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The 25 Best Documentaries of the Decade (2000-2009)
Upton Sinclair, Bob Woodward, and Carl Bernstein may have set the standard for muckraking in the 20th century, but their heirs apparent are as likely to pick up a video camera as they are a pen when they fight the battles of the 21st... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch Kanye West and Spike Jonze's Short Film, We Were Once A Fairytale, While You Still Can
Island/Def Jam has taken hold of We Were Once A Fairytale, Spike Jonze’s short film starring its own Kanye West after an online leak via fan blog sprung over the weekend.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsA Few More Thoughts about Where The Wild Things Are
After work on Friday, I took my kids to Where the Wild Things Are. I’d read effusive reviews, like the one from New York Times critic Manohla Dargis, who wrote, “Jonze has made a work of art that stands up to its source and, in some instances, surpasses it.” I’d read pans like the one from Paste‘s Andy Beta, who wrote, “we find ourselves burdened with mopey, emotionally needy, and temper tantrum-prone creatures, both human and monstrous.” It’s interesting that of the 36 reviews on Metacritic today, a dozen are 50 or below and a dozen are 88 and above.... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravityWhere the Wild Things Are Roundup
A review, two columns, an exclusive and hilarious behind-the-scenes documentary, a cover story and an interview with Karen O... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesWatch a Behind the Scenes Documentary From Where the Wild Things Are
Spike Jonze on a skateboard, a cute kid barking, on-set drama and more... read more
Found in: Featured VideosWhere the Wild Things Are Review
Release Date: Oct. 16 Director: Spike Jonze Writers: Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers Cinematography: Lance Acord Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini Studio/run time: Warner Bros./100 min. A classic paean to childhood imagination fails to turn into an imaginative film... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsSalute 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, NewsWatch 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
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