Now, in the infectiously primitive talking-animal world of "Fantastic Mr. Fox", he's become an ironic realist.
With its virtuoso tomfoolery, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is like a homegrown Wallace and Gromit caper.
Wes Anderson, creator of the rascally stop-motion fable "Fantastic Mr. Fox", turns out to be born to make animated films.
Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox, which featured the voices of George Clooney and Susan Sarandon, kicked off the event in 2009.
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Fantastic Mr Fox goes up against films including the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man, Abbie Cornish's Bright Star and Viggo Mortensen's The Road.
Fantastic Mr Fox opens the London Film Festival on 14 October.
By that point, Dahl had already published some of his most famous works including James and The Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr Fox.
Up, which opened last summer's Cannes Film Festival, has also been nominated for best animation and is up against Coraline, 9, Fantastic Mr Fox and Disney's forthcoming Princess and the Frog.
"With LTE, the quality and the streaming is fantastic, " Mr. Wells said.
The RSPCA's Andrew Smith said the bird had been in a bedraggled state when it arrived at the centre and that it was "fantastic" that Mr Gallagher had rescued it.
Just as they sought to master the language of the sea in the novels of Patrick O'Brian ( Obituary, January 15th), so they patiently deciphered the fantastic world of Mr Powell's England. (An American newspaper thoughtfully explained that he preferred to have his name pronounced to rhyme with Lowell.) Perhaps they took it seriously.
"We had over 300 people at the auction and we had a fantastic night, " Mr Jones said.
"It turns out Uruguay produces a fantastic blueberry, " Mr. Bush said later.
As for team leader Mr. Fantastic, he's currently dealing with the planet eater Galactus, who has reared his ugly head once again, and that's never good.
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The titles go from the 1960s Silver Age to contemporary issues with characters including Wasp, Mr. Fantastic, Power Man and Iron Fist, said David Gabriel, senior vice president of sales.
Mr. Fantastic, was believed to be dead. (It turned out he had been ripped out of the time stream.) Ben Grimm, a.k.a. the Thing, was briefly thought to be dead in 2004 as well.
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So a big thanks to the guys from kingdom magazine (Arnold's fantastic luxury magazine) for introducing Mr Palmer to Tony Q.
The police authority said Mr Crompton had "fantastic credentials and experience" and faced a "difficult test in guiding South Yorkshire Police through a tough economic climate".
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Mr. MEYERS: Which is fantastic for simply one title more than 50 years ago.
"It's a fantastic day for Norfolk, " said Conservative Mr Murphy.
And that rating was founded partly on an unproven idea and a fantastic share-price based on, well, Mr Silverman's star-rating.
"As a result of the work we are doing to improve water quality and hopefully, with better weather this summer, more people will have an opportunity to enjoy the clean water and fantastic beaches we have in Wales, " said Mr Roberts.
The Anglican Bishop of Plymouth, the Right Reverend John Ford, said Mr McCloud's release was a "fantastic piece of news".
But apart from the minor niggles, Mr Knapp said the Mark IA is in fantastic condition and is the best preserved early model of the fighter plane he has ever seen.
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Mr Anderson said the plan was "a fantastic opportunity to breathe new life into the building", adding that it was "an important landmark in the heart of our city, with outstanding architectural and historical value".
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Mr Humphreys' family described him as a "fantastic son and brother" and praised hospital staff for their efforts.
In support of Mr Owen, Ms Jeffries said he had a "fantastic rapport and talent with kids".
In their tributes, Mr Pimlott's family said he was a "fantastic son", as well as a "dear brother and uncle".
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