Maurice Sendak

Once Upon a Time: Marvelous Maurice Sendak

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Olivia Rosewood

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.

ReThink Review: Where the Wild Things Are -- the Wild Within

Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Kim

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.

All So Human: Where the Wild Things Are

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment


Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

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.

Wild Things Is Where the Entertainment Isn't

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment


Jackie K. Cooper

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.

Where The Wild Things Are Wins Box Office

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...

Where Maurice Sendak Has Been

Brian Dickie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago


Brian Dickie

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.

Here We Wild Things Are

Rob Fishman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment


Rob Fishman

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.

Where The Wild Things Are Stars Reflect On The Book

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...

Let the Wild Rumpus Start! Where the Wild Things Are

Kim Morgan | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment


Kim Morgan

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

Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Are

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

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.

Where The Wild Things Are Creators On Disney And Fear (INTERVIEW)

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...

At the Tender Age of 39, Spike Jonze Receives a Retrospective at MoMA

Jane Levere | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York


Jane Levere

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.

You Can Sing This Song When I'm Gone

Molly Magid Hoagland | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living


Molly Magid Hoagland

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.