Spike 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

Where 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

Spike 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