Where The Wild Things Are Author To Publish New Picture Book
The Caldecott-winning author of Where The Wild Things Are is set to publish a new picture book from HarperCollins. Bumble-Ardy will serve as the first book from Maurice Sendak since 1981’s Outside Over There. The book first saw life in the early 1970s as an animated segment for Sesame Street.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsSpike Jonze Doc on Maurice Sendak Hits DVD March 2
Spike Jonze and Lance Bangs’ 40-minute doc on Maurice Sendak will hit DVD on March 2, the same day as Jonze’s interpretation of Where the Wild Things Are.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSalute Your Shorts: Spike Jonze's Documentaries
Because he wears so many different hats, a lot of things come to mind when thinking of Spike Jonze... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesWin Free Tickets to Where the Wild Things Are
The buzz for Spike Jonze's film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are has gone beyond deafening. For months, trailers and teaser trailers and interviews were released in drips and drabs, fed to the cinematically-enlightened public hungry for clues on the film based off the Maurice Sendak classic.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Call of the Wild Things
Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are first struck critics and teachers as too dark for little darlings... read more
Found in: Books, FeaturesWatch the New Where the Wild Things Are Trailer
For months, a teaser trailer was all that was available for the anticipated adaptation of one of the most popular children's books of the century. And if watching that initial teaser somehow wasn't enough to get you excited, watching this second, longer trailer for Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are will make you begin to understand what all the hype has been about. James Gandolfini is especially good doing the voice of Max's "wild thing" pal Carol.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSpike Jonze, Dave Eggers and John Hodgman Join Forces to Benefit Kids with Special, Early Where the Wild Things Are Screening
Two days before U.S. audiences can see the much-anticipated movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's classic Where the Wild Things Are, its filmmakers will hold a special screening to benefit young people.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWhere the Wild Things Are Featurette Shows Maurice Sendak's Approval of Forthcoming Movie
There's a lot of hype out there about the forthcoming silver-screen adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are and, admittedly, we're riding on the ever-growing bandwagon that's feverishly following every new detail about Spike Jonze's take on the book. The release of the trailer had people drooling for weeks, and now, a new featurette that focuses on Maurice Sendak's seal of approval is likely to summon more salivation.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSpike Jonze working on Maurice Sendak documentary
Hunter Hill and Perry Moore were unlikely directors for Lake City. It was their first feature and the two had extremely limited experience with film, the only other credits to their names Moore's work as executive producer on the Chronicles of Narnia films. Whatever its success, it was a bold undertaking. Apparently it or Hill's work with Paper magazine attracted the notice of Spike Jonze, who's currently at work on the effects and post-production of Where the Wild Things Are.... read more
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