest if you didn't. I know short films are not the biggest attention grabbers, but this is one of the best and most recognizable American auteurs taking on the work of one of Britain's most beloved authors of the 20th Century. Surely, you would want the word to get out there about this, especially given how successfully Anderson previously adapted Dahl's work with his stop-motion adaptation of "Fantastic Mr. Fox." Alas, Netflix made the plans for these shorts very unclear and definitely did not effectively communicate their release strategy, with one coming out every day for four days. The first short, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,...

Wes Anderson chooses to use Roald Dahl's original text for his film narrations because he is equally interested in the way Dahl tells the story as he is in the story itself. Anderson feels compelled to adapt Dahl's stories using his words and descriptions, as without them, he wouldn't feel the need to make the movies. Anderson respects Dahl as the storyteller and incorporates Dahl's narration into his films, allowing the actors to both play the scenes and recite Dahl's words.

Wes Anderson explains why his Roald Dahl-based shorts use the author’s original narration. Anderson first married his idiosyncratic visual style with the unique world of Dahl with his 2009 stop-motion animation feature, Fantastic Mr. Fox. Since then, Anderson went on to direct four short films based on Dahl stories, including The Swan, Poison, The Rat Catcher, and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. The latter film is available...

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Fans of brilliant director, writer, and producer Wes Anderson enjoyed a great treat this week. Even though the filmmaker already released another project this year, Asteroid City, Netflix also released four short films by Anderson. These movies are based on short stories by remarkable fantasy author Roald Dahl -- better known for his children's books, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach. One of Anderson's most iconic films, Fantastic Mr. Fox, is also based on one of Dahl's books for children. However, this time, Anderson focuses on Dahl's more mature work, some of his short stories written for adults, and fans couldn't be more excited to see how Anderson will adapt these fantastic tales.

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Esteemed director Wes Anderson has released four new short films to Netflix, all adaptations of lesser-known Roald Dahl stories. Each short film showcases Anderson's signature style, with the use of 16mm film and a fascinating color palette. Poison ranks at the lowest while The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is arguably the best out of the four.

Esteemed director Wes Anderson has released four new short films to Netflix, all adaptations based on short stories of writer Roald Dahl. This isn't the first time Anderson has done this and saw success in 2009 with a stop-motion adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox. The four shorts: The Swan, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, and Poison, are all lesser-known short stories of Dahl's, brought to light by Anderson's imagination.

While there are other Roald Dahl books Wes Anderson could adapt next, these four all have clear features of his signature style.

Wes Anderson, the acclaimed director of The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr. Fox, has returned to the world of Roald Dahl with a series of four short films based on the British author’s lesser-known stories. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Rat Catcher and Poison are all now streaming on Netflix, offering a diverse and delightful showcase of Anderson’s signature style and Dahl’s imaginative storytelling.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character, a wealthy and greedy bachelor who discovers a book that teaches him how to develop extraordinary abilities. With his newfound powers, he embarks on a global tour of casinos, cheating his way to fortune. But along the way, he also encounters a moral dilemma that changes his life. The film is narrated by Ralph Fiennes, who also plays multiple roles, including Roald Dahl himself.

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I was introduced to Wes Anderson in my early days of cinephilia. It was quite easy to get mesmerized by his distinctively aesthetic style, which happened in my case. I quickly became a fan, and in no time, I ended up watching most of his works. One thing that I particularly noticed is that as time went by, his work became more about flaunting his own style than the substance of it. My own cinematic senses also kept evolving, and with time, I sort of lost interest in Anderson’s brand of cinema. His recent works, the likes of The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City, didn’t help the case either. I still admire the aesthetics of Wes Anderson, but his cinema doesn’t excite me anymore, which is where I stood until I watched the four new shorts of Anderson on Netflix, all based on Roald Dahl’s short stories.

Plot: Wes Anderson directs an all-star collection of short films based on the work of Roald Dahl.

Review: What exactly is Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar? When the famed director was first linked with this Netflix adaptation, everyone assumed he would be making a feature, but that’s not what this is. It’s one of four short Roald Dahl shorts Anderson has dropped on Netflix, which, taken together, roughly add up to perhaps a 70-minute (or so) anthology film.

