Spike Jonze does a great job of evoking the weird and making it normal, but he's never quite pulled off believable emotion. Ultimately, that's what sinks Where the Wild Things Are.
Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy
Kanye West's head is known to be a bit swollen, so director Spike Jonze probably knew he would have an easy time pushing out this mock behind-the-scen...
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.
The Hollywood Ham | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy
Those Hipsters who did go to the movies this weekend built on the ironic support for Where The Wild Things Are by seeing Couples Retreat.
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...
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.
Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
The idea of high-quality entertainment that is specifically directed at children seems to be an oxymoron in the critical community. However, Where the Wild Things Are, is very much a high-quality children's movie.
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.
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Spike Jonze recalls how Maurice Sendak urged him to make the movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are" as dangerous as the book...
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.
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.08.2009 | Comedy
Inside all of us is...poop. That's the tagline and message of the new Spike Jonze "joint" about pooping. Well, it would be if this were a real trailer...
Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment
The trailer for the long-awaited Spike Jonze adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are" is finally out. The big-screen version of the Maurice Sendak ...
People | Posted 11.16.2008 | Entertainment
fter months of low-key dating, it seems Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze are finally ready to take their romance public. After attending a Cinema So...
New York Times | Posted 10.08.2008 | Entertainment
MICHELLE WILLIAMS has an Academy Award nomination, the open adulation of major filmmakers and a résumé that is striking in its worldliness and creat...
Daily Mail | Posted 08.09.2008 | Entertainment
Michelle Williams has found love again with director Spike Jonze seven months after the tragic death of her former fiancé Heath Ledger. The pair boa...
Alex Remington | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment