Once Upon a Time: Marvelous Maurice Sendak
When a feeling is heard, it becomes safe and friendly. It's only when wild things (or emotions) are locked away that we have reason to fear them.
When a feeling is heard, it becomes safe and friendly. It's only when wild things (or emotions) are locked away that we have reason to fear them.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment
Making a fantasy movie about a 9-year-old learning to understand his emotions and empathize with others seems like an almost impossible task, and Jonze pulled it off in a way I could have never imagined.
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment
With courageous creativity Spike Jonze has taken Sendak's book and produced a visually astounding and psychologically turbulent film that warrants recognition in its own right.
Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment
Where the Wild Things Are sounds like a fun film for the kids and an emotional one for adults, but it isn't. The film is much too scary for younger children and much too boring for older ones.
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's belo...
Brian Dickie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago
We watched HBO's documentary on Maurice Sendak alternately with laughter and tears. Maurice has been an important part of my life for the last 29 years.
Rob Fishman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
In lieu of an old-fashioned grounding, Falcon Heene's parents should indulge in some down-to-earth parenting, and take him to see Where the Wild Things Are this weekend.
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books
LOS ANGELES — Before joining the cast of "Where the Wild Things Are," the actors had fond memories of Maurice Sendak's picture book about an unr...
Kim Morgan | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment
Jonze's masterstroke, Where the Wild Things Are ,isn't just a children's art film, it's an art film in itself. It's a lovely, emotional work of masterful mayhem
Marshall Fine | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment
I don't want to know how Spike Jonze made Where the Wild Things Are. I'd rather simply simmer in the joy of having watched it unfold before my eyes.
Newsweek | Ramin Setoodeh and Andrew Romano | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books
To discuss the dark, unorthodox adaptation, Sendak invited us over, along with Jonze and novelist-screenwriter Dave Eggers (who participated via speak...
Jane Levere | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York
The centerpiece of the retrospective will be two special programs: Jonze will appear with author Maurice Sendak, and there will be an evening of skate videos where No Age will perform.
Molly Magid Hoagland | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
In a story my older son wrote, a volcano asks a question of a flamingo, a camel, a beehive and an okapi: "What month are you gonna die in?" He's been thinking about death for a year now.
Olivia Rosewood | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living