It’s a fun experiment for Anderson and, surprisingly, perhaps his most successful work since The Grand Budapest Hotel. The centrepiece of this loose quadrilogy of shorts is The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar itself, which runs about forty minutes and teams the director with Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Ayode and Dev Patel for the first time (all of whom play dual roles).

Like a lot of Anderson’s films,...

Fans of America’s most idiosyncratic director are in luck: Wes Anderson’s second film of the year is now just a few clicks away. It seems almost guaranteed to earn him an Oscar nomination, and it’s the movie on this list that’s likeliest to break through in any category.

The contender to watch this week: “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar“

Big-name directors could monopolize Best Live Action Short Film at next year’s Oscars, with Pedro Almodóvar and Wes Anderson having each made movies that clock in under 40 minutes. “Henry Sugar” is the first of four Roald Dahl adaptations Anderson has shepherded for Netflix, this one starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a wealthy 1930s gambler who finds a fantastical way to cheat. It’s dense, delightful, and arguably a more impactful distillation of Anderson’s style than his other 2023 movie, “Asteroid City.” Three other shorts, including “The Swan...

The Rat Catcher is one of Wes Anderson's Roald Dahl adaptations on Netflix, blending the director's filmmaking style with Dahl's wild stories. Richard Ayoade delivers real comedy and brings an offbeat tone to his role as The Editor in The Rat Catcher, showcasing his comedic talent. British actor Ralph Fiennes portrays The Rat Man, and he also plays a fictionalized version of Dahl in Anderson's shorts.

The Rat Catcher is one of multiple short films that Wes Anderson made for Netflix inspired by the works of children’s author Roald Dahl. The project features a small cast of eccentric characters who bring this bold and colorful story to life with outlandish performances and deadpan comedy that sticks close to Anderson’s signature cinematic style. These Roald Dahl short movies have been excellently received so far, with critics and audiences agreeing that Anderson’s filmmaking blends perfectly with the author's wild stories.

The ending of Wes Anderson's "The Rat Catcher" is ambiguous and open to interpretation, leaving unanswered questions that add to the mysteriousness of the plot. Anderson incorporates his signature stylistic trademarks, such as symmetrical framing and stop-motion animation, in "The Rat Catcher," showcasing his unique artistic vision. The rat catcher's physical appearance, resembling a rat, serves a purpose in his role as an exterminator, as he believes that thinking and acting like a rat is crucial in catching them.

Wes Anderson’s The Rat Catcher is as mysterious and inexplicable as its title character, with a few unanswered questions and unresolved plot threads. The Rat Catcher is the third installment in a series of short films based on Roald Dahl stories that Anderson has directed for Netflix, preceded by The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Swan. It stars Ralph Fiennes as a professional rodent killer sent by...

Photo: Netflix By now you should know what you’re going to be getting when you sit down to watch a Wes Anderson film. His highly stylized worlds, full of muted colors, quirky characters, and deadpan dialogue, have become so distinctive and instantly recognizable it sometimes feels like he’s parodying himself.

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By now you should know what you’re going to be getting when you sit down to watch a Wes Anderson film. His highly stylized worlds, full of muted colors, quirky characters, and deadpan dialogue, have become so distinctive and instantly recognizable it sometimes feels like he’s parodying himself.

Wes Anderson has released four short films on Netflix based on Roald Dahl stories, combining live-action and animation for an artistic aesthetic. The adaptations feature a handful of actors, including Benedict Cumberbatch and Ralph Fiennes, and run for under one hour each. While Anderson has not announced further adaptations, these films could inspire future shorts or feature-length revivals of Roald Dahl's childhood classics.

Established director Wes Anderson has released four short films on Netflix based on short stories from the collection of Roald Dahl, with audiences anticipating which he'll adapt next. Following his success with Fantastic Mr. Fox, Anderson has adapted four lesser-known Dahl stories for Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Ratcatcher, and Poison. Known for his work with stop-motion, these shorts are live-action with some animated elements included, combining the two mediums for an artistic aesthetic.

Netflix released the adaptations, with all four with run times under one hour,...