Where The Wild Things Are Archives

Building A Brighter Future In Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’

June 2, 2018 3:29 pm

When we look at cinema and television narratives set in the future, things don't look very bright literally or figuratively. The color palette is dark, the land is barren, and the social constructs are totally ...

The 20 Best Fantasy Films Of The 21st Century So Far

Nikola Grozdanovic and Russ Fischer

June 9, 2016 1:19 pm

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Aside from the brief craze in the 1980s when “Krull” and “Conan” and the like roamed theaters, fantasy had never been a particularly popular genre for filmmakers to tackle —principally because it was too expens...

SXSW Review: Spike Jonze’s ‘I’m Here’ Is Another Bittersweet Swooning Gem; Watch It Online Now

Rodrigo Perez

March 19, 2010 3:45 pm

News

Employing a similar emotional aesthetic and texture of the ones evinced in "Where The Wild Things Are," a fixated Spike Jonze seems to be engrossed in exploring the wounded tendencies of the emotionally fragile...

Exclusive: Spike Jonze & Lance Bangs Talk The Maurice Sendak Doc ‘Tell Them Anything You Want’ & More

Drew

March 2, 2010 8:05 pm

News

This morning we spoke to Spike Jonze and Lance Bangs, co-authors of the documentary on Maurice Sendak, "Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak," which is out today via Oscilloscope Laboratori...

Review: “Higglety Pigglety Pop!” Is An Unrelentingly Nightmarish Journey Into Madness… For Kids

Drew

February 19, 2010 4:32 pm

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There's a lot of weird shit on the "Where the Wild Things Are" Blu-ray, like a short scene where Spike Jonze is dressed up like a vampire and attacks Max Records (don't ask), but the weirdest and most intriguin...

First Look: Spike Jonze Produced ‘Higglety Pigglety Pop’ Featuring The Voices Of Meryl Streep And Forest Whitaker

Simon Dang

February 16, 2010 6:55 pm

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Here is your first look at the Spike Jonze produced adaptation of another Maurice Sendak story, "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must Be More To Life."Contributing their vocal talents to the short, which will f...

Spike Jonze’s ‘Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak’ Arrives On DVD Mar. 2

Kevin Jagernauth

February 10, 2010 4:11 am

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If you're a Spike Jonze fan, better start saving some money or looking through couch cushions for change, because March just might break the bank.As we reported awhile back, Oscilloscope Laboratories has picked...

LOL: The ‘Wild Things’ Vs. ‘The Sopranos’ Mash-Up

Rodrigo Perez

January 30, 2010 1:25 am

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Damn, this is funny and pretty much speaks for itself. Some genius used the theme song to "The Sopranos" and mixed it in with James Gandolfini's dialogue from the show and moments from "Where The Wild Things Ar...

The Playlist’s Best Films Of 2009 (*Editor’s Picks Only)

Rodrigo Perez

January 20, 2010 5:45 pm

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Getting a definitive top 10 out of the Playlist team is hard.There's a lot of differing opinions and some writers, due to their locations (we've got people in the U.K., Australia, Canada and U.S. places other t...

UPDATED: Meryl Streep & Forest Whitaker Lend Voices To Spike Jonze’s Short Adaptation Of Maurice Sendak’s ‘Higglety Pigglety Pop’

Simon Dang

January 18, 2010 12:31 pm

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The upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of Spike Jonze's "Where The Wild Things Are" will reportedly feature a short film adaptation of another Maurice Sendak children book, "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must B...

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