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Fatally hip: Wes Anderson is too cool for his own good--and ours.

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At least on the surface of things, it would seem that Wes Anderson should be celebrated as a true homegrown hero. He was born and raised in Houston, where he attended St. John's School. He famously collaborated with his University of Texas classmate Owen Wilson and Wilson's brother Luke on Bottle Rocket (1996)--the movie that launched all their careers. His second feature, 1998's Rushmore (which was shot mostly at St. John's), earned considerable praise from critics, some of whom envisioned Anderson as the most original comic filmmaker of his generation. By his third movie, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), the director had also established a devoted cult following, especially among college students and boho types. And even though he has since traveled far beyond the borders of Texas, he's done so in an ambitious, globe-trotting manner that should only make us proud to call him our own: His fourth film, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004), was shot at Rome's Cinecitta Studios, where Fellini made many of his famous works; his latest effort, The Darjeeling Limited (opening in limited release this month), follows...

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